Say what you will about Los Angeles but it's unlikely that anyone has ever described it in earnest as a "city that never sleeps." It is not, in other words, Barcelona, New York City, New Orleans, or Las Vegas. There are 24-hour businesses in Los Angeles, of course, mostly restaurants. When I was younger, I … Continue reading Swinging Doors — Los Angeles’s Early Houses
Month: January 2022
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Whittier
INTRODUCTION For this chapter of California Fool's Gold, I explored the city of Whittier. Whittier is a city in Southeast Los Angeles (County), separated from the San Gabriel Valley to the north by the Puente Hills and sharing a border with Orange County to the southeast. As of the 2020 Census, it had a population … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Whittier
Los Angeles’s Corner Drugstores & Independent Pharmacies
The corner drug store isn't what it used to be, although I'm not sure when it stopped. Probably quite a few years before I was born... although there are still a few hanging 'round. I'm talking about the drugstores that Norman Rockwell celebrated in his characteristic manner and Edward Hopper naturally managed to make seem … Continue reading Los Angeles’s Corner Drugstores & Independent Pharmacies
1972 in Music — 50 Years Later
Happy New Year! It's now 2022. That means -- assuming my math is correct -- it's been 50 years since it was 1972. And so, as I do ever year, I've made a playlist of music from that year -- not just my favorite eight tracks or anything like that -- a playlist of ALL … Continue reading 1972 in Music — 50 Years Later
Eric Brightwell 