Frenchtown Confidential
Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.
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Simon Gless
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Simon Gless
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Monday, November 8, 2021
BREAKING: Gless Farmhouse At Risk!
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I was shocked and dismayed to hear from my pals at Esotouric that the landmarked 1887 Gless farmhouse just flipped. I had to see it to beli...
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 ...
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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