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5/1/2012

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been amused by the pictures of the Peanuts characters that line the bridge over Wilbur Avenue in Tarzana. Good grief! How did they get there?

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5/1/2012

Is it true that Denny’s is a Los Angeles creation?

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4/1/2012

When did Johnie’s, that diner at Fairfax and Wilshire, go out of business? Is it ever going to reopen?

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3/1/2012

Did Cleopatra really bankrupt its studio and force the sale of the back lot?

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3/1/2012

When I see the Chris Burden installation at LACMA, I wonder, Where are L.A.'s oldest streetlamps?

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2/1/2012

Near 1st and Broadway, just south of the criminal courts building, are the remains of a structure. An iron gate looks like it leads belowground. Was this a jail?

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12/1/2011

I often see great old photos of famous L.A. intersections on the walls of restaurants and hotels. Any idea where I can buy pictures like these?

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11/1/2011

I’m in a heated dispute with friends about whether the L.A. Zoo appears in the opening credits of the TV show Three’s Company. Help!

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11/1/2011

What happened to the figures after the Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park closed down?

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9/1/2011

Is there really gold buried in the Cahuenga Pass?

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