Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Explore the Past & Present of Historic Downtown Los Angeles on This Saturday - June 29nd and Saturday July 6th and 12th

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The Last Bookstore  (and a  2nd floor with 100,000 books at ONE DOLLAR each!)   Presents   10:30 Summer START TIME FOR 2 hour walking tours ...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Yellow Jacket Wasps Secret Plan to Take Over the US! Are they the Real Terrorist Threat?

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While US government agencies have long searched for terrorist cells run by humans, they have somehow missed not only the biggest threat to t...
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Friday, June 21, 2013

Los Angeles Magazine Declares Walking Tours of Historic Downtown LA Weird and Wonderful Weekend Fun!

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First, if you are not subscribing to 'Ask Chris" from Los Angeles Magazine - you're missing half  the cool and fun stuff  in ...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Accidental Death Verdict Reached in Cecil Hotel Rooftop Death (updated)

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It's hard to say there can be any 'good news' regarding the death of a 21 year old girl, but - just possibly - knowing that thei...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Journalist Michael Hastings Dies While Speeding So Fast His Car's Engine Was Thrown Over 150 Feet Past The Crash

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When BuzzFeed writer Michael Hastings hit a palm tree while speeding down a residential street in Los Angeles, he was traveling so fast not ...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Explore the Past & Present of Historic Downtown Los Angeles on This Saturday's - June 22nd - 2-Hour Walking Tour!

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The Last Bookstore  (and a  2nd floor with 100,000 books at ONE DOLLAR each!)   Presents   10:30 Summer START TIME FOR 2 hour walking tours ...
Monday, June 17, 2013

A Park of Sorts Opens on Spring Street

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Just before the turn of this century, many of  us who first moved Historic Downtown Los Angeles - even before the first new lofts opened -  ...
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Friday, June 14, 2013

No Walking Tours of Historic Downtown LA This Weekend June 15th & 16. Will Resume Saturday June 22nd.

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No Walking Tours of Historic Downtown LA  This Weekend June 15th & 16.  Will Resume Saturday June 22nd.
Sunday, June 02, 2013

Is the Peter Zumthor Redesign of LACMA the Architectural Equivalent of "Beyond Earth'?

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So much appears to have gone horribly wrong in the preliminary design of Peter Zumthor’s rebuild of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, i...
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Thursday, May 30, 2013

LA Times Writer Goes To The Last Bookstore To Sell An Encyclopedia. Semi-Enlightenment Ensues.

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After discovering his late  father's 1950 Encyclopedia Britannica still gathering dust in a closet, Los Angeles Times writer Doug Smith...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Historic Downtown LA Walking Tours to Begin 1/2 EARLIER - 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM - from The Last Bookstore.

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The Last Bookstore  (and it's  2nd floor with 100,000 books at only ONE DOLLAR each!)   Presents  new 10:30 Summer START TIME FOR 2 hour...

UPDATE! All Walking Tours of Historic Downtown LA will start at 11:30 AM from The Last Bookstore and and run until 12:30 PM for the rest of the summer.

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The Last Bookstore  (and it's  2nd floor with 100,000 books at only ONE DOLLAR each!)   Presents ... The Secret Lives of Historic Dow...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Wednesday the Olympic Executive Committee Will Vote How Many of the 8 Proposed Sports Will be Considered for a Trial Slot at the 2020 Olympics - This May Be Wrestling's Last Chance at the Olympics!

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And it appears they may  short-list 3 or 4 sports .and then the General Assembly will than choose one sport from those in September of this ...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

An Urban Fairy Tale: How The Last Bookstore and the Spring Arts Tower Have Become the Heart of Los Angeles

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Since The Last Bookstore moved to The Spring Arts Tower two years ago, it has become the place where not only everyone in Downtown seems to ...