Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles
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Just a couple of lifers looking out for Los Angeles. History tours, preservation. Newsletter: http://esotouric.substack.com Venmo @esotouric https://linktr.ee/esotouric/
When we're not leading tours exploring the secret heart of Los Angeles, you'll find us advocating to protect interesting landmarks and calling out the land use corruption that has warped the city we love. L.A. Noir is now--but it's not forever! Newsletter: esotouric.substack.com
I spoke with 3 industry figures who have the capital to acquire Arclight Hollywood (14 screens) and none of them even received a response from Decurion after inquiring…
RIP to WeHo's Shakey's Pizza (1964-2002). Locals fave happy hour & birthday marquees no more. Tesla destroying it for a fake '50s drive-in/charging station. We mourn this Route 66 loss. route66news.com/2022/06/04/sha…
Route 66 News shares our concern about Tesla's proposal to demolish the Shakey's Pizza that's been a locals favorite on Santa Monica Boulevard since 1964. C'mon Musk: the world is full of vacant lots, and you can afford all of them. route66news.com/2022/06/04/sha…
Liam Dillon was busted taking money from tech and real estate interests while reporting on their agenda. This would never have flown if the Los Angeles Times had a publisher and enforced ethics policies. Since Staples Center, it's been a long goodbye. housingisahumanright.org/is-la-times-re…
Among those residents was actress Lila Leeds, whose promising career was destroyed after she was arrested with Robert Mitchum on a marijuana charge. In the 1970s, she operated a small church & hoped to buy the bungalows as a safe home for addicts & others experiencing trauma.
There are few true nincompoops on the planet, and one owns the Los Angeles Times.
News: On tonight’s Daily Show, guest is LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, who announces that he is taking the newspaper public, per source in studio.
Further photos of the fire from talented civilian emergency action photographer @CallumParry1 can be viewed here: flickr.com/photos/lafd/al…
The spectacular Mission Revival Carolyn (sic, her name was Caroline!) Bumiller-Hickey House (Morgan and Walls, 1905) HCM #794 at 1049 Elden is on the market for $1.8 Million, with the listing touting the developer friendly R4 zoning. Somebody save her! zillow.com/homedetails/10…
Empty Los Angeles asks why the International Marine Warehouse at 7th and San Julian is allowed to sit vacant, surrounded by people living in tents, for years. The city says it's derelict, yet nothing ever changes. Don't demo RSO housing: build here! emptylosangeles.com/p/what-id-rede…
The very old blade sign on the Rampart side is gone now and the clock is ticking for closure and demolition of one of the oldest queer bars in the US, Westlake's own Silver Platter. LA City Planning rubber stamped a project that gave false information about the building's age.
Join us at Grand Central Market at 10:30am for a time travel trip to 1947 Los Angeles, where jaded reporters and detectives fan out to uncover the secretive life of the beautiful Black Dahlia victim. Who was Beth Short, really? You will know and love her. esotouric.com/event/black-da…
We've been leading tours about Beth Short's murder for 20 years. What started as a traditional true crime narrative is now a portrait of a mentally ill homeless woman navigating the rapids of postwar Los Angeles. Her story will change how you see the city. esotouric.com/event/black-da…
People always ask me where they should donate money. L.A. TACO is at the top of my list.
L.A. TACO is committed to staying on the front lines, exposing the truths they are trying to cover up and amplifying the voices of those who need it most. But we can’t do it alone—we still urgently need your help to keep covering this evolving crisis. Fuel our crucial,…