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A 1985 methane explosion turned L.A.'s Fairfax district into a hellish landscape.
What started as a social media hashtag has become a social movement.
"Seen For Syria" reminds me why I write these pieces; so that someone might truly regret the destruction - materially or morally - of the city in which they live.
In the 1920s, Hollywood heartthrob Rudolph Valentino retreated behind the walls of his estate, Falcon Lair, until his flame was snuffed out by his own self-destruction. Falcon Lair is proof that all that glitters is not gold.
Our city--often associated with brown skies, high-speed pavement, and its concrete river--still maintains an intimate relationship with nature.
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In this episode, "Lost LA" examines how the modern metropolis has reshaped its own topography. The program explores downtown L.A.'s lost hills and tunnels, as well as the vanished canals of Venice Beach.
L.A. and its surrounding valleys sit upon thousands of feet of thick sediment deposited by eons of floodwaters.
The Pacific Coast Club, one of many sporting clubs that popped up in SoCal in the 1920s, was once the pride of Long Beach, until it was demolished in 1988.