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January 2012 (3)
- 11: Memory Lane: 1950s Los Angeles (0)
- 10: L.A.’s Forgotten Lizard People (0)
- 08: Photo Op: Colma Monuments (0)
December 2011 (2)
- 02: Pasadena’s Windy Malady Lingers On (0)
- 01: Those Devilish Santa Ana Winds (0)
March 2011 (2)
- 19: Hanging With the Legendary Tiburcio Vasquez (1)
- 17: Imlay Name Goes Hollywood in Battle:LA (4)
February 2011 (8)
- 23: Detail Shot: If Gates Could Talk… (0)
- 19: Lost and Found: Original 1927 Grauman’s Chinese Theatre Footprints (0)
- 18: An Out-of-This-World Moonsuit (0)
- 17: If You’ve Ever Wondered How an Urban Legend Gets Started… (0)
- 16: Photo Op: Some Eaton Canyon Ramblings (0)
- 15: Toxic Flora: Dayhiking Amid the Poison Oak (0)
- 14: BlogoBuzz: A Downtown Guide for Last-Minute Valentine’s Romance (0)
- 14: Caution: Never, Never Wake the Dead! (1)
January 2011 (6)
- 25: Megastorm Watch 2011 and Beyond! (1)
- 23: Weekend Matinee: Vervet Monkeys With a Drinking Problem (0)
- 22: BlogoBuzz: Statuary With Style and Flair (0)
- 19: Grave Controversy Continues at La Plaza (1)
- 15: The Rise and Decline of Historic Route 99 (2)
- 12: RIP: John J. Ward, Bishop (1)
December 2010 (5)
- 29: L.A. Coroner’s Little Shop of Horrors Now a Dying Business (0)
- 25: Bearing Christmas Greetings (1)
- 22: The Lights Are On in Hastings Ranch! (1)
- 17: Moon to Glow Yuletide Red This Monday Night (0)
- 13: Sorry, These AREN’T the 12 Days of Christmas (1)
November 2010 (1)
- 23: L.A. Auto Show a Trip Down Memory Lane (0)
August 2010 (3)
- 22: More Trash Talk From Victorian Los Angeles (1)
- 20: Get Ready to Pay Through the Nose for Dumping Your “Illegal” Trash (2)
- 19: Stowed Baby Mummies Spark Film-Noir-Like LAPD Investigation (2)
July 2010 (5)
- 25: Time Warp: William Desmond Taylor’s Sensational Death Scene (4)
- 13: L.A.’s Ouija-Inspired Bradbury Building (0)
- 12: Detail Shot: Million Dollar Bison (0)
- 07: Speaking of the Lincolns… (0)
- 04: Check It Out: The Haunting of America (1)
June 2010 (5)
- 11: Time Warp: Hollywoodland’s Immortal Gates (0)
- 10: Hollywood’s Legendary Bronson Caves Are Just a Stone’s Throw Away (1)
- 08: Corpse Flower Creates Big Stink at Huntington (6)
- 02: Tripping Out to Pentecostalism’s Birthplace (3)
- 01: SoCal Kitsch: Pink Panther Muffler Man (0)
May 2010 (6)
- 28: Friday Forum: Name Your Lost Landmark (3)
- 27: Then and Now: Temple City’s Lost Theater (2)
- 26: That’s Our Lady: Needing a Hand in Echo Park (2)
- 26: What a Difference a Doggie Year Makes (1)
- 25: Metropolis: A Must-See for Cinema Buffs! (0)
- 24: Back in the Saddle Again (1)
December 2009 (1)
- 02: Winter Wonderland, SoCal-Style (0)
November 2009 (17)
- 30: Aliens Implicated in Mysterious Cattle Slaughter (0)
- 26: Happy Thanksgiving! (0)
- 24: The Bricks and Mortar of Feminist Power (2)
- 23: A Tale of Two City Murals (0)
- 22: L.A. in Quotes: An Ironic Reflection on the River (1)
- 21: Saturday Matinee: Bigfoot Roams Elysian Park! (0)
- 20: Old News: L.A.’s Dangerous Streets Revisited (0)
- 19: Tripout to Charles Lummis’ El Alisal Hideaway (3)
- 18: Detail Shot: Frogtown Garden Gate (0)
- 17: Anonymous Billboard Urges Boycott of Los Feliz’s Vermont Hand Wash (0)
- 16: Check Out Silver Lake’s Gleaming New Neutra-Inspired Library! (1)
- 15: Weekend Matinee: Remember Marineland? (1)
- 14: Ghosts and GHOULA at Olvera Street’s Casa La Golondrina Mexican Cafe (3)
- 11: Angeleno Streets Rank a Fatal Third Most “Dangerous by Design” (3)
