Old Venice

from KCET The Lost Canals of Venice of America by Nathan Masters Secreted away from the hustle and bustle of the famous boardwalk, the picturesque canals of Venice, California, are one of the seaside community’s hidden charms. But in Venice’s early years,...

Arrivederci Yellow Spaghetti

from TimeOut LA Say goodbye to LACMA’s beloved yellow spaghetti installation By Michael Juliano While droves of visitors are busy posing in between the lamp posts of “Urban Light” or pretending to hold up the 340-ton “Levitated Mass” for...

Rural Hollywood

from KCET L.A.’s Lost Valley: When Hollywood Was ‘the Pride of the Cahuenga Valley’ by Nathan Masters Panoramic view of Hollywood showing Orchard Street and Orange Drive, circa 1905. Courtesy of the USC Libraries – California Historical Society Collection....

The Farmer’s Daughter

from LAist How A Seedy Motel Called The Farmer’s Daughter Became A Boutique Hotel BY JULIET BENNETT RYLAH “Flying Bacon” by Jessie Azzarin (Photo via Farmer’s Daughter Hotel) The farmer’s daughter, in fiction, is an attractive,...

Laurel Canyon Legacy

from Vanity Fair An Oral History of Laurel Canyon, the 60s and 70s Music Mecca They made music together, took drugs together, formed bands together, slept together. But none of the legends of the Laurel Canyon scene that flowered in L.A. in the late 60s and early...

Venetian First, Angeleno Second

from The LA Times As Venice booms, some residents wonder whether L.A. is holding them back by Sarah Parvini There are few places so ingrained in the identity of Los Angeles as Venice — the quirky artistic vibe, the bustling boardwalk and the designer real estate. For...