Happy 200th Birthday, Avila Adobe on historic Olvera Street
by The Avila Adobe is the oldest surviving home in Los Angeles. (The nearby La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, more commonly …
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.
Dancing in the Plaza by Olvera Street
From a block away I could hear the Mexican music from the bandstand in the center of La Placita at the historic Pueblo de Los …
A quick visit to the Southwest Museum’s exhibition of native American pottery
The Southwest Museum in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles was founded in 1907 by one of the smartest, most uninhibited and fun men …
Finally. Metro is getting out of the bike rental biz in Pasadena. A rant.
Setting up bike rental stations around Pasadena was a silly idea in the first place and as of Thursday, August 16th, the bikes and their …
Hollywood and Vine for stars and tile murals in the Red Line Metro Station
Hollywood and Vine is among the most famous intersections in the country. Those two street names suggest glamour and glitz and movie stars. While the …
An ice cream social at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Since Valentine’s Day in 1918 the League of Women Voters has encouraged citizens across the nation to register to vote and then actually vote on …
Lotus Festival, dragon boats, turtles in Echo Park
Changes at the Lotus Festival this year: many more vendor booths in Echo Park and fewer dragon boats racing. And it appears that the Los …
The Pacific-Asia Museum appears almost abandoned
Wandering through the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, I wondered about the details of the agreement that handed this museum over to University of Southern …
The South Pasadena July 4th Parade is an All-American event
The South Pasadena celebration of the Fourth of July traditionally starts with a pancake breakfast, followed by a parade, and then in the evening, fireworks. …
Golden poppies at the East L.A. Metro station
For someone who spent most of her adult life living on the West Side of Los Angeles, a trip on the Metro Gold Line to …