“Luxury Heaped Upon Luxury” Millennium Biltmore Hotel – Los Angeles Visited:  May 2016 Having made reservations a few weeks in advance with the Los Angeles Conservancy, Tracy and I headed to downtown Los Angeles on what turned out to be  a very hot Sunday afternoon to check out their tour […]

Early 20th Century Elegance Castle Green – Pasadena Last Visit – Mother’s Day Tour • May 8, 2016 (the self-guided tour I took is below this original report) When I have friends visit from out of town, one place always grabs their attention as we drive around town. In the […]

A Stadium Full Of Cherished Memories Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – Los Angeles Visited: April 5, 2016 It’s the stadium where I attended my first baseball game back in 1959, my first college and pro football games in the 1960s, plus the venue where I saw my only Olympic Games. […]

Hometown Heroes Jackie & Mack Robinson Memorial – Pasadena Last Visited:  April 3, 2016 Located across the street from the Pasadena City Hall is the memorial dedicated to two of the city’s famous sons, brothers Jackie and Mack Robinson. The bronze sculptures were dedicated in 1997 and the memorial was […]

Figueroa Corridor Icon St. Vincent de Paul Church –  Los Angeles Visited: March 24, 2016 Being an equal opportunity historic church seeker, on my late morning sojourn, I traveled near downtown Los Angeles to the famed Figueroa Corridor and the beautiful St. Vincent de Paul Los Angeles Church, the second […]

Everything Is Ship Shape Los Angeles Maritime Museum/Port Of Los Angeles Tour – San Pedro March 8, 2016 Thanks to the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association wanting me to write an article for them (you see, I do work occasionally), recently I was afforded the opportunity to mix a little business […]

My Big, Gorgeous Greek Cathedral St Sophia Cathedral – Los Angeles Visited: February 23, 2016 When we travel to Europe (or anywhere else for that matter), I’m always intrigued by churches…especially their interiors.  Why?  I haven’t a clue. It doesn’t matter what the denomination, churches fascinate me, even when they’re […]

A Century Of History Balboa Park – San Diego Visited – February 8, 2016 Throughout 2015, Tracy and I must have said 50 times that we wanted to visit Balboa Park in San Diego because it was celebrating its 100th year. Well, we finally made it, just in time for […]

Ain’t It Grand! Grand Central Market – Los Angeles Visited: February 5, 2016 Los Angeles has so many cool spots to visit, and last week I had some time before a business meeting to check out a venerable old establishment that has undergone a recent transformation from past to present, […]