by Kim Cooper | Mar 9, 2023 | The Esotouric Blog
This investigation is published on the 29th anniversary of Charles Bukowski’s death. In 2007, while writing our tour of Bukowski’s Los Angeles, we spotted a Craigslist ad that listed the writer’s longtime home in the 1920s bungalow court at 5124 De Longpre...
by Kim Cooper | Jan 24, 2023 | The Esotouric Blog
A sad update, 2/4/2023: according to angelenoheart, the roadhouse was demolished today. We confirmed this with a visit on 2/11/2023. Nothing new was built to replace it; it became a surface parking lot. If you’ve ever crossed the Los Angeles River into Boyle...
by Kim Cooper | Jul 11, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
July 31, 2023: This campaign is dedicated to the memory of Paul Reubens, who loved William S. Hart’s house museum, and advocated for its preservation. In his 1946 will, the silent film actor William S. Hart left his 254-acre Horseshoe Ranch in Newhall, personal...
by Kim Cooper | Oct 20, 2021 | The Esotouric Blog
When people ask why we get so involved in historic preservation advocacy, despite the frustrations of fighting a pro-development City Hall that’s under multiple indictments for land use corruption, we answer that we feel called to do the work, want to be of...
by Kim Cooper | May 29, 2020 | The Esotouric Blog
We got a tip today from a Glendale resident and Joan Crawford fan who wishes to remain anonymous, and who we’ll call Veda. Veda wanted to be sure we knew that 1143 North Jackson Street, which served as the exterior of Mildred and Bert Pierce’s unhappy...
