Unique Los Angeles

LA Architecture: The Lankershim Building One of my favorite buildings in the San Fernando Valley is on Lankershim Boulevard, up in old North Hollywood. It was built in 1926 and began the first of its many lives as a bank. On January 7, 2008, she suffered a fire after undergoing restoration and renovations. Since then, she was a trendy bar... then a trendy eatery. No matter what you are eating or drinking there, don't forget to enjoy the architecture. Grand ...

Architecture and Hidden Gems in Los Angeles This is a great little spot for a day trip in Los Angeles - for now! LA has lots of famous buildings and websites to show them off. I wanted to show you some of the not-so famous little treasures you might find on the way there. Los Encinos Adobe, California A great place to take your kids in the San Fernando Valley is Los Encinos State Historic Park. You can feed the ...

California Neon In the San Fernando Valley Once upon a time the Neon Age blessed the young city of Los Angeles with its florescent glow. Tubes filled with rare, iridescent gasses lit up Hollywood, downtown LA and stretched its glowing fingers through the San Fernando Valley. Some still light up in a glorious blaze of color, others have lost their light, but their beauty remains and can only be seen in daylight. It can become a game finding them all ...

Architecture and Hidden Gems in Los Angeles Architecture? In Los Angeles? Yes, we do have architecture in Los Angeles; we have towering Greek temples, shimmering movie castles, freeway passes that fly through the air and gothic bridges that would make any troll proud. LA has lots of famous buildings and websites to show them off. I wanted to show you some of the not-so famous little treasures you might find along the way. The Sepulveda Blvd. Tunnel Under Mulholland Drive ...

Vintage and Collectible Books Plus Tips On Caring For Your Classics A page inspired by my love of books and the authors who write them. Open an old book and you may not only be swept away by an engaging story, you can see a great deal of care and craftsmanship went into printing, selecting papers, blending inks, creating art and binding a book. It's fun to find unique printer's marks in the pages, antique etchings, embossed covers, and beautiful ...

The Devil Winds, the Red Winds, The Santa Ana Winds While the rest of the country bundles up for the winter, Southern California smugly puts on a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. Part of the thanks or the blame, belongs to the Santa Ana Winds. Hot and dusty, the Santa Anas carry a large number of positive ions and have also been called 'ill winds' or 'the Devil Winds'. They help keep Southern California warm during the winter, but ...

Photo Essay Descent Into Madness: Sport Driving in Los Angeles down the 101 / 405 Interchange Driving in California is always an adventure, in Los Angeles, the sport of driving has been elevated to an art form. Like qualifying for the Indy 500 pole position, you never know who you will be sharing the road with. Some drivers are on their cell phones arguing with their agents, boyfriends or psychiatrists. Others are putting on makeup for that big audition, or ...

Tom Petty sings about long days in Reseda and even Bing Crosby sang about making the San Fernando Valley his home. Eccentric residents of Encino have owned llamas and chimps, and Frank Zappa and daughter Moon Unit sung about Valley Girls. Here are a few things I bet you didn't know about the Valley. The San Fernando Valley It's part of Los Angeles Really After the Northridge earthquake I was aggravated to hear newscasters say the San Fernando Valley was ...