California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Sherman Oaks

Sherman Oaks from Mulholland This blog is about the Los Angeles neighborhood of Sherman Oaks. To vote for other communities (as many as you'd like) to be the subject of future entries, leave a comment. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's hand-drawn map of Sherman Oaks, available on art prints and a variety of merchandise Sherman Oaks … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Sherman Oaks

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Silver Lake, Los Angeles’s Gayborhood

Silver Lake is a largely gay and hilly neighborhood (one of its nicknames is "The Swish Alps") in the city's Mideast Los Angeles (MELA) region. INTRODUCTION TO SILVER LAKE Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of Silver Lake (second edition), available on art prints and a variety of merchandise First things firstโ€ฆ Silver Lake is two … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Silver Lake, Los Angeles’s Gayborhood

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rowland Heights, Los Angeles’s Little Taipei

ROWLAND HEIGHTS Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's map of Rowland Heights, available on both merchandise and prints. Little Taipei is a nickname for Rowland Heights, an unincorporated community in the San Gabriel Valley. Rowland Heights is a community neighbored by City of Industry to the north, Diamond Bar to the northeast, Chino Hills to the east, unincorporated … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rowland Heights, Los Angeles’s Little Taipei

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Cambodia Town (แž‘แžธแž€แŸ’แžšแžปแž„แžแŸ’แž˜แŸ‚แžš), Long Beach’s Little Phnom Penh

In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, this entry is about the Long Beachย neighborhood of Cambodia Townย (แž‘แžธแž€แŸ’แžšแžปแž„แžแŸ’แž˜แŸ‚แžš). Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map ofย Cambodia Town   Cambodia Town is a neighborhood in Long Beach's East Side centered on Anaheim Street betweenAtlantic and Junipero. To the north is the neighborhood of Signal Hill. To the south … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Cambodia Town (แž‘แžธแž€แŸ’แžšแžปแž„แžแŸ’แž˜แŸ‚แžš), Long Beach’s Little Phnom Penh

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little Bangladesh (เฆฒเฆฟเฆŸเฆฒ เฆฌเฆพเฆ‚เฆฒเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆถ)

The Heart of Little Bangladesh This blog entry is about the Midtownย Los Angeles neighborhood of Little Bangladesh. To vote for more neighborhoods to be the subject of future blog entries, let me know which in the comments. Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's in and correction fluid map of Little Bangladesh, available in art prints and merchandise … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Little Bangladesh (เฆฒเฆฟเฆŸเฆฒ เฆฌเฆพเฆ‚เฆฒเฆพเฆฆเง‡เฆถ)

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Koreatown (์ฝ”๋ฆฌ์•„ํƒ€์šด)

  NB: Since the initial publication of this blog entry, Koreatown's borders have been expanded and made official by the city. A new map reflects this but the text of the blog entry does not.   This blog entry is about the Los Angeles neighborhood of Koreatown. In recognition of you, the blog readers' votes, … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Koreatown (์ฝ”๋ฆฌ์•„ํƒ€์šด)

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Gardena

This here entryโ€™s about Gardena. To vote for other Los Angeles County communities to be the subject of future entries, click here. To vote for Los Angeles neighborhoods, click here. To vote for Orange County neighborhoods, vote here. Gardena (in Japanese, ใ‚ฌใƒผใƒ‡ใƒŠ; in Korean, ๊ฐ€๋ฐ๋‚˜ย )ย is located in the South Bayย or South LA region, depending on … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Gardena

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Claremont, the City of Trees and PhDs

FOREWARD This blog entry is about the city of Claremont. Claremont City Hall INTRODUCTION Claremont is the poshest of the three cities in the Los Angeles end of the Pomona Valley. It's bordered by La Verne to the west, Pomona to the southwest, Montclair to the southeast, Upland to the east, and the Angeles National … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Claremont, the City of Trees and PhDs

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Glendale, the City of Perpetual Harvest

Glendale, seen from Griffith Park This entry is about the Los Angeles County community of Glendale. A few days ago, accompanied by frequent traveling companion "Steve Shimbles..." the CARDIS transported us to The City of Perpetual Harvest. A former used car lot where my ex-roomie David Galvez sold a car became the site of Cerritos … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Glendale, the City of Perpetual Harvest

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Eagle Rock

Eagle Rock from above This entry of the Los Angeles neighborhood piece is about Eagle Rock. Eagle Rock is a neighborhood situated in Northeast Los Angeles. It is neighbored by the Glendale neighborhoods of Citrus Grove, Glenoaks Canyon, Scholl Canyon, Somerset, and Woodbury; the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Annandale, Glassell Park, Mount Washington, and York Valley (usually … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Eagle Rock