I don't care how many times I see Monet's paintings, they never cease to inspire me. I just had the great pleasure of seeing the new Monet show at the Cincinnati Art Museum with my
Vaginal Davis is an icon of the Los Angeles queer and punk scene—a foundational figure of its music, performance, theater, video art, and club counterculture
If you love scoring a deal in SoCal then you'll want to take some time to explore these awesome markets.
Until I came across this photo, I never knew that some models of the Pacific Electric Red Cars could be coupled together. And even then, it would be only in places with intersections wide enough to…
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If you come from Colorado, you and your home state share plenty of inside jokes, including these 15 that are nothing short of hilarious.
Go back in time in Pasadena, CA. For many years I worked on Route 66 and did not realize it. A brief narrative of the Mother Road experience and info found relating to the area.
1730 South Colorado Blvd. The Country Club of Highway Hotels photographer and publisher credits not available
Most examples of mimetic architecture are just big examples of what they sell: a lemonade stand in the shape of a lemon, a florist in the form of a flowerpot. But the Mother Goose Pantry, which sto…
The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl have long been a major production for the transit operators of Los Angeles. It was really the abundance of mass transit rail lines going to Pasadena that made t…
on the Boulevard of the Rose Bowl 2767 East Colorado Blvd.
I was recently watching an old movie on TCM, and after the closing credits ran, a Technicolor short from MGM started playing. It was from the popular travelogue series, called “Fitzpatrick’s Travel…
A pedestrian waits while the engineer of a w/b SFe freight eases his train across Colorado Blvd in downtown Pasadena, CA. This March 27, 1972 view shows just how close the Second District tracks were to some of the buildings. Of course this is no more. I never was able to catch any of the big freights at this location, just lousy timing.
The Pasadena Rose Parade is a popular New Year's Day tradition. To participate, sign up to help decorate the floats with flowers. For watching the parade, the Orange Grove Grandstand area is a great spot, located before the TV viewing area. Camping out along Colorado Blvd is also a fun way to see the floats up close.
I’m not sure what was happening on Pasadena’s Colorado Blvd (then called Colorado St) when this circa 1890 photo was taken, but from all those flags hung from the horse-drawn carriages, it looks li…
You may visit Jason McGovern’s latest restaurant for the addictive Chicago-style pizza, but you'll keep coming back for the wings.
Like some of the very people who drive on them, a few Los Angeles streets have achieved the height of fame. Sunset Boulevard lent its evocative name to Billy Wilder's classic film noir. Pasadena's Colorado Boulevard appears on millions of television screens each New Year's Day as the route of the Rose Parade. And to…
What’s the germiest spot in your house? If you think bathroom, think again. Here are the 10 spots in your home with the most germs and cleaning tips.
