Featured image credit: Maarten Heerlien The next time you visit the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, keep in mind that some of those taxidermied animals behind the glass are over a century old. That’s right, the museum’s nature dioramas just turned a century old. And to commemorate the milestone, the museum re-opened a dormant […]
Photo credit: SkyPark at Santa’s Village Christmas comes but once a year (to the disappointment of many children and relief of many bank accounts)… but there is one remote corner of the Los Angeles-adjacent Skyforest where that’s not quite true. Since the early 1950s, Angelenos have recognized that Christmas is a daily event at Santa’s […]
Featured image credit: mbtrama As our Architecture 101 blog series has strived to illuminate, California has often stood at the forefront of America’s architectural development. But this arguably became most obvious in the 1940s with the introduction of today’s featured design movement. Since the mid-1950s, the term “mid-century modern” has been bandied about. But it […]
After October’s near-unanimous surge deeper into the seller’s good graces, it’s no surprise that November offered more divisive absorption rates as neighborhoods evened out. Sure, four neighborhoods started a streak of two consecutive months marching further into seller territory. But we saw seven communities rise higher in the seller’s favor and five drop closer to […]
Featured image credit: ZR1748 Southern California is spoiled by its automotive museums. We of course have the Miracle Mile’s Petersen Automotive Museum. Then there’s the Mullen in Oxnard. But one that enthusiasts frequently overlook (likely because of its out-of-the-way Sylmar location) is the Nethercutt Collection and Museum, a breathtaking collection of classic, antique automobiles with […]
Featured image: Bob Baker Marionette Theater Finding meaningful things to do in Los Angeles with kids can be challenging at times for families. The city has a distinctly adult focus. Just visit Disneyland, Universal Studios, or Knott’s and count the adults compared to the children. But Los Angeles has its own distinct flavor. So when […]
You know things are bad when even the architecture is against you. Yet, most Angelenos express at least a passing familiarity with a concept called “hostile architecture.” Alternatively known as hostile urbanism or, by those supporting its use, defensive architecture, hostile architecture strives to use streetscapes and designs in public areas to put up some […]
Featured image credit: Mauroguanandi If you gave your three-year-old a box of crayons and told them to make up a tree, it might look a little like the floss silk tree. Appearing like flora from an alien world, the floss silk tree is characterized by its prickly trunk, cotton-bearing seedpods, and bountiful blossoms of pink […]
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, […]
Featured image credit: Choose Glendale When searching for your dream home, it pays to do your research into the surrounding neighborhood. Our new regular series, Neighborhood Watch, gives you an overview of some of the most commonly asked questions about the neighborhoods we service, getting you started on the right foot in deciding whether a […]
