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Secret Stair Session

May 14, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Had a fun time writing THIS slight little ditty of yummy food near Silverlake’s famed stairs for Atlas Obscura and DoorDash.

May 14, 2021 /Hadley Meares

What's In A Name

May 08, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Loved speaking with Greater LA on KCRW about the history of old school Hollywood. Listen HERE.

May 08, 2021 /Hadley Meares

The Plant Provocateur

May 04, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Atlas Obscura and DoorDash, the amazing Hank Jenkins, LA’s innovative “plant provocateur.”

May 04, 2021 /Hadley Meares

The Breakfast of Champions

May 03, 2021 by Hadley Meares

I loved writing THIS history for Atlas Obscura, about a very lush Wild West breakfast...which proved to every other desperado that you were worth your weight in gold.

May 03, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Disney Delight

April 29, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for LAist, a celebration of some of Disneyland's most iconic rides, in honor of its reopening!

April 29, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Beauties on the Beach

April 27, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, some of SoCal's most luxurious beaches-other than Malibu.

April 27, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Hattie's World

April 27, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS my latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” for Vanity Fair, the courageous, complicated life of the multi-talented, multi-faceted Hattie McDaniel.

April 27, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Alternative to Malibu

April 22, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Check out the latest print issue of The Hollywood Reporter, where I take a look at some lush SoCal beach real estate...that isn’t in Malibu

April 22, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Writing the Historical Essay

April 19, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Hi darlings! Join me on May 15 for THIS, the latest session of my Atlas Obscura class "Writing the Historical Essay." It is such an inspiring class, and I love hearing folks histories and helping them learn to research and write. Come hang with us now ,or for the next session, which starts in June!

April 19, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Philip's Fascinating Family

April 15, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Vanity Fair- one the coolest things about Prince Philip was the fascinating, eccentric, cursed family who raised him.

April 15, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Hollywood Royalty

April 10, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, what Prince Philip learned from Hollywood (hint, it was a lot).

April 10, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Sins of the Swashbuckler

April 07, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest Vanity Fair Old Hollywood Book Clu,b the oh so problematic, scarily charming, shockingly amoral Errol Flynn, who lived an epic life made to be cancelled.

April 07, 2021 /Hadley Meares

The Story of the Struggle

April 07, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for LAist, the inspiring story of a legendary artwork in East LA.

April 07, 2021 /Hadley Meares

A Mysterious Murder

April 02, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for Los Angeles Magazine, the decades long search for who really killed starlet Jenny Maxwell.

April 02, 2021 /Hadley Meares

A Feminist Haven

April 01, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for KCET, a brief history of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union Home in Eagle Rock, where early prohibitionists and suffragettes spent their twilight years.

April 01, 2021 /Hadley Meares

A True Original

March 18, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest “Old Hollywood Book Club” for Vanity Fair, the trailblazing, brilliant, eccentric Ida Lupino, a pioneering director, producer, movie star and all around card.

March 18, 2021 /Hadley Meares

Don't Shoot!

March 18, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, a little Academy Awards lore featuring Oscar winning, Nazi collaborating Emil Jannings.

March 18, 2021 /Hadley Meares

A Beverly Hills Brokerage

March 10, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest for The Hollywood Reporter, two only in Beverly Hills real estate dynamos.

March 10, 2021 /Hadley Meares

"The Look" Comes Alive

February 25, 2021 by Hadley Meares

In THIS, my latest "Old Hollywood Book Club" for Vanity Fair, the indomitable, witty, perceptive and surprisingly sweet stage and screen legend Lauren Bacall. Another must read autobiography folks!

February 25, 2021 /Hadley Meares

The Cavalcade of Jazz

February 24, 2021 by Hadley Meares

Y'all, THIS, my latest for LAist, has been a total labor of love. It is the story of the inspiring Leon Hefflin and his incredible Cavalcade of Jazz, a giant summer music festival that delighted Angelenos for over a decade.

February 24, 2021 /Hadley Meares
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