Grand Park in Los Angeles: a little new, a little raw, quiet on this weekend in 2013
by Grand Park in–well, I started to write downtown Los Angeles, but “downtown” in Los Angeles could be in several locations. Anyway, Grand Park which …
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.
Space Shuttle Endeavor over Pasadena
It was gorgeous! The Space Shuttle Endeavor flew by the Jet Propulsion Lab in LaCanada then circled over California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) in …
Roller Derby an Olympic Sport — maybe or maybe not
The day the 2012 Olympics concluded my granddaughter and her two cousins announced that they were going to be in the 2020 Olympics — as …
Flashback to the ’60s in dance
It wasn’t unusual — well, at least in California, it wasn’t unusual in the late 1960s to see a young girl with her face and …
Tom Cruise’s home-away-from-home at Scientology Celebrity Center
Scientology’s most famous member, Tom Cruise, no longer owns a home in Los Angeles, but when he is in town he can always stay at …
Faded Siqueiros mural inspired murals in 1980s across Los Angeles
After famed Mexican muralist David Siqueiros was expelled from Mexico in 1932 he spent 6 months in Los Angeles, teaching and painting three murals. One …
Kristie Alley rescued again?
My camera and I were walking along Vermont Ave. I was out to enjoy a morning latte; the camera was going to take a break …
Cool (but fake) romance at Ferndell
To escape from the late summer heat I decided to walk in Ferndell in Griffith Park. Late summer is not the best time for Ferndell: …