Tag: Los Angeles Neighborhoods

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Westlake, Garden Spot of the Old Westside

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INTRODUCTION TO WESTLAKE Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's oil paint map of Westlake -- currently misplaced so no art prints or merchandise available Los Angeles's Westlake neighborhood is home to more people than the entire populations of well-known California cities like Berkeley, Inglewood, Burbank, Compton, Santa Monica, and Santa Barbara. In fact, the neighborhood and Pico-Union … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Westlake, Garden Spot of the Old Westside

A map and a snapshot of Los Angeles

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  Yesterday I finished painting a large map of Los Angeles County. Today I added a brief guide to the 21 Kingdoms. A map and snapshot of Los Angeles  

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Watts

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MORE THAN JUST RIOTS AND TOWERS -- WATTS It seems to me that the totality of Watts's reputation rests almost entirely on two things โ€“ the Watts Rebellion and the Watts Towers. Results of a Google search for โ€œwattsโ€ can be divided into three categories: photos of the towers, black and white images of burning … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Watts

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring North Hollywood, The Gateway to the Valley

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INTRODUCTIONย  After focusing on eight Eastside neighborhoods whilst house-sitting in El Sereno, I've returned to the polls to determine where to explore. I've heard the vox populi and therefore visitedย North Hollywood -- only my fourth piece on a San Fernando Valley community thus far. It was a hot, somewhat hazy, and thankfully breezy January day … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring North Hollywood, The Gateway to the Valley

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rose Hill

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WITH SHANTY PADS SQUATTING ON MUD HILLS Rose Hill Neighborhood Back in 2012 I had an opportunity to house-and-pet-sit for friends in El Sereno. Pulled along by the homeownersโ€™ dog, Dooley, I explored much of that neighborhood โ€“ the easternmost in the city โ€“ on a series of long, daily strolls. In the fall of … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Rose Hill

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Garvanza

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GARVANZA RAMBLE Dooley striking a pose on the sidewalk in front of a Garvanza sign In the fall of 2012 I had the opportunity to house-sit in El Sereno. During my stint in Los Angeles's easternmost neighborhood, I spent much of that time exploring that neighborhood with a good-natured dog named Dooley. This past fall … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Garvanza

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring University Hills

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AS I LOOK BACK ON MY EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY HILLS In the fall of 2012 I had a stint house-sitting in El Sereno and I spent much of that time exploring said neighborhood with a dog named Dooley. This past fall I again returned to the Eastside and Dooley I again resumed our epic walks. … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring University Hills

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Hermon

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FROM THE LIONS' DENS AND THE MOUNTAIN HAUNTS OF LEOPARDS --HERMON Hermon and the deodars planted by the Arroyo Vista Woman's Club in memorium [sic] of Grace Ebey Reed In the autumn of 2012, I had a stint house-sitting in El Sereno. I spent much of my time exploring that neighborhood with a dog named … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Hermon

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring City Terrace

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BEEN UP TO CITY TERRACE TO SEE WHAT'S A-HAPPENINGย  Last year I had a stint house-sitting inย El Serenoย and spent the better part of my stay exploring with a dog named Dooley that I was also charged with the care of. She and I mostly explored the greater El Sereno area, includingย Hillside Villageย andย University Hills. This time … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring City Terrace

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Happy Valley

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There are at least four places inย Californiaย namedย Happy Valley. This blog entry is about the small neighborhood onย Los Angelesโ€™sย Eastside.ย  The first time I became aware of a place in Los Angeles called Happy Valley was after glancing at an online map. I ascertained that it was apparently located somewhere in the vicinity of Montecito Heights, an area … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Happy Valley