When I worked in Culver City over fifteen years ago, the intersection of Washington and Robertson was offices and warehouses. The area that is now Ivy Station was a greenhouse/nursery where I would pick up staff birthday gifts. Back then, I would have called this area more of an industrial park with its production offices, commercial printers, and interior design agencies. It is hard to imagine this now. When you…
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Santa Monica 101: The Santa Monica Pier
This is where the iconic Route 66 ends. The song, (Get Your Kicks) On Route 66, popularized by Chuck Berry, talks about this super-connected interstate that winds its way across this country, ending at the tip of the Santa Monica Pier. In this post, I…
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Explore Los Angeles from Home: Week 2
Continuing on with my series on how to explore Los Angeles from home, I bring you seven ways to see my favorite city from your couch. It is hard to find positives right now, but if I can list one, it is increased access to…
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Explore Los Angeles from home: Week one
I felt I needed to switch things up during this strange time we are living in. COVID-19 has forced the world indoors and away from others. For someone who writes about exploring a very populated city, I thought it best to rethink the blog during…
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An Intro to Griffith Park
Once upon a time D.W. Griffith…..no that’s not right. Once upon a time, Colonel Griffith J. Griffith built California’s largest municipal park. Scratch that, it is not right either. … Once upon a time, Colonel Griffith J. Griffth built the second largest municipal park in…
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Los Angeles Itinerary for Parents: Saturday in Sawtelle Japantown
Many people have asked me, what they should do with their parents in L.A. In the third post in the series Los Angeles Itinerary for Parents, I talk about our chill Saturday. I also cover a new neighborhood for the blog, Sawtelle Japantown. Here is…
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Where Hollywood Began: Edendale
Before we leave Hollywood, it is important that we make a pit stop. We will head east from Charlie Chaplin’s former home to the town of Edendale which was integral in making him a star. If you are one of the many people who walk…
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Hollywood’s Everything Space: Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Los Angeles is filled with everything spaces. What is an everything space, you might ask? To me, it is a place that had an original intention of what it was going to be, but took on other roles, added new features, and became more. Take…
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Hollywood Bonus Features: Time travel
So you have done Hollywood 101; maybe you have done it a million times. Once you have walked the Walk of Fame and marveled at the footprints in cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, you do not need to write off Hollywood completely. You…