Sunday, January 8, 2023

Calling All French Journalists and Historians!

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I know I have at least a few readers in France. My friend Denise Le Mesnager (great-granddaughter of World War I Lieutenant  Georges Le Mesn...
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

The Mining Magnate and the Monastery

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Joseph Louis Giroux was a Montrealer by birth, but finished his schooling in Illinois and started his mining career in Utah. Accompanying hi...
Monday, November 28, 2022

The Great French Amusement Park LA Lost

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Everyone loves France. Well, most everyone does.  If France wasn't so beloved, "French girl style" wouldn't be trending on...
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Sunday, November 27, 2022

The French Weekly, The French Library, Pierre Prévotière, and Amaury Mars

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Pierre Prévotière was an attorney from Paris.  Arriving in the US in 1900 at age 24, he made his way to Los Angeles by 1906. A newspaper exc...
Friday, November 25, 2022

Saloons, Suicides, and Chop Suey: The Long-Lost Jennette Block

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When Philippe Garnier clawed his way back from bankruptcy , he commissioned three buildings in the Plaza. The Garnier Block survives, housin...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

What Is Going On with the Culver Chateau?

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  The Culver Chateau  I recently found out the  Culver Chateau , said to be built long ago by a French immigrant, may be slated for demoliti...
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...