Wednesday, April 12, 2023

The Kafkaesque Nature of Requesting Information in Los Angeles

›
(Dear readers - feel free to disregard this entry unless you are especially interested in transparency. This topic is a bit too complex to d...
Thursday, March 23, 2023

April in Paris...in Sherman Oaks?

›
 If you're on Twitter and aren't following  LAPL's Photos account , you're missing some great pictures of old LA. And you ma...
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

"That Simple, Friendly House Front"

›
Prudent Beaudry was wealthy and successful. But he, personally, didn't spend all that much on himself. He did take a vacation once, in ...
Saturday, February 11, 2023

Let's Visit Beaudry's Block!

›
Regular readers may already know that Prudent Beaudry owned a commercial building,  which his brother Victor remodeled into Southern Califor...
Sunday, January 8, 2023

Calling All French Journalists and Historians!

›
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

›
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

›
Everyone loves France. Well, most everyone does.  If France wasn't so beloved, "French girl style" wouldn't be trending on...
2 comments: