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The Mystery of Princess Leda Amun-Ra, Hollywood’s Legendary Acid Witch
Screenshot of Princess Leda Amun-Ra in The American Dreamer Back in August, Thomas Lee, son of photographer Bud Lee, contacted me with an intriguing mystery about a colorful Angeleno. He’d come across...
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Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Historic Film Studios
The following was first published by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council as part of it’s “Ask Silver Lake” column. “Ask Silver Lake” is dedicated to exploring the history of our community. If you...
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Nobody Drives in LA — Silver Lake Walks
I’m leading a series of walks in Silver Lake called… “Silver Lake Walks.” The idea came from the Silver Lake Branch Library‘s Friends of the Silver Lake Library and the Silver Lake Neighborhood...
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Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Mass Transit History
Map depicting Metro routes (in orange) in Silver Lake (Neighborhood Council borders — Source: Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography) “Ask Silver Lake” is dedicated to exploring the history and insights...
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Nobody Drives in LA — Metro’s New Subway Cars Have Arrived in Los Angeles
This past Friday, I was invited, along with a pretty small group, to a sneak peak of Metro‘s new subway cars last Friday. Of course, I cleared my schedule. The event was scheduled for noon at...
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Ask Silver Lake — The Garbutt House
This article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council‘s “Ask Silver Lake.” “Ask Silver Lake” is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or...
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Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake Modernism
This article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council‘s “Ask Silver Lake.” “Ask Silver Lake” is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or...
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Urban Rambles — The Marketplace Ramble
I was recently contacted by Nicholas Guiang, an audio journalist and producer at the American Public Media radio program, Marketplace. He’d seen me on Rebecca Castillo‘s piece for LA Times 404 and...
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Ask Silver Lake — The London Street Garden
This article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council feature, “Ask Silver Lake.” “Ask Silver Lake” is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have...
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No Enclave — Greek Los Angeles
INTRODUCTION My naively ambitious plan was to write a No Enclave about Greek Los Angeles in time for Greek Independence Day. That date, 25 March, came and went. I shelved this uncompleted post with...
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