Saturday, January 27, 2018

Rebirth of a Lost Frenchtown Landmark, Part 2

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One hundred fifty years after his suicide, it seems that Los Angeles just might end up remembering Mayor Damien Marchesseault after all. R...
Monday, January 22, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: There IS a Surviving Picture of Damien Marchesseault!

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For years and years, Los Angeles historians have searched in vain for even ONE surviving picture of Damien Marchesseault . The book If City ...
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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Excerpts from "Frenchtown! The Musical": Part 3

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One hundred fifty years ago today, Damien Marchesseault got up early, walked to City Hall, wrote a letter to his wife, and shot himself in...
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: El Aliso Vineyard was NOT on the site of Union Station!

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Most sources - including older ones - state that Jean-Louis Vignes' vineyard, El Aliso, was "about where Union Station is today....
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Friday, January 12, 2018

Something is Rotten in Frenchtown

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History should be presented fairly and honestly. Otherwise, we'll never learn a damn thing from it. I strive to do that on this blog (...
Monday, January 1, 2018

Excerpts from "Frenchtown! The Musical": Part 2

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If you read my first installment of this theatrical theme, you know there isn't *really* a musical about Frenchtown. My short-term obje...
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Friday, December 15, 2017

Rebirth of a Lost Frenchtown Landmark, Part 1

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I'm still sad about the French Hospital's recent closure . Thankfully, I have happier news to share. Marchesseault Street - rena...