MY ADOBE HACIENDA NESTED IN THE WESTERN HILLS -- HACIENDA HEIGHTS Welcome to Hacienda Heights This blog entry is about the community of Hacienda Heights, which rocketed to the top (becoming the most voted for neighborhood yet) following efforts by the City of Hacienda Heights on Facebook. Initially I was looking forward to meeting some … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Hacienda Heights
Author: Eric Brightwell
Eric Brightwell is an essayist, rambler, explorer, cartographer, and guerrilla gardener. He lives in Los Angeles, not because he was born here, but because he chose to... for all of the things for which its famous: its verticality, its mass transit, its diversity, its schools, its liminal spaces, its architecture, its wildlife, its museums, its night markets, its cinemas, its theaters, its enclaves, its restaurants, its bars, its libraries, &c
California Fool’s Gold — A Northeast Los Angeles primer
ESTAREI PENSANDO NELA -- NORTHEAST LOS ANGELES Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Northeast Los Angeles* Northeast Los Angeles is situated on a green, hilly topography bounded by the Los Angeles River, the Arroyo Seco and the San Rafael Hills. It's neighbored by The Verdugos region to the north, the San Gabriel Valley to … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Northeast Los Angeles primer
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California Fool’s Gold — A Santa Monica Mountains primer
WEST OF THE WESTSIDE -- THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS The Santa Monica Mountains are a traverse mountain range that stretches from the Pacific Ocean 64 kilometers east to the flood plain where the Los Angeles River is fed by the Verdugo Wash. The southern side of the eastern end of the range is almost always … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Santa Monica Mountains primer
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California Fool’s Gold — An Antelope Valley Primer
WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY -- THE ANTELOPE VALLEY The Antelope Valley is a large region located in the western edge of the Mojave Desert situated between the Tehachapi and the San Gabriel Mountains. It is neighbored by the regions of Kern County/The Central Valley to the north, Northwest Los Angeles County to … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — An Antelope Valley Primer
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little India
YOU’RE MY LOVE SONG IN THE FLOWERS — LITTLE INDIA Little India is a small neighborhood within Artesia centered on Pioneer Boulevard. However, since the population of Artesia surrounding Little India is more Mexican, Filipino, and Chinese (not to mention home to smaller but significant number of Koreans and Vietnamese), the city council and mayor … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little India
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California Fool’s Gold — A Pomona Valley Primer
The Pomona Valley is located on the far eastern edge of Los Angeles County -- actually straddling it and San Bernadino County. The towns of Chino, Chino Hills, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga, San Antonio Heights, and Upland -- all geographically in the Pomona Valley -- are all located across the San Antonio River, on the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Pomona Valley Primer
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Filipinotown
P-TOWN, STAY DOWN! -- HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN This blog entry is about Historic Filipinotown. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's ink and oil paint map of Filipinotown, available on art prints and merchandise Historic Filipinotown is a neighborhood in Mideast Los Angeles bounded by the 101 to the north, Beverly Boulevard to the south, Hoover Street to the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Filipinotown
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Fairfax
THE FAIRFAX DISTRICT The Fairfax District is a small Midtown neighborhood with a long history as one of Los Angeles' primary centers of Jewish culture. The boundaries, like many Los Angeles neighborhoods, aren't universally agreed upon but I place them as Melrose Avenue on the north, North La Brea Avenue on the east, West 3rd … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Fairfax
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Happy Birthday, Tim Cappello (The Original Sexy Sax Man)
Tim (or Timmy) Cappello is heavily-muscled, oiled and pelvis-thrusting American saxophonist, whose saxual stylings can be heard on the Tina Turner tracks "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "One of the Living" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, as well as his cover of "I Still Believe" from The Lost Boys. Cappello was born 3 May 1955 … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Tim Cappello (The Original Sexy Sax Man)
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Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2011
I missed the opening date (Film Radar is my one source for all things cinematic happening in and around LA). Oh well, the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival runs from April 28th till May 7th. The festival began in 1983 as the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film & Video Festival back when Asian-American Cinema was … Continue reading Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival 2011
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