Thanks to the Santa Monica Conservancy, I finally toured through the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Building (now ASU’s Los Angeles campus) designed by Julia Morgan. Since much has already been written about this building, I'm sharing my research about a few other assorted topics related to this historic site.
Eating LA History: The Iconic Bob’s Big Boy and KCET’s Lost LA
This week, I had the pleasure of digging into the delicious history found at the intersection of Southern California's architectural and culinary heritage. To celebrate its sixth season of the Lost LA series, KCET hosted an evening at the historic Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank before screening the Lost LA episode “Fast Food and Car... Continue Reading →
Bullocks Wilshire Open House
The doors of Bullocks Wilshire swished opened the last weekend of July for an annual open house, a summer affair held once Southwestern Law School students have emptied the building. Though I’ve been fortunate to tour the Art Deco gem many times under its current management, I still take every opportunity to explore the historic... Continue Reading →