Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Rest in Peace, Mr. Mayor: Damien Marchesseault

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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...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

I Saw What You Did There.

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I have been seriously researching Los Angeles' Frenchtown for two and a half years. I created this blog to share its stories and keep th...
Monday, November 7, 2016

Why Is It Called Naud Junction?

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In Southern Chinatown, just up the street from Philippe the Original, is an area called Naud Junction. Even Google Maps specifies it as such...
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Friday, October 28, 2016

"Jolly Joseph" and LA's First Coffee Shop

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For the next few minutes, try to imagine getting a bad coffee craving in LA's early days. There was no Intelligentsia, no Stumptown, n...
Monday, October 17, 2016

Joan of Arc in Chinatown: A Brief History of Los Angeles' French Hospital

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Jeanne d'Arc in front of the French Hospital (now the Pacific Alliance Medical Center) The first hospital in Los Angeles, St. Vin...
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Friday, September 30, 2016

The Busiest Undertaker Ever: Victor Ponet

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The Morrison Hotel, located in Ponet Square, immortalized in album cover art.  (Bet you didn't see THAT coming!) Once u...
Friday, September 23, 2016

Blended: The Larronde/Etchemendy Family

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237 North Hope Street (can you believe this was torn down for a DWP building ?!) Some people believe that single parents and stepfam...