Category: This and That

  • Alfred Coffee & Kitchen

    Alfred Coffee & Kitchen

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    ‘ At one point last year, I mentioned that I would occasionally be blogging about stalk-worthy locales that do not have a film connection.  Today’s post chronicles one of those places.  A few months ago, fellow stalkers Becky and Anushika told me about Alfred Coffee & Kitchen, a quaint West Hollywood café that they thought…

  • A Mini-Vacay

    A Mini-Vacay

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    ‘ I will be spending the next week in L.A. with my good friends Lavonna and Kim who are flying out from Cincinnati for a visit.  We have a ton of fun adventures planned, which won’t leave much time for blogging, but I will be back the week of November 17th with a whole slew…

  • A Tour of Rockhaven Sanitarium

    A Tour of Rockhaven Sanitarium

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    Lindsay
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    ‘ Well, here it is – my final Haunted Hollywood post of 2014.  Sad day!    Last September, I stalked an abandoned mental health institution named Rockhaven Sanitarium where Marilyn Monroe’s mother, Gladys Baker Eley, spent almost a decade and a half of her life.  Due to the fact that the place was gated and…

  • The Knickerbocker Hotel

    The Knickerbocker Hotel

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    ‘ I don’t think there is any property in Los Angeles, perhaps the world, that has seen as much glamour and as much tragedy as the former Knickerbocker Hotel in Hollywood.  Today, the Renaissance Revival/Beau Arts-style structure, which was once dubbed “The Hotel to the Stars,” serves as a retirement home.  And oh, if those…

  • The Silent Movie Theatre

    The Silent Movie Theatre

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    Lindsay
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    ‘ I am very excited to announce that I recently started writing for the L.A. Tourism & Convention Board website, Discover Los Angeles.  I have done two posts for the site so far – one on iconic horror movie locations and another about area hotels that have been immortalized onscreen.  Before I was given my…

  • The Joshua Tree Inn & Motel

    The Joshua Tree Inn & Motel

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    Lindsay
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    ‘ I had never heard of Gram Parsons or the Joshua Tree Inn & Motel, where the musician met his untimely end in 1973, until being interviewed by the “Valley’”‘”‘s favorite talkers,” Bill Feingold and Kevin Holmes, for their radio show on 94.3 KNews this past August.  During the show, Kevin asked me if I…

  • Elegant Manor

    Elegant Manor

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    Lindsay
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    ‘ Because there’s nothing this stalker loves more than history and abandoned locations, my BFF Mike, from MovieShotsLA, once took me by a dilapidated old West Adams house known as Elegant Manor that has quite a backstory.  This was years ago, though, and, while I knew the place was a filming location (thanks to this…

  • The Culver City Hobbit Houses

    The Culver City Hobbit Houses

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    Lindsay
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    ‘ I have a major affinity for unique architecture.  So when I came across this CurbedLA article about the Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments, a grouping of Storybook-style structures in Culver City colloquially known as the “Hobbit houses,” I just about foamed at the mouth.  The complex looks like something straight out of…

  • A Much-Needed Break

    A Much-Needed Break

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    Lindsay
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    ‘ Our beloved cat passed away on Friday evening and I am beyond distraught.  I will be taking the week off from blogging, but hopefully will be feeling more like myself again next Monday. ‘

  • A Visit with Our Best Friends

    A Visit with Our Best Friends

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    ‘ My best friend, Robin, and his family are currently in town visiting from Switzerland for the week and I could NOT be more excited.  We have rented an uh-ma-zing house in Hollywood for their stay and are all looking forward to countless adventures together over the next seven days.  Although Robin and I see…