Frenchtown Confidential

Beaudry Street, named for the Beaudry brothers, still exists. Victor Street, named for Victor Beaudry, still exists (although it was bisecte...

I've previously written at length about the Beaudry brothers ' vital roles in developing early downtown LA.  The houses built under ...

Regular readers will know a bit about Cerro Gordo from my entries on Victor Beaudry and Remi Nadeau . The silver lead bullion mined at Cerr...

Victor Beaudry (date unknown) We know that the Beaudry family had five sons, who all made fortunes. Three remained in Canada (one of...

Possessing boundless energy, exceptional business sagacity and foresight, Prudent Beaudry amassed five fortunes and lost four in his vent...

Los Angeles has had three French mayors, and Damien Marchesseault was the first. (Grab some tissues. Not every story gets to have a happy en...