- 06: Everything Comes Up Roses With Capt. Sully (1)
- 02: A Halloween Post Mortem (1)
- 01: Yes, Mr. DeMille, We’re Ready for Our Closeup! (1)
October 2009 (2)
- 31: Back From the Dead (0)
- 04: Pardon Our Dust (0)
August 2009 (3)
- 20: Forest Lawn, the Ultimate Celebrity Neverland (2)
- 19: Blightseeing: Down by the L.A. Riverside (0)
- 17: Introducing the Cute Little Puppy From Hell (2)
July 2009 (5)
- 30: That’s Our Lady at 6th and Union Drive (0)
- 28: Goodnight and Goodbye, Ramses, My Big Puppy (3)
- 20: Where Were You When the Eagle Landed? (0)
- 16: Altadena’s Weirdly Mysterious “Gravity Hill” (0)
- 13: L.A. in Quotes: Wigging Out to the Hollywood Plastics (0)
June 2009 (3)
- 11: Driveby Shot: Hollywood’s Celebrity Pawnbrokers (0)
- 05: Old News: When Those Freaky Circus People Come to Town (0)
- 05: Running With the RC Crowd (1)
May 2009 (11)
- 20: Driveby Shot: Crossroads of the World (0)
- 20: Do You Blog Like a Girl? (0)
- 19: Blightseeing: Curbed Sofas in Echo Park (0)
- 18: Banking on a Dead Horse in Silver Lake (0)
- 17: Weekend Matinee: Recalling Beverly Park and Ralph Story (0)
- 15: Pop Quiz: SoCal’s Most Notable Flora (0)
- 13: That’s Our Lady: Depictions of L.A.’s Namesake (2)
- 11: L.A. in Quotes: Hollywood Gossip Edition (0)
- 08: More Old News: Trouble at the Ol’ Coronel Place (0)
- 07: Photo Op: Pasadena’s City Hall (0)
- 04: Rediscovering an Elysian Valley Treasure (0)
April 2009 (9)
- 18: Old News: Living the Good Life in 1890s Glendora (0)
- 15: Tea’d Off in Glendale (2)
- 15: L.A. in Quotes: Tax Day Stimulus Edition (1)
- 13: Hey!… You!… Nightriders! (2)
- 10: For Lease: 2 Bdrm Echo Park Split-Level With Views! (0)
- 07: Check It Out: The Original Foxfire Book Series (0)
- 05: What’s Your L.A. Experience? (0)
- 05: Shared Nostalgia: Rachisio Oliva’s Downtown Store, 1948 (0)
- 01: Spirited Getups for the Easter Season (0)
March 2009 (4)
- 31: Pop Quiz: Freeway Firsts (0)
- 27: Yet Another Ill-Fated Hollywood Dream? (0)
- 26: Taking in the Prose Parade (1)
- 07: Stuff My Grandma Knew, No. 1: Use a Breadbox! (1)
February 2009 (1)
- 12: Photo Op: Grand Avenue’s Artsy New School (3)
December 2008 (7)
- 31: For Auld Lang Syne, My Dear, Remember the Lyrics! (2)
- 27: Photo Op: Two Views of Pasadena’s Wonderfully Creepy Bridge (2)
- 26: Photo Op: Seeing the Lights in Altadena (1)
- 19: Friday Flix: A City of Angels Holiday Double Feature! (0)
- 18: Gageteria: In Vinturi Veritas (0)
- 17: So Much for SoCal’s ‘Deadly’ Shake and Bake Reputation (0)
- 15: Check It Out: W.W. Robinson’s Los Angeles Profile (1)
October 2008 (8)
- 31: Podcast: Probing Old Savannah Cemetery (5)
- 31: BlogoBuzz: The Halloween Edition (0)
- 28: Col. Griffith’s Brush With the Cursed Grim Reaper (0)
- 27: Photo Op: La Purísima Basks in the Late-Day Sun (0)
- 25: Cryptic Sights No. 3: Monument to a Wireless Operator (0)
- 24: Field Trips: Five Family Friendly Halloween Haunts (3)
- 10: BlogoBuzz: Urbanization, Poachers Eat Away at Venus Flytrap (1)
- 04: Cryptic Sights No. 2: The Unforgettable Cora May Phillips (0)
September 2008 (11)
- 30: BlogoBuzz: Ghosts in the Weight Machines? (0)
- 25: Photo Op: Carroll Avenue Revisited (2)
- 18: Introducing “Cryptic Sights” (0)
- 18: Cryptic Sights: One Lulu of a Burial at Angelus-Rosedale (0)
- 16: A Very Small Street Honoring a Very Big-Name Angeleno (3)
- 12: Friday Flix: Boozing It Up in the Face of Certain Death (0)
- 11: Return of the Autumnal Witching Season (1)
- 07: Pop Quiz: Recognize This Crude Little Building? (0)
