MULHOLLAND DRIVE—The carotid artery of our community. We gnash our teeth at the prospect of having to negotiate traffic on the valley floor or on the city side.
LAUREL CANYON—LaurelCanyon was a fertile alluvial fan, “a flat land area adjacent to a stream, composed of unconsolidated sedimentary deposits [alluvium]..."
LAUREL CANYON—Whaddya think when someone mentions
LaurelCanyon?The legend that a famous horse was buried under the bowling alley in the basement of 2401
LaurelCanyon?
MULHOLLAND DRIVE—When we cruise along
Mulholland Drive these days we are most taken by the scenic vistas, and the quiet beauty of the adjacent landscape.
LAUREL CANYON—How exciting is it to finally track down more information about the origins of the
LaurelCanyon community? We know our prehistory is tied to the Tongva tribes.
LAUREL CANYON—If all you do is read the Calendar section of the LA Times, and rely on film critics to cultivate your taste, then you’re really missing out.
LAUREL CANYON—Did you know that men are supposed to have nine daily servings of fresh fruits and vegetables? Do know that the old food pyramid had been debunked for Americans?
LAUREL CANYON—He has the lower canyon abuzz with gossip, and not because he is a sinister coyote. There have been multiple sightings of a coyote-like animal with big ears.
LAUREL
CANYON—A place called Indian Rock in what the Norte Americanos first
called No Man's Canyon was surely going to catch my curiosity. The
Tongva Indians of Nopalera often hunted in this gorge.
LAUREL CANYON—Laurel Canyon in the middle of a water war? Seems
hardly possible. But there is an undeniable trail of water that has been snatched,
which is now graciously being sold back to us.
LAUREL CANYON—We’ve
all heard of book clubs, and mommy and me groups. Everyone tells us that
getting together for mutual support and to share interests is important to your
soul.
LAUREL CANYON—I just knew it! I had picked up a pine cone from the ground a while ago. Not just any pine cone, but one with pinoli nuts inside. I said to myself, “How is this possible?
LAUREL CANYON—Laurel
Canyon is the showcase for architectural styles through time.I was reminded of this with the passing of Julius Shulman, the famous photographer, whose pictures have become iconic.
Many of us who have lived in the hills for years gripe about new houses being built that are HUGE, and LOOM over the street – architects call it “massing”.They might as well be
New York City skyscrapers.
LAUREL CANYON—I’d heard rumors that Laurel Canyon typified the hippie lifestyle, but what happened to the generation of flower children? Tree-hugging young adults who lived the Kumbaya lifestyle?
HOLLYWOOD—Down this inconspicuous lane lies real Hollywood history.You’d never know just driving by. The house at 3100 Torreyson Drive is a small part of the Errol Flynn legacy. It was built in 1941.
MELROSE—I first saw Katy Park-Wilson’s photographs as part of a four-person exhibit at the Seyhoun Gallery on Melrose. The curator for the exhibit, and gallery owner was proposing a challenge.
LAUREL CANYON—How typical is that of
LaurelCanyon?An Unofficial Mayor that blushes when you mention his honorary title.Everyone will tell you he’s the chief pep squad leader and rha rha guy for
LaurelCanyon....
LANKERSHIM—Sometimes you come across a morsel of
invidious information. Ya just can’t let it go. Up in the hills -
of all places – a monument to J. B. Odd, when you know the Lankershims
owned The Valley.
