Sitemap - 2020 - News from Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles

See George Mann's Los Angeles Shimmer and Shine in Fabulous 3-D

A Holiday Wish from Jazz Age Los Angeles

Thursday Was A Wild Day in Los Angeles Historic Preservation

Let Us Ascend To the Heights Like the Angels Do...

A Wartime Obsession Shared Beneath The Flickering Neon Tubes of Lompoc's Rice Bowl Café

What Happened to the Japanese Vendors At Grand Central Market Will Break Your Heart... and glue it back together again

Memorial Service for the Unclaimed and Indigent, Thursday at 10am (online)

Thank You For Not Sucking (when so many things do)

They Say That You Never Step Into The Same Grand Central Market Twice

This Thanksgiving Weekend, Let Us Take You on A Virtual Road Trip Vacation — from the comfort of home

Bunker Hill was noirish, beautiful, mysterious, doomed... let's bring it back for one magical afternoon

Exploring the Hidden Spaces in Skid Row's Baltimore Hotel

Our How-To Guide for Virtual Storytellers, and a visit to Charles Bukowski's sweet & sleazy Los Angeles

When He Blew Up The Los Angeles Times, He Found The 19th Century Crime Was No Match For 20th Century Detectives

On Hallowe'en, May We Freak You Out?

Beneath the streets of Los Angeles, such mysteries await you

Leafing Through UCLA Special Collections' Eclectic Southern California Menu Holdings

O Brave New World, That Has Raymond Chandler In It!

LAist reports on our 6-month metamorphosis from group tours to online webinars...

Announcing a second immersive webinar, “Inside The Dutch Chocolate Shop” (10/3)

Esotouric Takes You "Inside the Bradbury Building" Webinar on Sat. 9/26 at noon (watch live or thru 10/3)

A Trip Through Lost Los Angeles in Ed Ruscha's Wonderful Time Machine

Archeological Explorations in Downtown's Mayan Theatre

Celebrating Twin Centennials for Those L.A. Kids, Ray Bradbury & Charles Bukowski

What happens in Vegas...

A great Ernest Batchelder fountain hiding in plain sight in Greensburg, PA (pop. 14,892)

A Quick Poll About Esotouric's Forthcoming Historic Los Angeles Webinars

Farewell to Emitt Rhodes, the home recording wizard of Hawthorne, California

The Vanished "House of Spirits" Neon Still Haunts Echo Park Boulevard

The Mystery Skulls of the Pala Sub-Mission

As Councilman Jose Huizar is busted on public corruption charges, here's how Angelenos can claw back some of what he stole

Road Tripping, or Los Angeles Under Glass

YCES in Quarantine Episode #138: Embedded with Kemal Cilengir Documenting the Black Lives Matter Protests in Los Angeles

A Rare Glimpse Into The Bradbury Building's Basement

YCES in Quarantine Episode #137: Judson Studios’ 123 Years of Innovation in Stained Glass

Shock! Horror! Developers Beg As Los Angeles Planning Commission Says "Hell No" To Times Mirror Square Project

Save The Date: 8:30am Thursday - Listen Live As The L.A. Times Project Appeal Hearing Illuminates City Government's Corrupt Soul

YCES in Quarantine Episode #136: The Larry Edmunds Bookshop & the (Nearly) Lost World of Hollywood Book & Memorabilia Dealers

Noir Los Angeles is thrilling...

YCES in Quarantine Episode #135: Hollywood’s Historic Preservation Heroes & Villains

The Spring Street Spring Reveals Itself

Psst... Wanna Buy The Last Commercial Orange Grove in the San Fernando Valley?

YCES in Quarantine Episode #134: Last Stand on Koreatown’s Little New York Street with Carolyn Zanelli, Spencer Jones, Steven Luftman and Nathan Marsak

A Mermaid Walks Into A City Maintenance Yard...

YCES in Quarantine Episode #133: Stan’s Donuts & LACMA with Alison Martino, Rob Hollman and Steven Luftman

Throwing A Life Preserver To The Larry Edmunds Bookshop

The Craziest Los Angeles City Council Meeting Ever... and what the Los Angeles Times didn't tell you about it

Esotouric Newsletter Moving Day

Southern California lore and historic preservation

The Craziest Los Angeles City Council Meeting Ever... and what the Los Angeles Times didn't tell you about it

California Without People

A Statement From Esotouric About COVID-19 and Upcoming Tour Dates

Let's Make A Day of It: All-Day Excursions Into The Secret Heart of Southern California... plus silent film locations tours return!

The Care & Feeding of Your Uniquely Los Angeles Rage

The Fur Flies in Sacramento

Announcing Spring Tours Celebrating L.A. Writers Tom Waits, John Fante & Charles Bukowski

A Preservation Success Story: Vermonica Lives!