Frenchtown Confidential

Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.

Showing posts with label Marchesseault Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marchesseault Street. Show all posts
Sunday, October 18, 2020

Our Names Are On The Street Grid, For Crying Out Loud

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 After 7.5 years of mapping about 500 Forgotten French LA sites, I think I have a pretty good idea of what was located where. Most of what w...
Saturday, January 27, 2018

Rebirth of a Lost Frenchtown Landmark, Part 2

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One hundred fifty years after his suicide, it seems that Los Angeles just might end up remembering Mayor Damien Marchesseault after all. R...
Friday, January 12, 2018

Something is Rotten in Frenchtown

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History should be presented fairly and honestly. Otherwise, we'll never learn a damn thing from it. I strive to do that on this blog (...
Monday, January 1, 2018

Excerpts from "Frenchtown! The Musical": Part 2

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If you read my first installment of this theatrical theme, you know there isn't *really* a musical about Frenchtown. My short-term obje...
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Friday, December 15, 2017

Rebirth of a Lost Frenchtown Landmark, Part 1

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I'm still sad about the French Hospital's recent closure . Thankfully, I have happier news to share. Marchesseault Street - rena...
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C.C. de Vere
I'm a native Angeleno and my primary ethnicity is French. Searching for my own roots led me to discover a long-ignored French community in my native Southern California. Now I'm telling its stories.
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