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Ask Chris: Is the “General Hospital” Building Safe For the Unhoused?

The Boyle Heights building seen in the title credits of the ABC soap opera will be converted into 360 new housing units after new seismic standards deem it unsafe

Ask Chris: What’s L.A.’s Busiest Traffic Day of the Year?

Plus, the truth about hidden ponds in Hancock Park and how you can get your hair cut at the oldest barber shop in town

Ask Chris: What Happened to California’s Magnificent Citrus Packinghouses?

Also: Find out if there were consequences for that racy 1989 Cher video aboard a Navy ship and if you can grow edible veg in city parks
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The Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round Makes Its Return

Readers Ask Chris about local 9/11 memorials, and more
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L.A.’s Economy Is Huge, but How Many People Work for the City?

Readers Ask Chris about a pair of landmark works of art, and more
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The Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round Makes Its Return

Readers Ask Chris about local 9/11 memorials, and more
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Does McDonald’s Shoot All Its TV Ads in a Defunct L.A. Restaurant?

Readers Ask Chris about Pacific Park, cemeteries, and more
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Are There Any Lesbian Bars Left in Los Angeles?

Readers Ask Chris about queer watering holes, Metro's seats, and more
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Randy’s Donuts Says It’s Been Famous Since ’62. History Tells a Different Story

Turns out the Inglewood landmark is a decade older than its boxes and merch claim
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Is Kraft Mac & Cheese Mix the Secret Behind the Smoke House’s Famous Garlic Bread?

Readers Ask Chris about Twin Towers Jail, an eyesore on Melrose, and more