Featured image credit: Matsujima At first glance, most people would agree that LA has nothing on San Francisco’s hilly streets. In parts of San Francisco, the streets can feel a half-step removed from a roller coaster. While you may think you’re plunging down the steepest street in the world as you hurtle down Frisco’s 22nd […]
Last September, we posted a blog deconstructing the meanings behind several Los Angeles neighborhoods, and you guys wanted more. Well, you don’t need to twist our arm to get us to discuss LA. But instead of looking at a new batch of neighborhoods, we wanted to take a closer look at the names of a […]
Cult leadership tends to be a male-dominated field. But in the 1920s, one woman turned that expectation on its head… not that that’s necessarily a point of pride. May Otis Blackburn and, as history remembers them, the Blackburn Cult believed in a post-apocalyptic future ruled by 11 queens. And this cult, run by Blackburn and […]
Featured image credit: Los Angeles This far into our Los Angeles Architecture 101 series, boundaries begin to blur a bit more. Sure, they were already blurring over the last few revival styles. And today’s focus, French Normandy (and the closely related Châteauesque) highlights another revival style, though one with a very distinguished look. However, it […]
While not specific to Los Angeles, hidden restaurant fees have been plaguing Angelenos with a heightened intensity since restaurants re-opened in the wake of the global pandemic. But relief may be on the horizon thanks to a new law that goes into effect across California on July 1. Aimed at eliminating hidden fees in ticket […]
Featured image credit: monkeytime | brachiator Architecture is such an important element of real estate that we feel it deserves its own regularly occurring series. Especially the architecture of Southern California with its wealth of diversity. Therefore, we welcome you to the first Los Angeles Architecture 101 blog exploring the structural art of LA. And […]
If you didn’t grow up in Los Angeles (or did so, but after 1989), then you likely missed out on a region-specific cultural phenomenon that found teenagers, industry insiders, and film buffs glued to their TV screens. For 15 glorious years, a signal beamed out of Santa Monica broke down barriers and expanded minds with […]
The sound of the sigalert LA motorists instantly recognize is like the heralding trumpets of apocalyptic angels. Equal parts curse and blessing, a Los Angeles sigalert could warn of any number of traffic disruptions: accidents, flooding, rockslides, wildfires. If you’re lucky, you’ll hear it in time to replan your route. Other times, it’s simply confirmation […]
Featured image credit: Prayitno Everyone’s favorite free spot to bring out-of-town guests is in trouble. With the reveal of Mayor Karen Bass’s civic budget plan for the year, it’s apparent that LA’s Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) is a low priority in a year fraught with financial hardship. This means Griffith Park, along with […]
Los Angeles can be weird. Often it’s an endearing quality. Other times, not so much. It’s no wonder this city has conjured its own collection of crazy conspiracy theories specific to our locale. Sometimes, they even pop up in this blog, like the time we discussed the legend of Devil’s Gate Dam being a portal […]
