Hadley Meares

Up, Up and Away: The Proud Bird, Reimagined

Hadley MearesMay 26, 2017

The Proud Bird is a legend. It's coming back, and it's bringing Bludso's with it....

L.A.'s Drag Scene Was Born in a Nondescript Bar in Studio City

Hadley MearesMay 22, 2017

By 1997, the Queen Mary had been the long-standing “Grand Ole Opry of drag” in Los Angeles for more than 30 years....

A Slice of Mexican-American History — The Origins of Olvera Street’s Oldest Restaurants

Hadley MearesApril 26, 2017

Consuelo Castillo de Bonzo used her fame and her restaurant to advocate for Mexican culture in Los Angeles....

L.A.'s 10 Most Iconic Buildings That Have Been Destroyed

Hadley MearesApril 12, 2017

Alas, you can no longer party at Pickfair or the Garden of Allah. But you can revisit the past with these stories and photos....

Peek Inside L.A.’s Lost Iconic Buildings

Hadley MearesApril 12, 2017

Alas, you can no longer party at Pickfair or the Garden of Allah. But you can relive L.A.'s glorious, debaucherous past by delving into these photos. Read m...

A History of L.A.'s Suicide Hot Spots, From the Colorado Street Bridge to the Hotel Cecil

Hadley MearesApril 10, 2017

As cities grow they rise. During the first half of the 20th century, the sleepy Western town of Los Angeles began to spread outward and upward. Buildings reached toward the sky, bridges spanned deep arroyos, signs glittered atop sloping hillsides. By the 1920s, Los Angeles was an increasingly vertical modern......

The Incredible Story of California's First Gold Strike Takes Place Just Minutes From Downtown L.A.

Hadley MearesMarch 13, 2017

In the Placerita Canyon State Park, about 45 miles from downtown Los Angeles in the Santa Clarita Valley, there is an ancient, gnarled coast live oak. Running past it is a shallow stream and an overpass. Under the overpass is a muddy tunnel featuring brightly colored murals that can be......

L.A. Has Been Eating Raw Vegan Food Since 1918, Thanks to This Communist, Feminist Angeleno

Hadley MearesMarch 1, 2017

A century ago, eating raw was a political statement....

The Tragic Story of Barbara La Marr, the Woman Who Was "Too Beautiful for Hollywood"

Hadley MearesFebruary 10, 2017

In 1953, Marylin Monroe was the hottest thing in Hollywood. From the get-go, she was just too much for many to comprehend — too beautiful, complicated, messy, vulnerable, smart and self-destructive. A full 10 years before her death, the media was already betting on her premature demise. “Miss Monroe is......

In 1947, a Month After the Black Dahlia, the “Lipstick Murder” Shocked L.A.

Hadley MearesJanuary 4, 2017

It was 8:15 a.m. on February 10, 1947. A sleepy Monday morning in West Los Angeles. H.C. Shelby, a 42-year-old bulldozer operator, was on his way to a job site, one of the endless housing tracts springing up in the post-war boom. Just off Grand View Boulevard, on an isolated,......

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Hadley Meares

Up, Up and Away: The Proud Bird, Reimagined

L.A.'s Drag Scene Was Born in a Nondescript Bar in Studio City

A Slice of Mexican-American History — The Origins of Olvera Street’s Oldest Restaurants

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A History of L.A.'s Suicide Hot Spots, From the Colorado Street Bridge to the Hotel Cecil

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L.A. Has Been Eating Raw Vegan Food Since 1918, Thanks to This Communist, Feminist Angeleno

The Tragic Story of Barbara La Marr, the Woman Who Was "Too Beautiful for Hollywood"

In 1947, a Month After the Black Dahlia, the “Lipstick Murder” Shocked L.A.

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