Friday, October 31, 2014

You Know You've Lived in DTLA a Long Time When 2 Fire Trucks Heading East Worries You

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When the first LAFD  trucks heading east from the Westlake Station passed me, I suddenly realized that while I've seen hundreds of emerg...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

This Weekend's Saturday Nov. 1 and Sunday Nov. 2 Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Los Angeles

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With temperatures predicted in upper 60's to low  70's this Saturday and Sunday, my 2 Hour Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Los A...

Still No Answer to the Question - Who Took the Civil War Era Flagpole That Was Standing in Front of the Hall of Justice - And What Did They Do With It?

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Mesmer flagpole not long after it was erected in front of the US Hotel on Main Street across from is now City Hall.  There is still no ...
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Monday, October 27, 2014

Downtown Los Angeles's Oldest Civic Monument Has Vanished - And It May Have Been Destroyed - Even Though it Had a Bronze Historic Marker and It Was Standing in Front of the Country Hall of Justice

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Mesmer flagpole not long after it was erected in front of the US Hotel on Main Street across from is now City Hall. Up until a few month...
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Friday, October 24, 2014

Saturday's Oct. 25 Walking Tour of Historic Downtown LA is @ 2 PM & Sunday Oct. 26th is @11 AM @ The Last Bookstore

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With temperatures predicted in 70's  this Saturday and Sunday, October 25th and 26th, I am resuming my tours until the end of the ye...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Skingraft Opens New Store in Downtown Los Angeles

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Image via Skingraft   After I helped Skingraft lease their first store in the Banco Popular Building at 4th & Spring (from a client of ...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

New Section in the One Dollar Room at The Last Bookstore! Sixteen Shelves of Memoirs, Biographies, Letters and Diaries! And Dawn Kohler, Deanna Neil & Desiree Zamorano will read & discuss their work today from 4 - 6 PM

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Yes, due to popular demand, sixteen shelves in the Literary/Words section in The Last Bookstore's One Dollar Room are now devoted to mem...
Friday, October 17, 2014

Finally Writing My Book on Los Angeles - But I Need Some Help

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I am now deep into writing my book on Los Angeles (and particularly Downtown Los Angeles) – and its past, present and future after a ...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Two Hour Walking Tours of Historic Downtown Los Angeles Every Saturday & Sunday of 2014

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With temperatures predicted in 70's  this Saturday and Sunday, October 18th and 19th, I am resuming my 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM  Saturday t...