Grand Park (One Step Closer to a City for Wandering)

Grand Park (One Step Closer to a City for Wandering)

Walking in Los Angeles. Some say it’s an oxymoron. Others say it’s an impossible daydream. Some have never even heard the phrase. We, myself and my husband, walk an awful lot. We’re lucky. We live in Central Hollywood. We bar-hop around Hollywood and Vine, all 

A Pool of Nostalgia

A Pool of Nostalgia

Sometimes I have trouble sleeping.  I blame it alternately on anxiety and muscle pain. A few nights a week, I lie in bed, a tired person trapped in an awake body.  On nights like these, I often don’t fall asleep until four or five o’clock 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events July 20 – 22

The City Prolific: Weekend Events July 20 – 22

Last weekend, we saw Sonny and the Sunsets and The Allah Lahs at Levitt Pavilion in MacArthur Park. MacArthur Park is a star of city parks, on par (landscapingly speaking) with any you can think of – Dolores, Alamo Square, Union Square, Bryant Park, maybe 

Vintage Photo: Hollywood Truck

Vintage Photo: Hollywood Truck

Photograph of Vine St and Homewood Avenue in Hollywood, 1952. Oh, I mean, 2012.  As in, yesterday, on my daily lunch time stroll through the neighborhood. My dad knows cars. He can tell a car’s make, model, and year with just a quick glance. I’m 

The City Prolific: Weekend Events July 13 – 15

The City Prolific: Weekend Events July 13 – 15

Last night, the husband and I went to an LA Philharmonic concert at the Hollywood Bowl. (Important summer secret: Bowl tickets for the classical or more obscure events are as inexpensive as $1 if purchased well in advance.) We brought a nice picnic, a bottle 

Hollywood by Helicopter 1958

Hollywood by Helicopter 1958

The folks over at LAist unearthed this one. Hollywood Gold, I say.  Kitty, a movie star-hopeful goes on a helicopter tour of 1958 Hollywood, accompanied by a cheeky narrator.  They float over all the studios, the Capitol Records building, the Griffith Observatory, and the corner 

Closing the Distance with an LA Summer

Closing the Distance with an LA Summer

My parents live in Salt Lake City, Utah. When I lived in New York City, I often lost sleep over how much I missed them. The distance was too great, and it burrowed a hole in my heart that let the wind in at night. 

The City Prolific:Weekend Events July 6 – 8

The City Prolific:Weekend Events July 6 – 8

The days are long. The weather is perfect. LA does have a summer distinct from other seasons, and it is wonderful.  We Angelenos take advantage by throwing a myriad of events. Here are a few. FRIDAY, JULY 6 “Serendipity” Screening  A John Cusack rom-com classic 

Independence Day

Independence Day

I am a distinctly summer girl. This season is, without a doubt, my favorite, and I look cynically upon those who deny it’s superiority over the other three. I also maintain a very sunny disposition toward the Fourth of July.  There are cryptic memes on 

Reverence to Parking

Reverence to Parking

Our landlord took down the garages of our 90 year old building a few months ago.  The garages were small, three connected rectangular boxes housed in a cute little barn-like structure.  Each unit had double barn doors, and a parking space in front. We used