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Hollywood's Bar History

Who loves the noisy, dark, music blaring atmosphere, some delicious fried food with that beer or mixed drink? Los Angeles has many spots filled with history and this bars has kept up with the scene and has great history within their walls!  Barney’s Beanery has been around since 1920 and started in northern California but the owner decided to move the business down south to West Hollywood for better weather. The [...]

Underground Los Angeles

  Los Angeles has many different aspects of history, one being the secrets of the underground speakeasy tunnels connecting LA’s downtown area. Built during the early 1900s, Los Angeles was built as a busy city with banks and bars staying open throughout the nights. Prohibition hit the city and the everything kept going with busy people and bars. Instead of drinking taking place in the conventional bar in downtown LA, [...]

The History Of St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I saved the best for last for St. Patty’s Day. Which facts do you know of the history of St. Patrick’s Day? Did you know that green wasn’t the original color for the holiday? Did you also know that St. Patrick wasn’t even his real name and wasn’t born in Ireland. Yup, many things about the irish day aren’t true and some facts do go past [...]

Hollywood Mardi Gras

If you dont know what Mardi Gras is then you my friend have been living under a rock! Even people who aren’t native to the Mardi Gras festivities know that its days of celebration. Mardi Gras in French means Fat Tuesday and the festival season varies from city to city. There’s a great history behind Mardi Gras which you can read here and many places like Brazil, Venice and New Orleans are [...]

Historic Hollywood Sign

Photos Via: Cactus To Clouds The Hollywood sign was built in 1923 and since then has been an LA landmark in the Hollywood Hills that everyone has to see when visiting Los Angeles. Although in 1923 the famous sign actually said “Hollywoodland” and its purpose was far different than what it is today the sign still holds so much meaning. It’s been restored many times throughout the years and there [...]