Category: Los Angeles
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Hidden History Museum
Founded by Tariq Nasheed, the museum explores very cool, interesting, and untold stories of Black people.
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Old Timey Air-Raid Sirens
Earlier in the year, Esotouric posted about WWII air-raid sirens that still remain up throughout Los Angeles. I became slightly obsessed with them, though I have only sought out a few so far. They were put up in 1942. I often see strange streetlights or objects on poles and wonder what they are, so was…
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The Day I Became Donnie Darko
On the overcast morning of June 6, 2003, my crappy temp job finished early. I became very focused & obsessed with getting my friend, Sara Mattison, out of her apartment. She kept declining because she wanted to write all day. I would not let up and finally she acquiesced. We went to lunch and then she suggested…
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Holyland Museum
In the before times (before the pandemic), I found a small museum in the hipster neighborhood of Silver Lake in Los Angeles, California. It has numerous artifacts brought back to the USA by Antonio F. Futterer, whose explorations are believed to be what the movie “Raiders of the Lost Ark” is based on. He was…
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BUNNIES!
For over a decade, I have wanted to go to the Bunny Museum. Candace Frazee & Steve Lubanksi started exchanging bunny items as gifts to each other and it eventually grew into a great off the beaten path museum!! It was once run from the home of the owners, but thanks to the greatly deserved…
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Events and Activities for October
I live in Los Angeles and am amazed at how often I sit at home and do absolutely nothing. But, once it is Fall, I am out a lot more. Maybe it is because it is less likely to be 90 degrees. Here are some great Fall and Halloween activities. There are a lot of scary…
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94th Aero Squadron
94th Aero Squadron Restaurant, Van Nuys, California https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF6T5qB69pY Smaller airports are not often noticed or thought about by the general public since most of us can’t afford charter flights or our own planes. But one small airport in Van Nuys offers a very unique restaurant experience next to the runway. Named after a United…
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Grand Central Air Terminal
Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, California I work on the production side of commercials. Sometimes, the shoots are on stages that have been used in famous and beloved television shows and movies, often with commemorative plaques hung on the wall outside the door. Sometimes, the location is a beach, a house, or a museum. Sometimes,…
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Free Museum Day – Descanso Gardens
I decided to partake in the free Museum Day in Los Angeles, CA last week. I have been spending far too much time indoors and was glad for an excuse to get outside. There were a lot of places taking part, but I chose Descanso Gardens because I had never been. It was a lovely…
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