Frenchtown Confidential

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

Monday, October 30, 2017

Lost LA: I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down

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Dear KCET/Lost LA: I like you guys. I really do. But this is the SECOND time you've gotten mustard up my nose (French idiom - you guys...
Thursday, October 19, 2017

We're Still Here, Part 6: Hollywood and West Hollywood

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Back in the day, Hollywood and West Hollywood were mostly farmland and well outside of Los Angeles proper. Today, nothing remains of the f...
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...
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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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