Frenchtown Confidential

When Philippe Garnier clawed his way back from bankruptcy , he commissioned three buildings in the Plaza. The Garnier Block survives, housin...

Winston Churchill said it best: "If you're going through hell, keep going." The Garnier brothers' glory days at Rancho L...

It's high time I introduced my readers to the four French families who owned Rancho Los Encinos - one of my favorite places in Los Angel...

Moving on to the next historic location in the Valley, we find a very special property that many Angelenos don't even know exists.  ...

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

Last weekend, I gave a presentation on the French in Southern California at San Diego Mensa's Regional Gathering in Palm Springs (video ...