Frenchtown Confidential
Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Domingo Amestoy, 30,000 Sheep, and the Skyscraper
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Born in St. Pierre d'Irube, France, in 1822, Dominique Amestoy left home for Argentina at age fourteen. Many French Basques went to Arge...
Friday, January 3, 2020
The Trials of Simon Gless
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Simon Gless was living on Alameda Street and working as a bartender when his well-to-do uncle, Gaston Oxarat , passed away in 1886. Quiet...
Sunday, December 1, 2019
The Messy Legacy of Gaston Oxarat
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You know things didn't go so well for Rancho Los Encinos' first French owners, the Garniers. The wool market collapsed, and it was ...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Eugene Garnier Just Couldn't Take It Anymore
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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...
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Sunday, August 6, 2017
We're Still Here, Part 3B: Rancho Los Encinos
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Moving on to the next historic location in the Valley, we find a very special property that many Angelenos don't even know exists. ...
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