Best Long Beach Public Library Podcasts (2024)

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Roy Beebe and His Incredible "Cosmic Ray" Machine!: The 1940s Health Scam Guru Who Shook Up Long Beach 47:04

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Each day in the late 1940s, thousands of sick people visited the residential Long Beach home of Roy Beebe, a self-styled "scientist" whose homemade "cosmic ray" machine was said to cure all of mankind's ills. Beebe's "cosmic ray" laboratory and its growing army of true believers made national news as a normally quiet Long Beach neighborhood was ove…

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The Spruce Goose! Howard Hughes in Long Beach 1947 41:51

9M ago41:51

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With a wingspan as wide as a football field, the Spruce Goose was the largest plane ever built. The craft—designed by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes and made out of wood—was intended for use in WWII, but the plane wasn't finished until after the war was already over. Under intense pressure from the government to show results, and still recover…

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Minerva's Mailbag! 1920s Letters from Young Women in Long Beach 47:09

10M ago47:09

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In 1923, the Long Beach Press began an advice column—Minerva's Mailbag, later changed to Tell It to Mary—geared toward the young women of Long Beach. What problems were vexing the teen girls and emerging adult women of Long Beach? Join us for an absolutely terrif discussion about flappers, dating, petting, loneliness, and upturned gender norms in a…

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The Babbitt Murders of 1924! Part Two 53:39

10M ago53:39

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It's money, murder, and madness in old timey Long Beach as our case goes to trial! Join us for the final installment of this tale of greed, guns, drugs, ice cream, oil scams, Charlie Chaplin, and Ponzi schemes among the upper class in Long Beach's golden age!By Long Beach Public Library

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The Babbitt Murders of 1924! Part One 47:25

11M ago47:25

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Did a prominent Long Beach businessman get away with killing his wife and his business partner? Probably! Join us for a tale of greed, guns, drugs, ice cream, and con games as we deep-dive into a case of murder most foul among the elite business class in Long Beach's golden age!By Long Beach Public Library

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Elvis in Long Beach 1956! 39:16

11M ago39:16

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In June 1956, just days after his infamous hip-thrusting performance on the Milton Berle Show, young rocker Elvis Presley came to Long Beach to play the Municipal Auditorium and a near-riot broke out. What did Long Beach teens and grown-ups think of Elvis and this new dangerous thing called rock and roll?…

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Bob Baker Marionette Theater 44:59

3y ago44:59

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In this episode of Webchat Wednesdays, the Long Beach Public Library Studio guides talk with Alex Evans and Missy Steele of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. Alex Evans is the executive director and head puppeteer and Missy Steele is the director of operations of Los Angeles’s oldest children’s theater company. For more information, you can visit t…

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Jeremy Schott 40:44

3y ago40:44

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The Long Beach Public Library Studio guides talk with Jeremy Schott in this episode of Webchat Wednesdays. Schott is the owner of The Dark Art Emporium, an art gallery/oddity shop in downtown Long Beach. After being closed to the public during the pandemic, the Emporium is getting ready to open its new space with its lowbrow art and dark art. Searc…

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John Adams 42:01

3y ago42:01

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In this episode, the Studio guides at the Long Beach Public Library speak with John Adams, the Deputy Director of Biosphere 2 in Arizona. For over 25 years, John has worked at one of the world’s most unique facilities dedicated to the research and understanding of global scientific issues. Learn about the many different biomes at the facility and w…

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Josh Zubkoff and Srikanth Guttikonda 48:02

3+ y ago48:02

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Josh Zubkoff and Srikanth Guttikonda are co-founders of Looking Up Arts Foundation, a San-Francisco-based non-profit that creates interactive art installations. In this episode of Webchat Wednesdays, we talk with Josh and Sri about community-driven and accessible art installation and what their (literal and figurative) biggest challenges are, from …

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Mariah Hoffman 43:57

3+ y ago43:57

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A self-taught designer, builder, and entrepreneur, Mariah Hoffman has spent years mindfully crafting her tiny house on wheels. From the physical home that she has built to the urban design projects that she manages, Mariah's work engages with intentional space on a personal and community level. Micro Modula is a lifestyle brand and tiny house build…

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Jorge Mujica 47:32

3+ y ago47:32

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Jorge Mujica is an artist based in Southern California. He is the director and curator of CACTtUS, the Creative Arts Coalition to Transform Urban Space.By LBPL

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Tiger Girl Murder! Part Two 30:13

3+ y ago30:13

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On July 12, 1922, two young women spent the day in a Long Beach speakeasy, drinking and commiserating about their unfaithful husbands. That evening, on a remote road in Los Angeles, one of those women would beat a romantic rival to death with a hammer. The brutal murder case became one of Southern California's very first trials of the century, with…

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Tiger Girl Murder! Part One 27:39

3+ y ago27:39

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On July 12, 1922, two young women spent the day in a Long Beach speakeasy, drinking and commiserating about their unfaithful husbands. That evening, on a remote road in Los Angeles, one of those women would beat a romantic rival to death with a hammer. The brutal murder case became one of Southern California's very first trials of the century, with…

