Los Angeles is an amazing place of art, culture, business, and innovation. Taking this class happened at the perfect time, because I have technically lived in the Los Angeles area for almost two years and for the first years I mostly stayed in the Long Beach area, but for the second year I started to … [Read more…]
Earlier this year, I was in the Beverly Hills area when I came across the Greystone Mansion which I instantly recognized as something I had seen before which didn’t make sense, because I had never been in the area I was exploring before. After walking around the grounds of the mansion and marveling at its … [Read more…]
Check out the website my group made on surf culture in Southern California. It’s radical! http://socalsurfing.weebly.com
I was thinking about what makes Los Angeles so unique , so visually interesting and I realized that it is all of the murals that adorn building, walls, and any flat surface that could use some style. I did some research and found out that there is a Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles that has … [Read more…]
On April 10, 2016, I was flying back from North Carolina in to LAX and I was looking out the window down at the ground as most people do while flying and I was really surprised at how you can tell when you enter Los Angeles from the sky; especially at night, it’s an island … [Read more…]
As summer fast approaches, one thing that comes to mind is going to concerts. While crazy packed music festivals (*cough* Coachella) aren’t completely out of the question, I personally love going to classical concerts; as the Hollywood Bowl is the summer “home” of the LA Philharmonic, I have a feeling I’m going to be there … [Read more…]
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has been a fixture of Los Angeles culture for decades. The massive structure was originally built in 1923 for under one million dollars. It was then used to host the 1932 Olympics, with additions being made to the structure in advance of the competition. The Coliseum has been perhaps the … [Read more…]
This post doesn’t have anything to do with a geographical location, although I have written about the Staples Center in the past. The idea for this post actually came from a conversation I was having with a friend of mine who is a hockey fan. He was talking about how shocked he was that most … [Read more…]
I recently made a trip to the Getty Villa in order to do research for a paper I was writing. During my time there, I was stunned by the beauty of not only the artwork contained in the museum, but also the natural beauty of the area. Located near the ocean, the trip to the … [Read more…]
I recently visited Hollywood with some friends of mine. While there we took some time to walk along Hollywood Boulevard and look at the Walk of Fame. This stretch of sidewalk lined with stars and names for some of the world’s biggest celebrities is one of the most famous images of a tourist attraction in … [Read more…]