Tag: California Fool’s Gold

California Fool’s Gold — A Downtown Los Angeles Primer

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BEAT CITY DOWNTOWN  As regular (and probably irregular) readers of Eric's Blog know, I'm a bit of a Southern California wonk and a big part of my focus is writing about the culture, character and history of the many diverse communities of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Although so far there have been around 800 votes … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Downtown Los Angeles Primer

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Compton, Los Angeles County’s Hub City

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The following blog entry contains strong language and is intended for mature audiences   This edition of Eric's Blog is all about the CPT.  Where? Compton. That's right. INTRO Compton is an infamous city that is practically synonymous around the world with the South Los Angeles region in which it's located. Due in large part … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Compton, Los Angeles County’s Hub City

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Long Beach, The International City

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LONG BEACH Aerial view of Long Beach (source unknown) Long Beach is the most populous city in The Harbor region and the second-most populous in Los Angeles County. Its old nicknames, "Iowa by the Sea" and "Iowa under Palm Trees" came from the large numbers of white middle westerners who moved there in the middle of … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Long Beach, The International City

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Venice

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SIDEWALK CROUCHES AT HER FEET — VENICE Downtown Venice, Los Angeles Venice is a neighborhood in Los Angeles‘s Westside. It's neighbored by Santa Monica to the north, Mar Vista to the east, Culver City and Del Rey to the southeast, Marina del Rey to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It’s famous … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Venice

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Pasadena

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SOUTH PASADENA, WHERE THE PAST IS PRESENT Today's blog entry is about the city of South Pasadena.   Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of South Pasadena, available in art prints and on various types of merchandise South Pasadena is a small town of roughly 24,000 citizens located at the westernmost edge of the San Gabriel … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Pasadena

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Arcadia, The San Gabriel Valley’s Community of Homes

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ARCADIA Arcadia sign and Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of Arcadia, available on art prints and a variety of merchandise Arcadia is a Los Angeles County community in the northern part of the San Gabriel Valley surrounded by Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Mayflower Village, Irwindale, El Monte, North El Monte, Temple City, East San Gabriel, East … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Arcadia, The San Gabriel Valley’s Community of Homes

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Angeleno Heights

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ANGELENO HEIGHTS   Angeleno Heights is a neighborhood in Mideast Los Angeles (or "MELA"). After Bunker Hill (which is no longer suburban), Angeleno Heights is one of the city's oldest suburbs. After the Victorian homes of Bunker Hill were razed in the 1950s, Angeleno Heights became the largest concentration of Victorian homes, or "painted ladies" in … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Angeleno Heights

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Orange, Orange County’s Plaza City

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INTRO This blog entry is about the City of Orange, a town located in North Orange County, California. I was joined on my visit by long-time Orange residents and fans, Alex Graham (of The Internal Tulips) and Song Le Graham, whose contributions greatly contributed to this entry. Orange completely surrounds the city of Villa Park … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Orange, Orange County’s Plaza City

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Mar Vista

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INTRODUCTION Mar Vista is a Westside neighborhood surrounded by Santa Monica, Sawtelle, Rancho Park, Palms, Culver City, Westside Village, and Venice. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's official map of Mar Vista, available on art prints and a variety of merchandise. CHARACTER AND DISTRICTS    Within Mar Vista are several smaller neighborhoods, including Westdale (between National Blvd, … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Mar Vista

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Garden Grove, The City of Youth and Ambition

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This Southern CA-area episode is about Garden Grove, which I journeyed to with Garden Grove native Tita Ortega. Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Orange County Garden Grove is is located in North Orange County. In fact, it was whilst living in Garden Grove in 1888 thatR.Q. Wickham launched the political movement that would lead … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Garden Grove, The City of Youth and Ambition