Monday, August 22, 2016

Wake Up, Sheeple! Part 2: The Sentous Brothers and LA Live

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It's hard to believe that the pocket of downtown containing the LA Convention Center, Staples Center, and LA Live was ever quiet and rur...
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Wake Up, Sheeple! Part 1: Germain Pellissier and the Wiltern

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I love music more than life itself, and have been to many, MANY shows. Consequently, I know Southern California venues pretty well. I was ...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Hey, You Missed Something!

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I enjoy reading other writers' articles and books on Southern California's history, but mistakes and glaring omissions drive me craz...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

The Artist: Henri Penelon

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Certain modern-day Angelenos say they're into their art (usually meaning they're auditioning for an art film so weird even I won...
Saturday, July 16, 2016

One Clever Bastard: John C. Frémont in Early L.A.

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At the dawn of the nineteenth century in Virginia, seventeen-year-old Anne Beverley Whiting, whose stepfather had squandered her family'...
Friday, July 8, 2016

Murders Most Foul: Michel Lachenais

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While Frenchtown's residents were mostly decent people, a few bad grapes did get into the wine vat. Michel Lachenais was one of them. ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

The Incredible Sainsevain Brothers

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(Image courtesy of the California State Archives. View more here .) There were four Sainsevain brothers in all, but two of them - Pierr...