A Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece loved by everyone. Almost everyone. Featured image credit: Codera23 Perched inconspicuously atop the 36-acre hilltop of Barnsdall Art Park, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House is a zenith of Los Angeles architecture. Wright designed the home at the behest of oil heiress Aline Barnsdall with construction beginning in 1921. Following a […]
Could ambitious plans return this ecological disaster to an oasis? Featured image credit: Geographer At 35 miles long and 15 miles wide, the Salton Sea is California’s largest lake. Yet, its problems are much bigger than its 343 square miles could ever hope to contain. We’re talking an environmental disaster of epic proportions, choking people […]
It seems America’s landscape can’t sit still for a portrait. Featured image credit: The Center for Land Use Interpretation The next time someone tells you they’d “rather watch grass grow”, you’ll know just the place. A bit up the street from the Bhagavad-gita Museum and nestled inconspicuously beside the Museum of Jurassic Technology, you’ll find […]
A speakeasy for each year of the legal drinking age! Featured image credit: Employees Only When prohibition ended in the United States toward the conclusion of 1933, bootleggers likely wished they’d never see the inside of another speakeasy for as long as they lived. But here in Los Angeles, nearly a century after Americans were […]
But can the tiny, charming airport keep its big personality? Featured image credit: APK Few airports mirror the essence of their surrounding city quite like Palm Springs International. However, fashion can no longer come at the price of function, as the city plans an aggressive expansion of the airport to the tune of $2.2 billion, […]
Where does your neighborhood stand after a particularly divisive month? Despite national economic concerns, April was a remarkable month at JohnHart Real Estate as our agents doubled down on their determination, selling significantly more homes than in March. And that inexhaustible grind was felt in April’s absorption rates. Following January’s unanimous drop, February’s unanimous surge, […]
A group wants to reintroduce grizzlies to California wildlands. Why? Is there any false advertising quite so beloved as the California state flag? Emblazoned across the banner, a grizzly bear confidently strides across bountiful pastures lit by a single red star. Yet, you’re not likely to find any red stars above the Golden State. And […]
Featured image credit: Los Angeles If you’re curious about Sherman Oaks houses for sale, get in line. This is one of the most coveted neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley. Just don’t remind them that they’re in the Valley. They famously tried to secede from it in 2002. Sherman Oaks is beloved for its serene […]
Featured image credit: CalWild Even if you want to completely ignore TLC’s sage 1994 warning, Los Angeles doesn’t seem like the place to go chasing waterfalls. First of all, we’re pretty much situated in a Mediterranean landscape of arid, chaparral-saturated hills and valleys. And we’re no strangers to severe droughts. Finally, we’re a sprawling metropolis, […]
Featured image credit: Sidetrack Adventures Not too long ago, we shared a blog about the unlikely and unincorporated town of Amboy, California. Stationed near a dormant volcano, Amboy is a town that seems to exist in spite of its surrounding nothingness more than in service to any need. Sure, you can get gas there. And […]
