On Saturday, I took a 2010 Chevy Camaro for a spin and ended up at the corner of Hayden Avenue and National Boulevard in Culver City, to view a brand new “building.”
It looks unlike [...]
Located across the street from the bottom of one set of the Santa Monica Stairs is the Marquez Filling Station. I know what you’re thinking.
Is this really a “Filling Station?”
Before I talk about that, even [...]
As you enter the Central Library in Huntington Beach, your eye and body are drawn to to an open three story circle of fountains and live plants.
Up and down the open staircase, people, plants [...]
Los Angeles leaders identified the need for a large civic auditorium, as far back as the 1930s. Over the span of 30 years and the sheer determination of one woman to make it happen: Dorothy [...]
While taking a walk in covering a story for Travelin’ Local where I’ve never been before, sometimes out of nowhere I often times discover something new and totally unexpected.
That’s exactly what happened when I was [...]
If you drive or ride your bike up the PCH, turn right at Mesa Drive, and head up into the hills of the Pacific Palisades, you’ll discover an almost hidden enclave of some of the [...]
In the heart of the Broadway Theatre Corridor is the magnificent Los Angeles Theatre. Built in 1931, the Los Angeles Theatre was the brainchild of three men; William Fox, who founded Fox Film Corporation, which [...]
Since coming to California, I’ve fallen in love with what is known as a form of tile that’s ubiquitous throughout Los Angeles and Southern California, aptly named, Malibu Tile.
After visiting the Adamson House, I look [...]
How does a freeway go over a mountain? It doesn’t. That’s partly why tunnels are built. In the case of the Pasadena Freeway, it took a total of four tunnels to be exact. After discovering [...]
Yesterday, I was strolling around Beverly Hills, not really looking for anything, but I loved what I did find. Not really understanding what I was looking at, I took a couple of photos just because [...]
Although not a hidden part of Los Angeles, Angelino Heights is one of the most inimitable places I’ve visited so far. As the first Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) recognized by the City of Los [...]
The Majestic Crest Theatre, designed by architect, Arthur W. Hawes, has a long and unique history.
Originally built in 1940 to showcase live theatre, the Crest’s main benefactor was Frances Seymour Fonda, the second wife of [...]
As you can see from my articles here, here, and here, I appreciate all like kinds of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments, and am always looking for new buildings with unique architecture, historic significance, and exceptional [...]
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