Booming in LA
Where to have fun in Los Angeles at any age.
I lived up in Beachwood Canyon under the Hollywood Sign from 1985 to 1994. When people stand in the middle of the street to take photos of the sign, you can usually spot a sort of ugly apartment building with a …
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When I was in middle school, many decades ago, our Spanish teacher took us on field trips to Olvera Street in Downtown Los Angeles. We always had a blast usually with egg-shaped poppers that we exploded …
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I love walking tours in Los Angeles and try to do as many as I can. The Los Angeles Conservancy offers several so I signed up for their Angeleno Heights Victorian Homes walking tour to take a look at some of the …
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Los Angeles is a sprawling city of diverse culture and it is expressed colorfully and meaningfully on walls and other outdoor objects throughout the city. But there is a certain code that mural artists are privy …
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Have you ever taken a walking tour in an area of town not often visited by tourists? It can be illuminating. Such was the case when I signed up for the Boyle Heights Heritage Tour given by a Latino Jewish man who …
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