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Gorge-Ous
MALIBU CANYON Location Malibu, between PCH & Mulholland Dr. Known for The filming of M*A*S*H and Planet of the Apes at Malibu Creek State Park Less known for The freeway that was proposed to run...
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The Arts District
3 for the Road Where to drink nearby Wolf & Crane Tired of ten-ingredient cocktails squeezed into four-ounce glasses? You’ll enjoy the simple approach at the Little Tokyo bar that serves its...
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A-Listings
Arts District The Biscuit Lofts have seen their fair share of big names. Nicolas Cage rented the four-story penthouse in 2008 before filmmaker Vincent Gallo bought it in 2009. Director Justin Lin owned...
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The Historic Core
hat a difference a year makes. The patch of Broadway adjacent to the fashion district was once a hodgepodge of faded theaters and dusty discount stores that sold quinceañera gowns and cheap luggage....
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A DTLA Timeline
In 1999, the city council passed the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, allowing underutilized structures to be converted into residential dwellings. Downtown’s renaissance had begun.* → 1999Staples Center...
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A-Listings
Arts District The Biscuit Lofts have seen their fair share of big names. Nicolas Cage rented the four-story penthouse in 2008 before filmmaker Vincent Gallo bought it in 2009. Director Justin Lin...
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East of Eden
In the spring of 1997, I took a self-guided tour of the beaux arts Higgins Building, at 2nd and Main streets, dodging toppled water coolers and broken furniture, shards of marble and shattered glass at...
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Game On!
A neighborhood that was established in 1938 and is still referred to as “New Chinatown” is telling: Change along the pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare Chung King Road happens slowly. But the cautious...
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The Financial District
3 for the Road Where to drink nearbyBy Caroline Pardilla Perch L.A. Feel on top of the world (while overlooking Bunker Hill) at the Parisian-style rooftop lounge with nonpareil views of the city. »...
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The Arts District
3 for the Road Where to drink nearbyBy Caroline Pardilla Wolf & Crane Tired of ten-ingredient cocktails squeezed into four-ounce glasses? You’ll enjoy the simple approach at the Little Tokyo bar...
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The Dog Run
They Drool, They Rule There aren’t many kids downtown (yet), but residents do love their babies of the canine variety. We found a few four-legged locals and some pup-friendly spots. Photographs by...
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The Food Haven
3 for the Road Where to drink nearbyBy Caroline Pardilla Bar Jackalope The cozy back bar inside Seven Grand is for the most serious swillers of whiskey. There are 120 varieties, including rarities...
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A Walker in L.A.: On Broadway
A report this week that L.A. is on the cusp of becoming a “major walkable city” has confirmed what dedicated pedestrians already know: Los Angeles is changing—dramatically. As evidence, I wanted to...
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Finding the Beat with the Go-Go’s
No all-girl band had ever captured California’s pop and punk sensibility as successfully as the Go-Go’s, whose 1981 debut album, Beauty and the Beat, spawned the hits “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips...
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Flashback Friday: Mall Rats
Every Friday, we are publishing some truly classic archival content in honor of our ’80s-themed July issue. Herewith, a gallery of teens—including artist Ed Ruscha’s son—hanging out at shopping centers...
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Flashback Friday: Dress Rich
Every Friday, we are publishing some truly classic archival content in honor of our ’80s-themed July issue. Herewith, a fashion spread dedicated to the countless problems of millionaires from September...
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Flashback Friday: We Have Heard the Future of Music—And It’s CDs!
Every Friday, we are publishing classic archival content in honor of our ’80s-themed July issue. Herewith, a column on the next big thing in music from July 1983: The revolution arrived, improbably...
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Flashback Friday: How to Tell a New Yorker on Vacation in L.A.
Every Friday, we are publishing some truly classic archival content in honor of our ’80s-themed July issue. This piece, which ran in our July 1983 issue, excerpts the I Hate New York Guidebook by...
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Flashback Friday: Amanda Cuts Loose
Every Friday, we are publishing some truly classic archival content in honor of our ’80s-themed July issue. Here is a spring fashion drama starring Linda Gray from March of 1984: Linda Gray is...
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Flashback Friday: HBO’s First Trailer
In 2014, HBO is known as the premier provider of top-tier dramas, but the cable network had to start somewhere. Long before Home Box Office (remember the quaint notion of a box office?) was producing...
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