California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Los Feliz, Mideast Los Angeles’s Pill Hill

Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Los Feliz Los Feliz is a neighborhood in Mideast Los Angeles (MELA) and Hollywood area, neighbored by Beachwood Canyon, Griffith Park, Atwater Village, Silver Lake, Franklin Hills, Sunset Junction, Little Armenia, Thai Town, and Franklin Village. Most Anglos pronounce the name of the neighborhood "Loss Filas" or "Los Filas" … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Los Feliz, Mideast Los Angeles’s Pill Hill

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Costa Mesa, The Standing Ovation Capital of Orange County

This episode is about Cosa Mesa, which I journeyed to with photographer Jeanine Michelle and filmmaker Diana Ward.ย  ย  ย Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Costa Mesa Costa Mesa is a city in North Orange County, California, located on the coastal tableland above Newport Bay. Itโ€™s neighbored by Santa Ana to the north, Irvine to … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Costa Mesa, The Standing Ovation Capital of Orange County

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Skid Row, Hell’s Half-Acre (aka The Nickel)

Mural in Skid Row This blog entry is about Skid Row. Joining me on the adventure were Aussie Chinese American film-producer Diana Ward and Colombian Chinese American designer/illustrator/downtown resident Wendy Chin -- both by now used to playing the role of "traveling companions" to my Doctor. Skid Row is a neighborhood in Los Angeles's Central City East … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Skid Row, Hell’s Half-Acre (aka The Nickel)

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Fullerton, The Education Community

Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County, California. On this blogventure, I was accompanied byย Chronicle Books' Southern California Trade Sales Representative and Fullerton native Dave Erlich. Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of Fullerton Fullerton is bordered by La Habra and Brea on the north, La Mirada on the northwest, Buena Park on the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Fullerton, The Education Community

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Highland Park

This blog entry's focus is the Northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's official maps of Highland Park and Northeast Los Angeles, available as prints and on merchandise As mentioned already, HLP is in NELA. Its neighbors are Pasadena to the northeast; Garvanza, Hermon, and South Pasadena to the east; Montecito … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Highland Park

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Monterey Park (่’™็‰นๅˆฉๅ…ฌๅ›ญ)

PRIDE IN THE PAST, FAITH IN THE FUTURE - MONTEREY PARK This blog entry is about the Los Angeles County community of Monterey Park. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of Monterey Park, available on a variety of merchandise and in art prints of various sizes. Monterey Park is located on the western edge of the San Gabriel Valley -- at … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Monterey Park (่’™็‰นๅˆฉๅ…ฌๅ›ญ)

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring East Los Angeles

FORWARD Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's Official Map of East Los Angeles East Los Angeles is a neighborhood on Los Angeles' Eastside.  Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's Official Map of The Eastside, available as art prints and on a wide variety of merchandise East Los Angeles is the best-known neighborhood on the Eastside and because of the similarity of their … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring East Los Angeles

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

GREETINGS FROM SANTA ANA Santa Ana is the county seat and most populous city in Orange County. ย  Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Maps ofย Santa Ana Santa Ana is surrounded by Garden Grove to the northwest, Anaheim to the north, Orange to the northeast, Tustin to the east, Irvine to the southeast, Costa Mesa to the … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little Ethiopia (แˆŠแ‰ตแˆ แŠขแ‰ตแ‹ฎแŒตแ‹ซ)

LITTLE ETHIOPIA - แˆŠแ‰ตแˆ แŠขแ‰ตแ‹ฎแŒตแ‹ซ This blog entry is about the Midtown neighborhood of Little Ethiopia. I was accompanied on my adventure to the hood by Aussie filmmaker, Diana Ward. LOCATION OF LITTLE ETHIOPIA Little Ethiopia is a small, one block stretch in Midtown's Carthay district. It's situated along Fairfax between Olympic Boulevard and Whitworth Drive. It's … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little Ethiopia (แˆŠแ‰ตแˆ แŠขแ‰ตแ‹ฎแŒตแ‹ซ)

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Burbank

This blog entry is about the Los Angeles County community of Burbank. Burbank from the Verdugos For this episode, I was accompanied in the CARDIS by frequent traveling companion, Tim Shimbles. We were originally to be accompanied by Matt Masocco, but he was called into Amoeba to work at the last minute. It was a hot, muggy day in … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Burbank