HOLLYWOOD SWINGING Hollywood is famous around the world as the one-time center of the American film industry. Although Hollywood isn't the original home of the west coast film industry (nearby Edendale in Echo Park and Sycamore Grove in Highland Park both have stronger claims to that distinction), Hollywood has for almost a century continued to serve … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Hollywood Primer
Month: March 2012
All-Female Bands of the Early 20th Century
Female singers have been popular since ancient times. Earlier this year a tomb was discovered in Egypt housing the earthly remains of Nehmes Bastet, a singer who lived and died some 2,900 years ago -- around the time of Carthage's founding and that the Iron Age was making big waves in Central Europe. To date, she's … Continue reading All-Female Bands of the Early 20th Century
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Lincoln Heights, The Pueblo’s Bedroom
LINCOLN HEIGHTS Lincoln Heights one of the main neighborhoods of Los Angeles's Eastside. Across the Los Angeles River, it's neighbored by Downtown's Chinatown, North Industrial District (Dog Town), Civic Support, and Mideast Los Angeles's Elysian Park and Elysian Valley to the west and northwest, respectively. It's neighbored the Northeast Los Angeles's Cypress Park and Montecito Heights to the north; and fellow Eastside neighborhoods Boyle … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Lincoln Heights, The Pueblo’s Bedroom
Eric Brightwell 