LAUREL CANYON—Sunlight warms the ground during day, creates air currents that travel uphill. At night, the land cools, creating air currents that travel downhill.
BEVERLY HILLS—I've noticed lots of guys working on utility poles recently. I think it's odd that some trucks belong to LADWP while others are unmarked.
LAUREL CANYON—How many times has the tranquility of living in the hills been interrupted by the whoosh, whoosh, whoosh of a helicopter circling overhead?
LOS ANGELES—That there is a Plan for
Mulholland Drive will come as a big surprise to most locals. Whose Plan? What’s the Plan? We sound like the Three Stooges.
LAUREL CANYON—Looking around the neighborhood it’s hard to believe that there are rules for walls and fences. It seems that the City doesn’t care much for enforcement.
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—Zooming westward from Laurel Canyon to Coldwater you’ll notice a large blue and white “D” happily ensconced in the hillside adjacent to the Bowmont water tank.
HOLLYWOOD—Have you noticed that heaved sidewalks have been patched with gravel and tar?It surely gives the pedestrian plenty of notice that there is “trouble on the sidewalk ahead.”
LAUREL CANYON—I guess spring is really here huh?Last fall I planted a butterfly garden in my backyard.I saw my first butterfly of the season in my front yard.
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?