- 07: D’oh! Simpsons Behind Bars (0)
- 02: More Proof That Skunks and Dogs Don’t Mix (0)
- 02: Street Scene: Labor Day Night at Pink’s (0)
August 2008 (16)
- 29: Friday Flix: The Legacy of Biddy Mason (0)
- 28: Pop Quiz: Mission San Gabriel of the Earthquakes (2)
- 25: More BlogoBuzz: Deconstructing Sunset Junction (0)
- 25: BlogoBuzz: A Streetcar We’d Desire (0)
- 23: Rudy Valentino’s Cryptic DeLongpre Park Memorial (0)
- 22: Did Uncle Walt Leave Mickey in the Public Domain? (1)
- 19: Surprise! Bigfoot “Discovery” Just One Big Scam (1)
- 19: Flashback: The Great Griffith Park Fire of 1933 (1)
- 15: Friday Flick: Pacific Ocean Park, Circa 1959 (1)
- 13: Pop Quiz: Where Was L.A.’s First Chinatown? (1)
- 11: Random Scribblings: Flashing the Ol’ Jeep Gang Sign (0)
- 09: Big Billboard for a Tiny Lost Dog (4)
- 09: Fillmore: Southern California’s Newest “Hotspot” (0)
- 06: Busy Week, Slow Blog While I’m “Styling and Performing” (0)
- 01: Friday Flix: Anticipating “The Big One” (0)
- 01: Who Let This Horse Out of the Barn? (0)
July 2008 (17)
- 30: Unshaken, But Very Much Stirred (0)
- 28: Photo Op: Just Another Neon Night (0)
- 23: Be Careful What Demolitions You Wish For… (1)
- 21: Monday Scribblings: Write On, Ms. Rebecca! (1)
- 18: Friday Flix: Just What the Doctor Ordered (0)
- 18: Photo Op: Gateway to Elysian Park’s Badlands? (1)
- 17: Pop Quiz: Hooray for That Famous Hollywood Name! (1)
- 16: Summer Reruns: Raiding the Archives to Bring You the Classics (0)
- 15: Tuesday Scribblings: More Housekeeping Notes (3)
- 11: Friday Flix: L.A.’s Mean Streets, Circa 1898 (0)
- 09: BlogoBuzz: The Word Around Town and Beyond… (0)
- 08: Pop Quiz: Ready For Your Sunset Blvd. Close-Up Challenge? (0)
- 07: Monday Scribblings: Tweaking the Blog (0)
- 03: Where to Watch the Rockets’ Red Glare? (0)
- 02: Warning: Implosion May Be Imminent (1)
- 02: Hailing a Cab, Or Simply More Whining? (1)
- 01: Pop Trivia Quiz: Grind Your Gears on These Streets (0)
June 2008 (16)
- 30: Monday Ramblings: Finding Inspiration in Echo Park (1)
- 27: Friday Flix: Kid With a Mission (0)
- 27: Grab a Trowel and Live to Be 100 (1)
- 25: Gushing With Pride: SoCal’s Not So Secret Oil Wells (2)
- 24: Fun With Junk Mail (0)
- 20: Friday Flix: William Hart Gets the Howser Treatment (1)
- 20: Tripout: Santa Clarita’s Valley of the Dolls (1)
- 19: Are You a Subscriber? (0)
- 18: Urban Myth Busting: City Hall’s Phantom Aristocrat (1)
- 13: Friday Flix: Beware the Wrath of Feliz (0)
- 13: Street Scene: Paradise Lost Along Sunset Blvd. (1)
- 12: Sleuthing the Mysteries of Griffith Park’s “Cursed” Ranger HQ (2)
- 11: Do You Believe in Unicorns? (0)
- 07: Weekend Links: Lost and Found Department (0)
- 06: Friday Flix: Trapsing Through the Tombstones (0)
- 05: Neighborhood Snapshot: Vista Theater at Dusk (1)
May 2008 (17)
- 30: Friday Flix: Hollywood’s Fallen Star (0)
- 29: Pop Culture Watch: That’s the Magazine Biz! (0)
- 28: Pining for a Ghostly Companion? (0)
- 26: Remembering the Fallen at Old Savannah (3)
- 23: Friday Flix No. 3: How Wrong They Were… (0)
- 23: Neighborhood Snapshot: Travel Town Locomotive (0)
- 22: Put Another Candle on the Birthday Cake (0)
- 16: Friday Flix No. 2: Exploring L.A.’s Cinematic Landmarks (0)
- 14: Dripping Toward a Greener Landscape (0)
- 09: Friday Flix: Touring Echo Park (0)
- 08: Tripping Out to SoCal’s Oldest Family Graveyard (1)
- 06: Health Advisory: Wash Your Hands After Keystroking (0)
- 05: My Cinco de Mayo Picks for L.A.’s Best Margaritas (0)
