Dia de los Muertos altars as political protests, including Yemen!
by The dead cannot march on the capital in D.C. or on City Hall in Los Angeles, but their voices, calling for justice, can be heard …
Author: carollightwood
I moved to LA from San Francisco in 1974 and lived in various towns and neighborhoods around greater Los Angeles until 2019 when I moved to Tucson. Originally I was from Washington State.
Dia de los Muertos altars in Grand Park Los Angeles 2018
There seemed to be fewer Day of the Dead altars this year in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. While they varied from massive works …
The Batmobile and fake cities at the Warner Bros Studio in Burbank
If you take the studio tour at the Warner Bros. lot you will find yourself riding on a open-sided shuttle and passing through sun-filled streets …
Warner Studios: Part One, the Movie Museum
I was over at Warner Bros. Studios having lunch with two friends when the one who works there suggested we go to the Warner movie …
Going to the DMV in Pasadena. In and out in 2 hours
The notice from the DMV about renewing my Driver’s License stated that I had to actually show up at a DMV office this year. The …
Throwback to ’70s and ’80s arcade games at Retrocade in Union Station
Imagine this challenge: convert a train ticketing hall with 40-foot-high ceilings into one of those dark digital game arcades from way back when. Or convert …
Lining up for the last Dodgers home game bus
Dodgers fans lined up outside of Union Station in downtown Los Angeles waiting for the bus that would take them to nearby Dodger Stadium. The …
Last Delta rocket launched from Vandenberg
I watched the last U. S. government Delta rocket launch from Vandenberg AFB on the central California coast this morning. It is carrying a satellite …
A million dollar home with a blue bottle garden for lawn replacement
The design of this front garden breaks almost every rule of conventional garden design. The woman who owns this home told me that she decided …
The historic La Placita church has fresh paint on its 204th birthday
The cornerstone for the church commonly called “La Placita” church in the historic district of the Pueblo of Los Angeles was laid by Franciscan Luis …