History, Los Angeles County

This blog is about Los Angeles' unique history reflected in the buildings, parks, and public spaces of the city and county.

Friday, December 30, 2011

Pico House Haunted?

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Those fun-loving folks of the Los Angeles Paranormal Association will be investigating Pico House again this January (they did it last year...
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Monday, December 26, 2011

Pasadena Roses Mosaic

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One week before the Rose Parade, this seems appropriate. The rose mosaic at the Garfield Promenade of Paseo Colorado -- as well as the small...
Friday, December 16, 2011

The Jaws House

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If you think the name is creepy, wait'll you hear that one resident was a suspect in a gruesome murder...but let's start at the begi...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Joseph Young Mosaic and Art

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Today's mosaic by Joseph Young stands in  the lobby of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills, on Burton Way. Young's mosaic, along with o...
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Late Mosaic Monday in Hermosa Beach

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This post is late because a Patch article had to come first. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Hermosa Beach has installed a new mo...
Monday, December 5, 2011

21st Century Equestrians

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Mosaic Monday will have to wait till Tuesday, but it is special. Really. Meanwhile, I offer this picture taken at the San Pedro Christmas Pa...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

What is this Bird?

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Any birders out there? Last year I had hummingbirds in this tree, right where I could see 'em. This year, different birds have made thei...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Al Jolson Monument Mosaic

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Today's mosaic is at Hillside Memorial Park , right off the 405 in Culver City. If I had a dime for every driver since 1951 who nodded t...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Sequoia Tribe Wigwam

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A friend wished me Happy IPDP Day on Thursday (meaning Indigenous People Discover Pilgrims). And in the convoluted way we all think, that ma...
Monday, November 21, 2011

More Green Hills Mosaics

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Today's mosaics are found at Green Hills Cemetery in Rancho Palos Verdes. I blogged about the World War II Monument and mosaics her...
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I'm a freelance writer specializing in history, who's lived on the fringes of Los Angeles for decades. Visit my website at Kalambakal.com to see more of my work, or follow me on Twitter: @VKHistory. I have three other blogs and you can see them at Kalambakal.com/my-blogs/ My magazine articles are written as Vickey Kalambakal; my books as Vickey Kall (easier to spell!)
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