Frenchtown Confidential
Tales from Los Angeles’ lost French quarter and Southern California’s forgotten French community.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Charles Chandeau Gets Caught
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Although I don’t often tell the tales of people who were only briefly in LA, this one was too good not to share. Every year, Hollywood hopef...
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Bastille Day in Old LA
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On this day in 1789, the French Revolution began. I an pretty open about having a complicated relationship with La Fête Nationale/Bastille D...
Monday, July 11, 2022
Prudent Street in Maps
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Beaudry Street, named for the Beaudry brothers, still exists. Victor Street, named for Victor Beaudry, still exists (although it was bisecte...
Monday, July 4, 2022
So You Think You Hate the French, Huh?
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Dear Readers: As I type this, July 4, Independence Day, is coming to a close. This day would not be possible if France hadn't backed th...
Monday, June 20, 2022
Wait, There Was A French School Tract?! And a Henriot Avenue?!
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Modern-day Los Angeles has a number of French-language private schools. The very first is long defunct; it was founded long ago by Teresa (s...
Thursday, May 26, 2022
What's In a Name?
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I finally got a chance to start watching Bosch: Legacy .* I highly recommend it, don't get me wrong, but I couldn't help cringing ...
Saturday, May 21, 2022
The Humble Surgeon
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Those of you in the medical field may have heard the name Dupuytren. Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, a brilliant surgeon, pathologist, and profe...
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