Hadley Meares
About Me:
Hadley Meares is a writer, actress and singer who traded one Southland (her home state of North Carolina) for another. She favors the underbelly, the unexplored and the untamed. Naturally she is a regular at the Dresden, where she sings syrupy ballads as often as she can.
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Posted Sarno's Pasticceria: Munchies, Music, and Murder in the Little Italy of Los Feliz
in Land of SunshineTragedy struck the bakery and "Opera Cafe" that served as the center of the Italian community in Los Feliz. -
The democratizing and liberating Arts and Crafts movement reached its architectural epoch in early 19th century California, particularly in the family-friendly town of Pasadena.
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Posted Pioneers, Politics, and Punches: Dan the Miner, Carthay Circle, and Dirty Dealings in the Golden West
in Land of SunshineThe legacy of Daniel "The Miner" McCarthy and his son J. Harvey lives on with a bronze monument and the neighborhood of Carthay Circle. -
The tea rooms of the Depression were anything but delicate.
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The Huntington Gardens were a labor of love for three people in particular. We have them to thank for California's palm trees, cacti, avocados and more.
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The glittering stories of the old Chateau, and the once scandalous myth of its origins and construction, have been subsumed into the now greater legend of the Church of Scientology.
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The mid-century tiki crazy in America had its roots firmly in Los Angeles, largely thanks to one bohemian couple.
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L.A.'s first outdoor mall was born out of a sordid murder mystery inside an ivy covered bungalow in the middle of Hollywood.
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Posted Immortal Aspirations: Beethoven in Pershing Square and L.A.'s Striver Mentality
in Land of SunshineBefore pigeons turned his statue white, the storied composer stood in L.A.'s oldest park with dignity. -
A sign in Echo Park is a symbol of the building's multi-purpose past, its multi-cultural present and its multi-faceted founder.
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Posted When the Hippodrome Was Hip: The Looff Carousel and the Era of Seaside Amusement
in Land of SunshineOver 90 years of exposure to sea salt and smog seems to have settled a permanent coat of sticky dust over the Santa Monica Hippodromes walls. -
LAPD's second ever female officer founded halfway homes for lost women and children, paving the way for programs for at-risk youths and adults throughout Los Angeles.
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The carcass of a long dismantled metal sign at Runyon Canyon Park reminder of the history that may or may not have happened right next door.
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A dilapidated sign near Griffith Park is a reminder of the former grandeur of the neighborhood of Westlake.
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The recipe for the most legendary dish at Bullock's Tea Room.
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Bullock's Wilshire was the showpiece of the Bullock's department store chain, and the tea room was the crown jewel.
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The glitz of Las Vegas was all inspired by one Los Angeles supper club.
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Call Mama Weiss Los Angeles' first pop-up impresario.
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Chasen's was the hottest restaurant in town for decades: Shirley Temple and Donna Summer both made history there, 40 years apart.
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From the opening of the first Brown Derby (the famous hat building) on Wilshire Boulevard in 1926, it was a decidedly Hollywood establishment.
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And you thought Gwyneth Paltrow was the first star to preach a macrobiotic diet.
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How a habitual liar from Lithuania came to own the most popular restaurant in mid-century Beverly Hills -- and some of the recipes that got him there.
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Posted Sarno's Pasticceria: Munchies, Music, and Murder in the Little Italy of Los Feliz
in Land of SunshineTragedy struck the bakery and "Opera Cafe" that served as the center of the Italian community in Los Feliz. -
The democratizing and liberating Arts and Crafts movement reached its architectural epoch in early 19th century California, particularly in the family-friendly town of Pasadena.
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Posted Pioneers, Politics, and Punches: Dan the Miner, Carthay Circle, and Dirty Dealings in the Golden West
in Land of SunshineThe legacy of Daniel "The Miner" McCarthy and his son J. Harvey lives on with a bronze monument and the neighborhood of Carthay Circle. -
The tea rooms of the Depression were anything but delicate.
-
The Huntington Gardens were a labor of love for three people in particular. We have them to thank for California's palm trees, cacti, avocados and more.
-
The glittering stories of the old Chateau, and the once scandalous myth of its origins and construction, have been subsumed into the now greater legend of the Church of Scientology.
-
The mid-century tiki crazy in America had its roots firmly in Los Angeles, largely thanks to one bohemian couple.
-
L.A.'s first outdoor mall was born out of a sordid murder mystery inside an ivy covered bungalow in the middle of Hollywood.
-
Posted Immortal Aspirations: Beethoven in Pershing Square and L.A.'s Striver Mentality
in Land of SunshineBefore pigeons turned his statue white, the storied composer stood in L.A.'s oldest park with dignity. -
A sign in Echo Park is a symbol of the building's multi-purpose past, its multi-cultural present and its multi-faceted founder.
