Tag: Los Angeles Neighborhoods

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Chesterfield Square

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 9 Comments

BLOW SOME MY WAY -- CHESTERFIELD SQUARE Chesterfield Square signs Chesterfield Square is without a doubt, one of Los Angelesโ€™s most obscure neighborhoods. The obscurity is somewhat surprising given the neighborhoodโ€™s longstanding and dubious distinction of having the cityโ€™s and countyโ€™s highest violent crime rate pretty much month-after-month, year-after-year. As a matter of fact, though, … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Chesterfield Square

California Fool’s Gold — A San Fernando Valley Primer

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 106 Comments

WHERE THE WEST BEGINS AND THE SUNSET ENDS -- THE VALLEYย  There are numerous valleys in Los Angeles County: the Antelope, Crescenta, Hungry, Peace, Pomona, Puente,ย San Gabriel, Santa Clara River, and Santa Clarita,ย to name a few of the better known ones. However, when one hears mention of The Valleyย it is almost universally recognized as a … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A San Fernando Valley Primer

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring El Sereno, Last of the Independent

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 23 Comments

INTRODUCTION Normally for my Los Angeles and Orange County neighborhood blogs, I spend a day (two in the case of Highland Park) exploring and seeing as much as I can and then write about it. For El Sereno, however, I had two whole weeks to explore. I was house-sitting for a couple, staying in their … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring El Sereno, Last of the Independent

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Mount Washington

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 15 Comments

One of the Mount Washington neighborhood signs A typical Mount Washington street This here episode is all about Mount Washington -- a hilly and almost entirely residential neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. Its neighbors are Highland Park to the east, Cypress Park to the southwest, Glassell Park to the northwest, and Eagle Rock to the north. … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Mount Washington

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Filipinotown

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 19 Comments

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

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Fairfax

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 21 Comments

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

California Fool’s Gold — A Mideast Los Angeles Primer

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 77 Comments

As regular (and probably irregular) readers of Eric's Blog know,ย 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 from readers, I thought it would be fun (and hopefully entertaining) to … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Mideast Los Angeles Primer

California Fool’s Gold — A Downtown Los Angeles Primer

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 118 Comments

BEAT CITY DOWNTOWNย  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 ofย 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 Venice

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 28 Comments

SIDEWALK CROUCHES AT HER FEET โ€” VENICE Downtown Venice, Los Angeles Venice is a neighborhood in Los Angelesโ€˜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. Itโ€™s famous … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Venice

California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Angeleno Heights

~ Eric Brightwell ~ 14 Comments

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