I see it’s been almost a month since the last post. It’s not that I haven’t been busy. Indeed, the past 4 weeks have seen me in Lassen Volcanic National Park, Chicago, and Orlando. But I haven’t spent much time in LA. That dry spell ended today when I decided to spend the morning downtown [...]
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I learned of the LA Conservancy’s Strolling On Seventh Street event several weeks ago, and it sounded like an interesting time. But as it occurred soon after my trip to Scotland, I didn’t commit to it. Fortunately, as the time rolled around, friend J expressed interest in participating, so we met up to do it. [...]
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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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 [...]
I think I’ve admitted before that I used to be a snob when it came to big city architecture. Living near New York and Chicago, I thought they had cornered the market on great buildings, especially skyscrapers. But having explored Downtown LA through numerous Conservancy tours, I’ve developed a special appreciation for the buildings of [...]
I’ve wanted to take this LA Conservancy tour for a while – and when this weekend provided an opportunity to do so, I took it. The cool thing about Broadway is that it can be experienced in many different ways. Back in the winter, I explored it on a cursory weekday walk. In May and [...]
