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 [...]
Today is Norma Jean Mortenson Baker’s birthday but everyone knows her as Marilyn Monroe. Born in 1926, Marilyn was known as an actress, model and singer with a gorgeous look like no other. Being born in Los Angeles, she made a name for herself in the film industry with Twentieth Century-Fox and is famously popular till this day. With the fame came many problems for the star dealing with [...]
Over 4000 still images with a custom built camera rig, a Canon 5D MIII, custom tilt shift lens, light bulb filled with water and paper cut outs for effects are the result of beautiful shots of Los Angeles! During the holidays LA was shot in a one of a kind way bringing out every light in the downtown buildings, every letter in the Hollywood sign, the colorful lights at Santa [...]
Here in Los Angeles there is many outdoor activities to do depending on the seasons. In certain seasons LA has some beautiful hiking trails and some to perfect sceneries, awesome waterfalls and famous landmarks like the Hollywood sign! LA has many trails throughout different areas ranging from Santa Monica to Arcadia so there are a lot to choose from! If you’re interested like me in trying some new outdoor activities [...]
Living in California I’ve been surrounded by theme parks like Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm and Sea World to name a few but one thats a movie studio and theme park is Universal Studios Hollywood! Finally the movie theme park is getting some more rides added to their roster and a new attraction coming soon is Transformers: The Ride 3D! What used to be in the area was Backdraft and Special [...]
Warning! Profanity in video! Since I’m going with some themed Los Angeles posts for now I thought I would give everyone a nice video of KassemG who interviews people walking around Venice Beach in LA. This particular interview has to do with tattoos and the stories why people have them. Myself, I was laughing at the conversations between KassemG and Venice passerbys with stories of religious, misinterpreted and screwed up tattoos with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Founded in 1939, Paul and Betty Pink opened a pushcart in Los Angeles on the corner of La Brea and Melrose. Being around during the Depression, Betty Pink’s recipes withstood the hard times and people came to buy the delicious dogs with all its toppings at 10 cents for dogs and 5 cents for soda. In 1946 the business grew from a pushcart to a building on La Brea Avenue [...]
Dia De Los Muertos or Day Of The Dead is a festival of life and creatively remembering our family and friends who have left our lives. Its celebrated November 1st for infants/children as Day Of The Innocents and the 2nd for the adults as Day Of The Dead. Families build alters to honor their loved ones that have passed with gifts of food and drinks that were favorites of theirs. [...]