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Blanca Diaz 45:51

3+ y ago45:51

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Blanca Diaz is a gardener, teacher, and California native plant expert. They are the native plant coordinator for the Long Beach Office of Sustainability and the manager of Willow Springs Park. In this episode of Webchat Wednesdays, we talk with Blanca about the importance of ethnobotany, opportunities and resources offered through the Long Beach O…

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Sayon Syprasoeuth 47:34

3+ y ago47:34

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Sayon Syprasoeuth is an interdisciplinary artist, focusing on his personal story as a refugee from Cambodia. He grew up in Thai refugee camp, and emigrated to the United States at the age of seven. His work address past and present issues; triggered by memories of war and trauma, beliefs, spiritual dimensions and life in contemporary time in the Un…

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Suzanne Greenberg 51:36

3+ y ago51:36

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Suzanne Greenberg’s collection of short stories, Speed-Walk and Other Stories, won the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, chosen by Rick Moody, and was a finalist for the John Gardner Fiction Book Award. Her fiction, creative essays and poetry have appeared in a number of publications, including The Washington Post Magazine, Mississippi Review, West Bran…

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Carole Frances Lung 45:12

3+ y ago45:12

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Carole Frances Lung is a textile artist, performance artist, and a Professor of Fashion, Fiber and Materials at Cal State LA. Through her work, and the work of her alter ego Frau Fiber, she advocates for fair labor practices + sustainability within the garment industry .By LBPL

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David Hedden 35:39

3+ y ago35:39

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David Hedden is a designer based in Long Beach who has been involved with a variety projects within the community, including Urban Agriculture + Aquaponics, Sustainable Design, Art Installations, and Makerspaces.By LBPL

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Jason Vega 38:22

3+ y ago38:22

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Jason Vega has been working in the video games industry for many years, with a focus on promoting underrepresented voices in game development. He is the founder and director of the Latinx Games Festival, which took place last year in Long Beach at the Museum of Latin Art and will be held virtually this year and also co-organized Game Devs of Color …

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The Pike Mummy!: The Unbelievable Tale of the Dead Body in the Fun House 21:21

3+ y ago21:21

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In 1976, a film crew for The Six Million Dollar Man was prepping for a shoot in the Laff-in-the-Dark fun house at the Pike in Long Beach when they discovered that a wax dummy hanging from a noose was actually the real human body of an embalmed gunslinger shot by a posse in 1911. Wha? Join us as we explore this amazing, truly strange story and how c…

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The Wrigley Ocean Marathon!: 1927's Brutal Swimming Race From Catalina to the California Mainland 21:36

4y ago21:36

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1927’s Wrigley Ocean Marathon was an epic and brutal swimming race from the island of Catalina to the mainland of California, a feat never before recorded. Many of the world’s most famous swimmers came to Long Beach to train and compete for the race’s $25,000 prize. In this episode, we’ll look at how two virtually unknown swimmers—George Young of C…

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Babe Ruth Gets Arrested in Long Beach!, Part Two 15:48

4y ago15:48

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In 1927, legendary baseballer Babe Ruth was arrested before his scheduled appearance at the State Theater, a vaudeville house in Long Beach, California. In this two-part episode, we take a deep dive into the Sultan of Swat's epic visit to Long Beach--complete with Prohibition-era boozing, duck hunting, and an unhinged plane flight to make it to the…

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Babe Ruth Gets Arrested in Long Beach!, Part One 14:56

4y ago14:56

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In 1927, legendary baseballer Babe Ruth was arrested before his scheduled appearance at the State Theater, a vaudeville house in Long Beach, California. In this two-part episode, we take a deep dive into the Sultan of Swat's epic visit to Long Beach--complete with Prohibition-era boozing, duck hunting, and an unhinged plane flight to make it to the…

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Flagpole Sitter!: The Daredevil Clown Who Tried to Put Long Beach in the Record Books 17:31

4y ago17:31

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In the summer of 1948, a tightrope-walking clown named Ozzie Osborne climbed up the center pole of the Sky Ride attraction at the Pike in Long Beach, California. Sitting 200 feet in the air, Ozzie faced all manner of danger—from night bats to severely swollen legs to a serious challenge from his archrival in San Francisco—as he attempted to break t…

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Minnie the Whale, Part One: The Absolutely True Tale of the Whale Skeleton Who Came to Town 16:01

4y ago16:01

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In May 1897, two teenage boys saw a 63-foot fin whale foundering off the shore near Long Beach, California. With the help of some local donkeys, the boys were able to pull the massive whale on shore. This is the story of that whale and how its skeleton became a beloved local celebrity, helping put Long Beach on the map in the city’s early days. Joi…

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Minnie the Whale, Part Two: The Absolutely True Tale of the Whale Skeleton Who Came to Town 15:03

4y ago15:03

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In May 1897, two teenage boys saw a 63-foot fin whale foundering off the shore near Long Beach, California. With the help of some local donkeys, the boys were able to pull the massive whale on shore. This is the story of that whale and how its skeleton became a beloved local celebrity, helping put Long Beach on the map in the city’s early days. Joi…

