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What's In A Name?

September 17, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA, a brief history of how some of LA’s favorite neighborhoods got their names.

September 17, 2019 /Hadley Meares

The Streets of Bakersfield

September 13, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for PBS SoCal, a brief history of the Bakersfield Sound, and the dusty town that was the epicenter of outlaw country music.

September 13, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Ice Cream Kings

September 10, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for LAist, a brief history of the Fosselmans, the very affable SoCal ice cream dynasty. And yes, I had to sample many of their wares...my job is very hard.

September 10, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Pottery Princess

August 31, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Our Ventura Blvd, the fabulous ceramic artist Amy Gordon.

August 31, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Bathouse Beauties

August 25, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA, the magnificent lost bathhouses of SoCal’s shore.

August 25, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Wild Man, Wild Bunch

August 25, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Biography, the tale of the most likable criminal I ever did write about - Butch Cassidy. He wasn’t quite as handsome as Paul Newman, but he sure was charming.

August 25, 2019 /Hadley Meares

The Cooler Betty HIil

August 19, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA, a brief history of Civil Rights leader Betty Hill (no not the Betty Hill who was kidnapped by a UFO) who integrated many public spaces in Los Angeles, including our public pools!

August 19, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Cookies for the People

August 13, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for LAist: the wacky, wonderful story of Wally Amos, pioneer in the best industry of all- making cookies

August 13, 2019 /Hadley Meares

A Romance for the Ages

August 11, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Biography, the greatest story of passion, power and weird sexy mind games in history- the drunken, doomed partnership of Antony and Cleopatra.

August 11, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Go West Young Man

August 08, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Biography the surprisingly peaceful story of America’s #1 Manifest Destiny bro’s Lewis and Clark.

August 08, 2019 /Hadley Meares

First in Flight

August 02, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Biography, a brief history of the peculiar, passionate Wright Brothers, whose dreams changed the world- and North Carolina license plates- forever.

August 02, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Murals of Memory

August 02, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for LAist, the magical, disappearing art of California master Millard Sheets.

August 02, 2019 /Hadley Meares

The Spacey Spacemen

July 30, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest PBS SoCal, the wacky origin story of the legendary Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

July 30, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Putrid Palaces

July 30, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for HISTORY, the very icky living conditions of European royalty. This one is not for the faint of heart!

July 30, 2019 /Hadley Meares

Park La Brea Rising

July 25, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA, the history of Park La Brea, the unavoidable mammoth of the Miracle Mile.

July 25, 2019 /Hadley Meares

The Gangster’s Moll

July 25, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Los Angeles Magazine, the crime-soaked tale of Burmah White- LA’s own “blonde rattlesnake.”

July 25, 2019 /Hadley Meares

The Great Air Raid

July 25, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Los Angeleno, the wacky, weird saga of “The Battle of Los Angeles.”

July 25, 2019 /Hadley Meares

A Pilot and a Pioneer

July 18, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for KCET, the inspirational story of early aviator William Powell.

July 18, 2019 /Hadley Meares

The Perfect Plan

July 11, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA- the urban oasis that is Village Green.

July 11, 2019 /Hadley Meares

A+ in Aviation

July 08, 2019 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Curbed LA, a look at the huge history of the aviation and aerospace industry in Los Angeles.

July 08, 2019 /Hadley Meares
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