A Whimper And A Roar
It's Christmas in May! Atlas Obscura Day is right around the corner on May 6th. We will be holding events all around the globe, and I will be leading THIS old favorite tour in Los Angeles! Hope you can join!
It's Christmas in May! Atlas Obscura Day is right around the corner on May 6th. We will be holding events all around the globe, and I will be leading THIS old favorite tour in Los Angeles! Hope you can join!
Join me and Atlas Obscura on THIS tour May 27th, as we history hike fascinating Placerita Canyon, the site of California's first Gold Rush!
Scandalous preachers, park picnickers, real estate villains and lake legends... Join me and Atlas Obscura on THIS walking history tour of fascinating Echo Park on April 29th!
Such an exciting day! Attended the opening of the The Paseo at Californian- not only did I write and curate the history exhibit, they also restored the famed old neon sign of the long-gone Hotel Californian!
...And other facts can be found in my first article for Malibu Magazine- "By the Shore, A History of Beachfront Property." If you are in the SoCal area, get yours today- if not, order HERE.
In THIS, my latest for LA Weekly, the tale of the rad, weird mother of the raw vegan food movement.
In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA- the delightful slice of life tale of the opening of LA's first "greatest" department store. Bonus points: With lots of ladies!
In THIS, my latest for Ventura Blvd. Magazine- a profile of the lovely Lankershim Arts Center, a hidden gem in NoHo. Support the arts people!
In THIS, my latest for KCET, the amazingly historic photo collection at the Los Angeles Public Library.
In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA, the Hollywood origins of a unique beach community.
In THIS, my latest for LA Weekly, the devastating tale of the unsolved murder of Jeanne French, a pioneering nurse and pilot, whose brutal death has long been linked to the Black Dahlia.
THIS is my latest for LA Weekly and one of my favorite histories I've every written. The story of Mrs. Van Tassel, the first woman to parachute over Los Angeles (and possibly the United States)...it started out as a homage and ended up being a mystery, the ending of which is yet to be written...