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William Randolph Hearst
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lost landmarks
History & Society
Marion's Playground: The Story of the Annenberg Community Beach House
Post date:Pictures of Marion Davies were everywhere at the lavish beach retreat built by her longtime love William Randolph Hearst.
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Lost L.A.
Westlake (MacArthur) Park: How a Neighborhood Dump Became a Civic Treasure
Post date:When Los Angeles created Westlake Park in 1886, the site's use as a neighborhood dump had marred the beauty of its naturally occurring lake.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
Pioneers, Politics, and Punches: Dan the Miner, Carthay Circle, and Dirty Dealings in the Golden West
Post date:The legacy of Daniel "The Miner" McCarthy and his son J. Harvey lives on with a bronze monument and the neighborhood of Carthay Circle.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
The Chateau Elysee: Scientology's Celebrity Centre Before it Went Clear
Post date: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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Hearst Castle
SoCal Focus
Ketchup, Mustard, and All Things Egalitarian
Post date:"Hearst broke down social strata," says Jim Allen of Hearst Castle. "He was definitely a Californian."
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Print Like It's 1897: The History Behind the Shakespeare Press Museum
Post date:The Shakespeare Press Museum offers a collection of rare equipment and early examples of printing that spans 150 years of California printing.
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Artbound
All Roads Lead to SLO
Post date:San Luis Obispo County is a cultural hub with entrepreneurs
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Architecture and Design
Artbound
Julia Morgan: The Woman Behind the Hearst Castle
Post date:The Hearst Castle is famous, but for many people the architect remains nameless. Behind the scenes of this iconic mansion is Julia Morgan, California's first licensed female architect.
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Mary Pickford
Lost L.A.
L.A.'s Secret Gardens: The California Botanic Garden of Mandeville Canyon
Post date:Brentwood's Mandeville Canyon was once home to the California Botanic Garden, whose planners envisioned a vast, 800-acre natural playground. Today, among the gardens' only remnants are the aging trees that shade the neighborhood's multimillion-dollar h...