Over the last year, I found myself driving Whittier boulevard from Whittier College to our home in Echo Park several times. My oldest daughter just finished her second year at Whittier College. She was at the dorms and we’d meet up to go for a bite and sometimes we’d bring her home to chill with … Continue reading A Drive Through Whittier Boulevard
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Six Notable Chinatown Filming Locations
The classic film Chinatown was shot all over the greater Los Angeles area. Chinatown takes you to Echo Park, downtown Los Angeles, City Hall, Sylmar, San Pedro, Catalina Island, Pasadena, Chinatown, and more. This post will focus on six specific Chinatown filming locations within Los Angeles. Share the post to your heart’s content and subscribe … Continue reading Six Notable Chinatown Filming Locations
San Pedro, Southern Tip of Los Angeles
San Pedro represents one of the smartest decisions of city planning and politics in the history of Los Angeles. It's home to the port of Los Angeles and responsible for the Harbor Gateway. To get there, take the 110 freeway until it ends. Once there, you will find the seaside city so many forget about. … Continue reading San Pedro, Southern Tip of Los Angeles
My Musical Journey: Analog to Digital to Analog
Music has always played a major role in my life. It was with me in middle school and high school as a school bus took me away from Los Angeles daily, I was robbed for my Walkman on Sunset boulevard, and I've caught live music all over Los Angeles from Staples Center to the Great … Continue reading My Musical Journey: Analog to Digital to Analog
A Night in Elysian
Saturday night I took my daughters up to Elysian Fields for a night of stargazing. My wife was working late and it was just the three of us. My oldest had an astronomy project focused on the stars of Orion and my youngest needed some playtime after being cooped up in the house all week. … Continue reading A Night in Elysian
Pioneer Chicken Still Exists
As a kid, Pioneer Chicken was in walking distance, on the corner of Sunset and Echo Park. When I first moved to EP, we would go grocery shopping at the Guadalupana and Pioneer Market. Right next to the market was Pioneer Chicken. We didn’t have it all the time but it was golden fried goodness … Continue reading Pioneer Chicken Still Exists
Los Angeles Noise 