Monday, June 25, 2018

A Little More About the Verlaques

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Regular readers (all three of you, ha) may recall my long day trip to the backcountry town of Ramona , which boasted two French families - t...
Saturday, June 9, 2018

A Brief History of Philippe Mathieu and the French Dip

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Neon blade sign at Philippe the Original. Philippe Mathieu started out working in a deli in his native France. By the time he retired, h...
Monday, May 28, 2018

Memorial Day Special Edition: French Angelenos in World War One

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"War is the business of the French, and they do it very well."                                                                ...
Saturday, May 12, 2018

How I Fell Down The Rabbit Hole to Frenchtown

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Whenever I'm asked about my blog, one question always pops up: how did I start on this journey? In the spring of 2013, I was doing two...
Monday, April 9, 2018

The Most Trusted Citizen in 1850s LA was a Jewish Frenchman

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Don Solomon Lazard Imagine, for a moment, that it's the 1850s and you've just arrived in Los Angeles. Los Angeles has only be...
Thursday, March 8, 2018

International Women's Day Special Edition: Adelina Clos Leonis

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I still need to write a proper entry on Jean Baptiste Leonis. But his wife Adelina is also worthy of note. After the messy, three-year leg...
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Frenchtown/Industrial Town

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Los Angeles County's factory towns have French roots. You probably didn't know this (almost no one does), and you may not belie...