Frenchtown Confidential
Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
A Vintage Glimpse at the Ville de Paris
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Once upon a time in Forgotten French Los Angeles, the best department store was the Ville de Paris/City of Paris . Founded and owned by a ...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Jean Renoir: The Greatest of All Directors
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Once upon a time in Montmartre, a renowned Impressionist painter married a young dressmaker. They had three sons, all of them creative. Th...
Monday, February 25, 2019
Gaston Méliès Comes to Hollywood...Err, Santa Paula
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(Huge thanks to Santa Paula historian Mitch Stone for his help in researching this entry. Merci, Mitch!) Any serious film buff knows who G...
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Thursday, January 31, 2019
The French Roadhouse That Became Hollywood's First Film Studio
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The film and television industry owes an immeasurable debt to French innovators. The very first motion-picture camera was invented by a...
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