Flying men, pink balls and a fountain on the way to the new Broad Museum
by I decided to take the Metro to the brand new Broad (rhymes with road) Museum in downtown Los Angeles. But not all art in L.A. …
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Dance dance dance (sweat!) at the National Dance Day in Los Angeles
It was hotter than the proverbial pistol at the National Dance Day event in the Mark Taper Plaza last Saturday. If you hadn’t heard, this …
Old movie and vaudeville theaters making a comeback in downtown Los Angeles
I had taken two of the eight Los Angeles Conservancy guided walking tours already: The Victorian homes tour in Angelino Heights and the Art Deco buildings walk in …
The Los Angeles Central Library is an extraordinary work of art–even if you do not read one book.
It is embarrassing to admit–even moreso because I am an author–but I had never been inside the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles which was …
Moderne/Art Deco buildings in downtown L.A. are now mostly living spaces for the rich and movie stars
In the go-go years of the 1920s and early 1930s Art Moderne (or as it is also known, Art Deco) became the architecture of choice …
Pershing Square in downtown L.A. is labeled an “artsy park” by Google Maps, but that’s only part of the picture!
Named after “Black Jack” Pershing, a hero of World War I, Pershing Square was once a shady green park in the heart of downtown Los …
Ice-skating beside the palm trees in downtown Los Angeles
The L.A. Kings winning the Stanley Cup twice in the last 3 years no doubt inspired some of the young skaters on the ice in …
Few empty seats at the Los Angeles Grand Central Market–the old now stands cheek by jowl with new eateries!
As recently as 3 years ago I stopped by the Grand Central Market in downtown L.A. to take some photos. The scene was so depressing. …
Happy Birthday Union Station in Los Angeles!! And it was National Train Day, too!
Yesterday was National Train Day, so I decided to skip the Pasadena Earth Day event and ride the Metro Gold Line down to Union Station …
See the Blessing of Animals by Archbishop Gomez at historic Olvera Street in Los Angeles
The Blessing of the Animals in the plaza by Olvera St. on the Saturday before Easter is a tradition that goes back at least 200 …