Maria Rasputin
Since I was a little girl, I have been absolutely obsessed with the four beautiful martyred daughters of the last Tsar of Russia. All these years later it was a pleasure to write THIS story for Atlas Obscura about their kick-ass friend, who survived and thrived after a devastating revolution that many say her own manipulative father helped cause...
Clifton's Cafeteria
My buddy Drew Mackie wrote THIS fascinating take on the new and twee Clifton's Cafeteria for Frontiers Magazine. He asked me what I thought about it- and of course I was more than happy to oblige.
Sowden House
While I am writing this note, I have Unsolved Mysteries on in the background. Appropriate, since in THIS story for Curbed LA, I take a look at the infamous Sowden House in Los Feliz. Was the Black Dahlia murdered there? I don't know. But it is certain that for a few years in the 1940s, the famed Lloyd Wright fortress was an absolute "house of evil."
Welcome to HadleyMeares.com
Hey y'all, it's Hadley Hall...Meares. I will be updating this blog weekly with links to all my new stories for Kcet, Atlas Obscura and Curbed LA. I'll also be posting all my Atlas Obscura tour information and lots of tips for preparing your very own grand adventures. Love, love!