- 04: I Get the Feeling Someone’s Lurking… (0)
- 03: In Case of Fire, Forget About Silver Lake (0)
- 02: Angelyne: Still as Big as Ever? (0)
- 02: Dateline>City of Angels Is Back… (0)
April 2008 (12)
- 30: Dateline>City of Angels Has Been Hacked! (0)
- 30: Brief Video Commemorates 1928 St. Francis Dam Disaster (0)
- 29: Looking Past the Graves in Atlanta and Our Own Savannah (0)
- 24: Venting Some Post-Earth Day Hot Air (0)
- 18: Urban Adventuring With the MTA (3)
- 18: A Little Friday Housekeeping… (0)
- 16: Shortchanging El Pueblo’s Past, Present and Future (1)
- 14: A Bridge Too Far-Fetched? (0)
- 10: Return to La La Land… (0)
- 10: Trip Out to Mission San Gabriel’s Restful Atmosphere (2)
- 06: Caught in the Judicial Draft (0)
- 03: Gators and Leeches and Snakes, Oh My! (0)
March 2008 (6)
- 24: Yours Truly Makes the Morning Paper
- 23: Lamb Doesn’t Always Make the Grade (0)
- 22: Blessing All God’s Creatures, Great and Small (2)
- 17: Monday Melange: Thank You, Las Angelitas! (0)
- 10: Monday Melange: Pranking Telemarketers (1)
- 09: Talk About Ghosts in the Mirror… (3)
February 2008 (3)
- 25: The Envelope Please… (0)
- 23: Shaking Family Trees: Sanchez, Hossman, Lyon et. al. (1)
- 20: Seen Any Griffith Park Spooks Lately? (1)
January 2008 (6)
- 23: You Say Angeleno, I Say Angelino (0)
- 18: Who’s That Girl? (0)
- 17: California Folklife: Worth Checking Out (0)
- 12: Neighborhood Snapshot: Just Another House in Echo Park (0)
- 10: One More Clip for the Ol’ Portfolio (0)
- 09: My Technical Recovery (0)
December 2007 (1)
- 02: Southland Streets: The Untold Stories (0)
November 2007 (3)
- 27: Just Not What You Needed (2)
- 27: Sprucing Up for the Holidays? (0)
- 19: Thanksgiving Tip: Brine Your Bird (0)
October 2007 (6)
- 31: Harry Houdini’s Mythic Haunt (16)
- 31: Mocking the Grim Reaper (0)
- 30: In Search of Firehouse Ghosts (3)
- 28: L.A.’s Top 5 Forgotten Cemeteries (3)
- 14: I’m Baaaaaaaack! (0)
- 14: Exploring the Biltmore’s Phantom Past (1)
September 2007 (6)
- 23: Something Eerie This Way Comes (1)
- 20: Yet More on the Sennett Marker (3)
- 15: Change Is in the Air (0)
- 09: That Haunting Rio San Gabriel (2)
- 06: Sennett Marker Survives — For Now (1)
- 01: Consider It Real Estate Karma (0)
August 2007 (8)
- 28: Scenic Snapshot: Shades of the Past (0)
- 26: Double Blast From the Past (0)
- 26: Fr. Crespi’s Beautiful Storm Drain (8)
- 26: At Least You’ll Die Laughing (3)
- 22: Surveying the Los Angeles Blog Scene (2)
- 18: High Adventure in the Verdugo Hills (0)
- 12: Una Semana Muy Feliz — And Busy! (0)
- 02: Here, Kitty Kitty! (0)
July 2007 (13)
- 28: More Summer Reruns (0)
- 28: Tarts and Misdemeanors (2)
- 28: No Bull: The Ring Was Here! (2)
- 26: Who I’d Like to Be When My Blog Grows Up (5)
- 25: Speaking of Fat… (0)
- 24: The Things You Learn in an Airport (8)
- 15: Two Summer Ghost Stories (1)
- 15: Marian Parker’s Mystery House (11)
- 15: History, Murder and Intrigue in the 90210 (3)
- 10: Proposed Building Breeds Controversy (4)
- 10: Another Feliz Update (1)
- 06: Things to See and Demolish in L.A. (2)
- 01: Hair of the Dogs (3)
June 2007 (5)
- 22: This Week’s Preservation Setbacks (1)
- 19: Another L.A. Landmark to Bite the Dust (0)
- 17: The Feliz Curse: Ghosts, Greed and Griffith Park (9)
- 16: That Mysterious Feliz Family, Revisited (3)
- 05: Angeleno legends: Better late than never (2)
May 2007 (2)
- 31: Yet more Griffith Park ‘fireworks’ (1)
- 26: Fuming Over the Griffith Fire Backdraft (1)

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