We begin the deep dive into our Laurel Canyon investigation with a story about a famous log cabin located at the intersection of Lookout Mountain and Laurel Canyon Boulevard. From…
Month: April 2022
46. Laurel Canyon | A Primer
In today’s episode, we take an tour of Laurel Canyon, from the 16th Century to the Present Day. Laurel Canyon’s storied history is fascinating and complex and all the players…
45. Not Dunne Yet | Down at the New Amsterdam
In this Bonus Dunne Day Episode, Alicia takes you first to the West Coast to explore San Francisco’s New Amsterdam, forever preserved in the song Mr. Jones by the Counting Crows. Then,…
44. The Flapper and The Bad Boy | Olive Thomas and Jack Pickford
Continuing our journey into Old Hollywood, Alicia unpacks the wild romance of the “It Couple” of Hollywood in the late 1910s, Olive Thomas and Jack Pickford. Both certainly have their…
43. The Garden of Allah
It’s the beginning of a new season, and we are shifting our focus back to the West Coast! Long before The Beverly Hills Hotel or the Chateau Marmont, there was…