Comments on: Fr. Crespi’s Beautiful Storm Drain http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/ Exploring the History, Mystery and Reality of SoCal Life From the Desert to the Sea... Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:13:36 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rediscovering an Elysian Valley Treasure http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Rediscovering an Elysian Valley Treasure Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:19:22 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-193 [...] Conservancy, the Friends of the Los Angeles River and other groups trying to return the nearby Porciuncula to a much greener state. (According to one of the park’s rangers, the state-run Conservancy [...] [...] Conservancy, the Friends of the Los Angeles River and other groups trying to return the nearby Porciuncula to a much greener state. (According to one of the park’s rangers, the state-run Conservancy [...]

]]> By: Dateline>City of Angels » That’s Our Lady: Depictions of L.A.’s Namesake http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Dateline>City of Angels » That’s Our Lady: Depictions of L.A.’s Namesake Thu, 14 May 2009 22:20:12 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-80 [...] of Angels, a fact reflected in this blog’s title. But as your humble blogger has pointed out before, the city’s founders didn’t really name their pueblo for the angels, but for the Virgin [...] [...] of Angels, a fact reflected in this blog’s title. But as your humble blogger has pointed out before, the city’s founders didn’t really name their pueblo for the angels, but for the Virgin [...]

]]> By: Dateline>City of Angels » Rediscovering an Elysian Valley Treasure http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Dateline>City of Angels » Rediscovering an Elysian Valley Treasure Fri, 08 May 2009 04:12:29 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-79 [...] Conservancy, the Friends of the Los Angeles River and other groups trying to return the nearby Porciuncula to a much greener state. (According to one of the park’s rangers, the state-run Conservancy [...] [...] Conservancy, the Friends of the Los Angeles River and other groups trying to return the nearby Porciuncula to a much greener state. (According to one of the park’s rangers, the state-run Conservancy [...]

]]> By: Dateline>City of Angels » Photo Op: Gateway to Elysian Parks Badlands? http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Dateline>City of Angels » Photo Op: Gateway to Elysian Parks Badlands? Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:05:05 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-78 [...] historic Portola Expedition encamped near the park’s present-day Broadway entrance in 1769. Greatly impressed by the area’s natural beauty, they recommended it as the ideal site for the [...] [...] historic Portola Expedition encamped near the park’s present-day Broadway entrance in 1769. Greatly impressed by the area’s natural beauty, they recommended it as the ideal site for the [...]

]]> By: Dateline>City of Angels » That Haunting Rio San Gabriel http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Dateline>City of Angels » That Haunting Rio San Gabriel Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:57:29 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-77 [...] The famed Porciuncula isn’t the only river to make a dramatic impact on Los Angeles. Believe it or not, on January 8, 1847, this otherwise unremarkable stretch of San Gabriel Riverbed in present-day Montebello was the most important site in all California, let alone for the City of Angels. [...] [...] The famed Porciuncula isn’t the only river to make a dramatic impact on Los Angeles. Believe it or not, on January 8, 1847, this otherwise unremarkable stretch of San Gabriel Riverbed in present-day Montebello was the most important site in all California, let alone for the City of Angels. [...]

]]> By: Administrator http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Administrator Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:06:46 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-75 Hey, I'm not beyond throwing an obvious pun or two into my stuff every now and then... Even if it makes readers wince a little. -- MI Hey, I’m not beyond throwing an obvious pun or two into my stuff every now and then… Even if it makes readers wince a little. — MI

]]> By: Militant Angeleno http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Militant Angeleno Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:55:18 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-76 <i>"Today, despite repeated calls by environmentalists to heal the riverbed, only <B>tiny portions</b> hint at its once natural state."</i> Tiny portions...PORCIUNCULAS? Wow, talk about prophecy! The padre definitely had vision...He deserves a cereal named in honor of him.: Crespi Crunch. “Today, despite repeated calls by environmentalists to heal the riverbed, only tiny portions hint at its once natural state.”

Tiny portions…PORCIUNCULAS? Wow, talk about prophecy!

The padre definitely had vision…He deserves a cereal named in honor of him.: Crespi Crunch.

]]> By: Dateline>City of Angels » Double Blast From the Past http://mimlay.com/blog1/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Dateline>City of Angels » Double Blast From the Past Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:18:34 +0000 http://mimlay.com/blog/2007/08/26/fr-crespis-beautiful-storm-drain/#comment-74 [...] Angeleno sightseers rejoice! Below you’ll find two more posts on the city’s heritage. The first, Fr. Crespi’s Beautiful Storm Drain, is a brand-new one dedicated to our mighty flood control channel, aka the “Los Angeles River.” The second, At Least You’ll Die Laughing, is another favorite from my former Website that recalls one of L.A.’s first (but now long-gone) movie studios… Digg this. [...] [...] Angeleno sightseers rejoice! Below you’ll find two more posts on the city’s heritage. The first, Fr. Crespi’s Beautiful Storm Drain, is a brand-new one dedicated to our mighty flood control channel, aka the “Los Angeles River.” The second, At Least You’ll Die Laughing, is another favorite from my former Website that recalls one of L.A.’s first (but now long-gone) movie studios… Digg this. [...]

]]>