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History
Lost L.A.
L.A.'s Lost Cahuenga Valley
Post date:Hollywood was once known as "the pride of the Cahuenga Valley." So how did an entire valley vanish from L.A.'s cultural topography?
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lost landmarks
History & Society
Prisoners of Fame: Falcon Lair, Rudolph Valentino, Doris Duke, and the Cult of Celebrity Death
Post date:In the 1920s, Hollywood heartthrob Rudolph Valentino retreated behind the walls of his estate, Falcon Lair, until his flame was snuffed out by his own self-destruction. Falcon Lair is proof that all that glitters is not gold.
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Beverly Hills
Travel
Hotel Secrets with Richard E. Grant: Sex
Post date:Actor Warren Beatty lived there for quite some time, and those who know their salacious Hollywood stories won't be surprised to find that many of Beatty's exploits took place at the hotel.
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Beverly Hills
Lost L.A.
The Lost Bridle Paths of Beverly Hills
Post date:From 1923 until the 1960s, pathways dedicated to horse travel ran down the center of several Beverly Hills streets.
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Beverly Hills
SoCal Focus
Mansionization Returns: The Too Big House and the Image of L.A.
Post date:A house in some parts of Los Angeles is an unstable dynamic of big aspirations, small lot sizes, and the economics of speculative construction.
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Beverly Hills
Lost L.A.
Why Isn't There a Freeway to Beverly Hills?
Post date:It's the missing link of L.A.'s freeway network – a direct connection between the Westside's 405 and Hollywood's 101.
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A Los Angeles Primer
History & Society
A Los Angeles Primer: Rodeo Drive
Post date:This four-block spectacle of imagemaking, from tourists conquering the commercial summit to brands projecting themselves as maximally expensive, would give any postmodern academic a field day.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
Beverly Park and Ponyland: The 'Kiddieland' that Inspired Walt Disney
Post date:From 1945-1974, children growing up in Los Angeles had their own mini-fair year round. Beverly Park operated on less than an acre, on the corner of Beverly Blvd. and La Cienega, the present home of the Beverly Center Mall.
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block by block
History & Society
Exploring the Planned Course of the Metro Purple Line Extension
Post date:The subway is currently expected to reach the Westside VA in 2035, the year that, tellingly, is the setting for both "Twelve Monkeys" and "I, Robot." Will we even live to see the subway reach the sea?
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fruit
Food
A KCETLink Evening At Bouchon Beverly Hills
Post date:How an event is put into motion at a restaurant like Thomas Keller's Bouchon Beverly Hills.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
Why All of Los Angeles County Should Be Able to Vote in L.A. City Races
Post date:The mayoral runoff is almost upon us, and every four years I think about how great it would be if all of us could vote for mayor. By "all of us" I mean everybody in the county.
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Food
BierBeisl Brings Austria to California
Post date:In Austria, the word Gemütlichkeit is used to describe friendliness and conviviality, values held in high regard by the BierBeisl staff.
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art
SoCal Connected
Cardboard Art Reveals Hidden Immigrant Life Amid the Affluent
Cardboard Art Reveals Hidden Immigrant Life Amid the Affluent
Post date:Ramiro Gomez installs cardboard cutouts of day laborers and domestic workers in Beverly Hills and West L.A. to show lives overlooked by most.
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Food
Beverly Hills Sushi Bar Urasawa Fined for Wage Violations
Post date:A meal can easily top $400 at the famous restaurant; it will be fined tens of thousands for the violations.
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Performance
Artbound
Craft Happening: Tanya Aguiñiga Vs. the Beverly Hills Police
Post date:Tijuana-born, L.A.-based artist Tanya Aguiñiga is known for her furniture that is covered with felt. For her "performance crafting" collaboration with Artbound, she trades place with her objects, and invites a group of workers to cover her from head-t...
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History
Lost L.A.
Ayn Rand in Hollywood, Star Wars, and Other Highlights from SoCal Archives
Post date:What could Jedi knight Luke Skywalker, novelist Ayn Rand, and Malibu rancher May Rindge possibly have in common?
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Food
The Bazaar on a Budget
Post date:Tips for making the most of a trip to L.A.'s most expensive bar.
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Beverly Hills
Food
Where to Snag Your Sushi
Post date:L.A.'s got something for every type of raw fish fanatic.
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Beverly Hills
Food
Rodeo Drive's First Pop-Up Restaurant ... in 1929
Post date:Call Mama Weiss Los Angeles' first pop-up impresario.
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socal spirits
Food
Liquid Tuesday: Wine Month Moves to the Westside
Post date:Westside wine events and beer drinking further east combine this week for another great Liquid Tuesday.