Frenchtown Confidential

Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.

Showing posts with label historic preservation. Show all posts

Showing posts with label historic preservation. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 6, 2022

What Is Going On with the Culver Chateau?

The Culver Chateau I recently found out the Culver Chateau , said to be built long ago by a French immigrant, may be slated for demoliti...

Friday, December 24, 2021

Why The Taix Battle Isn't Really (Just) About Taix

Dear Readers: I know, I know. I’ve written quite a bit already about the Taix situation. I have been researching an entry on a different fam...

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Last Call to Save Taix: Tuesday, December 7, 2 PM

Regular readers already know that Taix French Restaurant is one of the final surviving links to the French Colony. And that it was sold to...

Saturday, August 28, 2021

Standing Up to City Council

Los Angeles is just as corrupt now as it was when Frank Shaw's goons were harassing reformers like Clifford Clinton. Regular readers kno...

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Apply Now: Community Leadership Bootcamp

Dear Readers: By now, I'm sure most of you know that I feel quite strongly about preserving our historic places. The LA Conservancy hol...

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C.C. de Vere: I'm a native Angeleno and my primary ethnicity is French. Searching for my own roots led me to discover a long-ignored French community in my native Southern California. Now I'm telling its stories.

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