Bing Crosby House in Palm Desert Could Be Among the County’s Most Expensive Sales

Featured image credit: Paramount Pictures Before Mariah Carey wrapped her mittened hands around the holiday music charts, December was the season of Bing. Legendary actor and crooner Bing Crosby recognized the value of a well-timed Christmas tune… or ten. When the holidays rolled around, so did Crosby’s latest carol… or maybe a golden oldie. It […]

Angelyne driving her pink corvet in Los Angeles, California

Eccentric and iconic cars of LA and the colorful personalities steering them.

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Anyone who’s visited Los Angeles knows it’s jam-packed with fascinating characters and some of the most notorious traffic in the country. And what’s an ordinary driver like you and me to do while stuck in grueling bumper-to-bumper congestion? Take in the spectacle of iconic cars and the captivating individuals driving them, […]

The Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood Echoes Unspoken Promises in its Golden Ghosts

Featured image credit: Alexander Migl It’s not quite the Hotel California, but it’s still allegedly quite difficult to check out of the Roosevelt Hotel Hollywood. At least if you believe the rumors. The ones about haunting melodies carrying down corridors from unidentifiable sources. Or shadows moving in ways that shadows shouldn’t move. Even the occasional […]

This House is Alive: An Interview with Hutton Wilkinson of Tony Duquette, Inc. and Dawnridge

If Hollywood had a royal family, Hutton Wilkinson would certainly be part of it. His roots in Los Angeles reach back to 1877. Pasadena was founded by his great grandfather. And he’s rubbed elbows with virtually any family who provided the foundation stones for the very ground we stand on today. Yet, Wilkinson’s renown has […]