In Beverly Hills, a cranky elderly couple perpetually prepares to cross the street.
Author Archives: Tom Fassbender
The Shakespeare Bridge
An elegantly styled Gothic bridge, named for William Shakespeare, spans a dry stream bed in the Franklin Hills.
The 110 Walkway
Walk from Lincoln Heights to Elysian Valley alongside the traffic speeding by on The 110 Freeway via the seldom-used 110 Walkway.
Chicken Boy: The Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles
A statue of a chicken-headed man holding a bucket of “the best chicken in town” keeps eternal vigil from his perch high above Figueroa Street in Highland Park.
The Flying Pig of Topanga
Along the twists and turns of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, you’ll find the Flying Pig of Topanga — a winged pig taking flight.
Down on Alvarado Street by the Pioneer Chicken Stand
Warren Zevon sang about the Pioneer Chicken stand on Alvarado. Some people claim he meant the one on Sunset. Zevon disagrees. We investigate.
Hermon Car Wall
An enterprising resident of the small Los Angeles neighborhood of Hermon built a retaining wall using concrete, bricks, bricks, rocks, wagon wheels, and a variety of automobile parts.
Halloween House: The Home of Michael Myers
Sitting innocently in the quiet neighborhood of South Pasadena you’ll find one of the most notorious houses in cinematic history — the filmic home of murderer Michael Myers.
The Pioneer Statue
This monument honoring the California Pioneers of 1849 stands in a small park in the center of Carthay Circle. It is known colloquially as “Dan the Miner.”
Concrete Newspapers of Los Angeles
At the top of a quiet street in Highland Park, pedestrians can view a series of Los Angeles Times front page headlines preserved in concrete.
Los Angeles Explorers Guild 