Saturday, September 30, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 5: The Natural History Museum

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It may seem odd to some of my readers that the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County  would have, let alone display, anything relate...
Monday, September 25, 2017

Thank You LAVA Attendees!

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LAVA's September Sunday Salon was yesterday. I was absolutely thrilled to give my talk and participate in the walking tour (and with a s...
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Monday, August 28, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 4: Ramona

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There are two key areas of Southern California that actually treat their French roots with respect. The first, as I've mentioned, is th...
Monday, August 21, 2017

Excerpts from "Frenchtown! The Musical": Part 1

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I am pleased - thrilled, really - to announce that I will be speaking at LAVA's monthly Sunday Salon on September 24 . It's a free e...
Monday, August 14, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 3C: The Le Mesnager Barn

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On the northernmost edges of Glendale, just past the Crescenta Highlands neighborhood, intrepid explorers will find Deukmejian Wilderness Pa...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 3B: Rancho Los Encinos

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Moving on to the next historic location in the Valley, we find a very special property that many Angelenos don't even know exists.  ...
Tuesday, July 18, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 3A: The Leonis Adobe Museum

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In the old part of Calabasas, there is a surviving remnant of LA's Wild West past. I don't mean all the cutesy, faux-Western st...