T on August 30th, 2009

Last month I wrote about the movie (500) Days of Summer, and how it showcased many of downtown LA’s historic buildings (and on top of that, it’s a fun movie!) So when I saw on the Los Angeles Conservancy’s facebook page that they’d be leading a tour of many of the shooting locations, I wanted [...]

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T on August 23rd, 2009

I am rather ashamed to admit that I hadn’t seen the interior of the Walt Disney Concert Hall until now – after all, it’s been open since 2003. However, today provided a great opportunity for my first experience. L received tickets to the California Philharmonic Summer Series. The program was a selection of pieces from various [...]

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T on August 1st, 2009

When you think of grand old Victorian homes, San Francisco’s Alamo Square often comes to mind.  But San Francisco didn’t have the market cornered on these architectural treats. Los Angeles had quite a bit of them as well.  We’ve lost the ones that stood on Bunker Hill. But a good number of them still stand [...]

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