Showing posts with label Georges Le Mesnager. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Georges Le Mesnager. Show all posts
Sunday, January 8, 2023

Calling All French Journalists and Historians!

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I know I have at least a few readers in France. My friend Denise Le Mesnager (great-granddaughter of World War I Lieutenant  Georges Le Mesn...
Thursday, July 14, 2022

Bastille Day in Old LA

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On this day in 1789, the French Revolution began. I an pretty open about having a complicated relationship with La Fête Nationale/Bastille D...
Sunday, September 1, 2019

An Eloquent and Fiery Speech

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Before we begin: Yes, I heard Taix was slated for demolition . Fingers crossed THAT doesn't happen (the Taix family's previous loc...
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Monday, May 28, 2018

Memorial Day Special Edition: French Angelenos in World War One

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"War is the business of the French, and they do it very well."                                                                ...
Monday, August 14, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 3C: The Le Mesnager Barn

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On the northernmost edges of Glendale, just past the Crescenta Highlands neighborhood, intrepid explorers will find Deukmejian Wilderness Pa...
Saturday, July 1, 2017

The Monster of Calabasas: Michel "Don Miguel" Leonis

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Updated to add: I want our stories told, for better or for worse. That said, a rather unpleasant character has tried to fight me, i...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 3: The San Fernando Valley

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Continuing my series on surviving places linked to Southern California's forgotten French community, we come to a place that hits close ...
Friday, April 28, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 2: Chinatown

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Moving on to another of LA's older neighborhoods... The French community was, as I've noted previously, originally concentrat...
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