Sunday, October 18, 2020

Our Names Are On The Street Grid, For Crying Out Loud

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 After 7.5 years of mapping about 500 Forgotten French LA sites, I think I have a pretty good idea of what was located where. Most of what w...
Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Prudent Beaudry (Probably) Didn't Name Bunker Hill After All

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A few years ago, after one of my earliest public talks, one attendee asked me why I didn't mention that Prudent Beaudry had named Bunke...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Frenchtown vs. Little Paree

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This entry is going to discuss some of old LA's unsavory history. Let's just get that out of the way. I've mentioned previousl...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

FOUND: Vintage Pictures of Taix

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Recently, I asked for any vintage pictures of Taix that might be out there - it's an old restaurant; there had to be some . But they st...
Friday, September 4, 2020

To Los Angeles On Her 239th Birthday

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Dear Los Angeles: Whether September 4, 1781 was your exact founding date has been the subject of some debate, but no one alive today was ...
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Sunday, August 30, 2020

The Downfall of J.B. Monette

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Most recently, we met Ora E. Monette, a banker and attorney of Huguenot extraction. He might not necessarily have been the perfect husband, ...
Friday, August 28, 2020

SIGNAL BOOST: 1960s-1980s Pictures of Taix Needed!

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Hi Everyone, The Historic-Cultural Monument application for Taix has been submitted. However, the Office of Historic Resources is requesti...