#19: Andrés Pico Adobe (Mission Hills)
October 27, 2021
One of the oldest extant homes in LA. Though it's rather misleadingly named. Added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966 The Andrés Pico Adobe is[…]
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#97: Pico No. 4, First Successful Oil Well in CA (Newhall)
May 8, 2022
Pico No. 4 is one of the most important LA landmarks of them all. This unassuming bit of rusty pipe is the remnant of the first commercially successful oil well in CA, drilled in 1876 and producing oil for 114 years.
#188: Campo de Cahuenga (Studio City)
January 14, 2024
In the shadow of Universal Studios is a crucially significant site for California history: Campo de Cahuenga, where in 1847 Andrés Pico & John C. Frémont signed a treaty ending California hostilities in the Mexican-American War. While the original adobe where they met was demolished ~1900 the site has yielded important archaeological evidence about the many eras of people who lived and worked there.
#221: Michael White Adobe (San Marino)
July 11, 2024
Constructed ~1845, the Michael White Adobe is one of just 39 historic adobes left in LA County, and the second oldest building in San Marino. Its first owner was a sailor, shipbuilder and rancher who unwittingly took part in some of the most significant events in 19th century Los Angeles history.
#176: Wilton Historic District (Hancock Park)
October 16, 2023
Wilton Historic District comprises 63 well-maintained homes, mostly craftsman & colonial revival, built between 1907 and 1925. The neighborhood's unique, due to the weird-ass layout of the streets and unorthodox siting of many of the homes, and how magnificently it's held up over the past century.
#18: Lopez Adobe (San Fernando)
October 26, 2021
The retirement home of one of the San Fernando Valley's OG power couples Added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971 The charming Lopez Adobe was[…]
#17: Mission San Fernando Rey de España (Mission Hills)
October 25, 2021
The birthplace of the San Fernando Valley. A place of light and darkness. Mission entrance, complete with anti-abortion signReredos at the Mission San Fernando Rey de EspañaConstructivist art commemorating[…]
#3: Catalina Verdugo Adobe (Glendale)
October 10, 2021
In which I visit the Catalina Verdugo Adobe, said to be the oldest extant house in Glendale. Situated on land that was once part of a massive Spanish rancho, this adobe was the site of an important 1847 parley that helped end the Mexican-American War in 1847.