You might even see Catalina Island from this 10-story monster! Featured image credit: Destination Irvine Yes, we know Irvine isn’t Los Angeles but if we can consider Disneyland a local attraction, we can consider Great Park too. Today, we’re specifically interested in Great Park’s star attraction: the Great Park Balloon. This orange balloon is so […]
It turns out utopia comes at a pretty steep price. Photo credit: California Historical Landmarks Some might say that planting a seed in the desert isn’t the wisest decision. And the ruins of Llano del Rio underscore this point. It once bore the promise of a functional socialist society. Today, it’s a crumbling stone husk […]
Why is competition so steep in this cozy Valley enclave? Featured image credit: Eric Shalov This entry in our Neighborhood Watch series will be a bit shorter than previous examples because Reseda isn’t its own city. Rather it’s a neighborhood situated in the San Fernando Valley. That being said, we get so many buyers searching […]
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 […]
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, […]
A few years back, I compiled a list of books that profoundly helped me not just in business, but in life. While that list still holds up, I’m a person who is constantly reading, absorbing as much undiluted knowledge as possible. So, we’re well past due for some additions to my previous list. Books demand […]
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 […]
Featured image credit: Photograph by Don Ramey Logan Angel’s Gate Lighthouse Don Ramey Logan.jpg from Wikimedia Commons License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Since 1913, a welcoming beacon has been greeting sea-weary captains as they enter the busiest container port in the country, Los Angeles Harbor. It’s a verdant glow that promises smooth sailing ahead; […]