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

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/YCES-138.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! You Can’t Eat the Sunshine returns with an all-new Quarantine format, inviting folks who are passionate about Los Angeles history and historic preservation to join us for a conversation about the places that matter more than ever, as much of Los Angeles shelters…

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

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/YCES-137.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Welcome everyone, and thank you for listening to our podcast, You Can’t Eat The Sunshine, for the week of May 25th, 2020. We are on day 69 of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Safer At Home Directive. Our guest this week is Dave Judson, the 4th Generation owner-operator of …

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

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/YCES-136.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! You Can’t Eat the Sunshine returns with an all-new Quarantine format, inviting folks who are passionate about Los Angeles history and historic preservation to join us for a conversation about the places that matter more than ever, as much of Los Angeles shelters…

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

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/YCES-135.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! You Can’t Eat the Sunshine returns with an all-new Quarantine format, inviting folks who are passionate about Los Angeles history and historic preservation to join us for a conversation about the places that matter more than ever, as much of Los Angeles shelters…

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

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/YCES-134.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! A note on the audio quality: this episode is a bit tinny, due to the learning curve on setting up multi-guest remote podcasting, and the present difficulty in quickly obtaining alternate mics and mixers. Please be patient with us. We’re working on it! You Can’t …

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YCES in Quarantine Episode #133: Stan’s Donuts & LACMA with Alison Martino, Rob Hollman and Steven Luftman 50:18

4y ago50:18

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/YCES-133.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! A note on the audio quality: this episode is a bit tinny, due to the learning curve on setting up multi-guest remote podcasting, and the present difficulty in quickly obtaining alternate mics and mixers. Please be patient with us. We’re working on it! You Can’t …

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Episode #132: Illuminating Los Angeles: Elmore Leonard & The Triforium 2:02:36

5+ y ago2:02:36

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/yces-132.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we visit with Gregg Sutter, who for 33 years was the researcher and assistant to writer Elmore Leonard, to learn about the motivations behind the new Esotouric bus adventure, Elmore Leonard in Hollywood. We’ll also talk with Jona Bechtolt a…

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Episode #131 : Happening at The Huntington: From Architectural Artifacts to Zen Buddhism 1:25:31

6y ago1:25:31

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/yces-131.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we meet some of the interesting people working at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino. We visit with Tsuha Roshi, an 86th generation Zen Master at the newly established Fusho Zen Institute, who uses …

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Episode #130: Once Upon A Time At Times Mirror Square 1:39:10

6y ago1:39:10

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/yces-130.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Harry Chandler about his family’s newspaper empire and our upcoming Historic Cultural Monument hearing seeking to landmark the Los Angeles Times compound. We also visit with Carolyn Strickler, who was company historian and mana…

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Episode #129: Preserving Dynastic Los Angeles County Landmarks in the 21st Century: The Chandlers’ Times Mirror Square & The Bixbys’ Rancho Los Cerritos 1:56:21

6y ago1:56:21

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yces-129.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with architect and historian Alan Hess about the ongoing Pereira in Peril campaign and our work together seeking to landmark Times Mirror Square, which from 1935 until just last month was headquarters of the Los Angeles Times. We’ll…

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Episode #128: Chronicling Mid-Century Modern Long Beach and Lomaland’s Lovely Relics 1:55:21

6y ago1:55:21

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/yces-128.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Dr. Louise Ivers, architectural historian and preservationist, about her new book, The Remaking of a Seaside City: Mid-Century Modern Architecture in Long Beach, California. We also visit with Kenneth Small and Robert Ray, Head…

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Episode #127: Fighting For the Soul of Los Angeles 1:58:33

6y ago1:58:33

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yces-127.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with preservationist John Girodo about his struggles to preserve Hollywood’s historic built environment as that small neighborhood experiences hyper-gentrification. We’ll also visit with social justice advocate Adrian Riskin of Mich…

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Episode #126: From Show Caves to Palm Canyons: Treasures of Southern California’s Desert State Park System 1:25:19

6y ago1:25:19

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/yces-126.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we get an education from two devoted parks interpreters: LuAnn Thompson shares her favorite things about the landscape and creatures found in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, and Andy Fitzpatrick introduces us to the Providence Mountains Sta…

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Episode #125: A Farewell to the Caravan Book Store & The Challenges Facing L.A. 1:31:34

6+ y ago1:31:34

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/yces-1251.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Donald Spivack, former Deputy Director of Policy & Operations for the CRA-LA, about the two biggest challenges facing Los Angeles: Homelessness and Open Space. We’ll also visit with Leonard Bernstein, second-generation proprie…

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Episode #124: The Symbionese Liberation Army & A Vintage Arcadia Xmas 1:37:23

6+ y ago1:37:23

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/yces-124.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with author Brad Schreiber about his book Revolution’s End: The Patty Hearst Kidnapping, Mind Control, and the Secret History of Donald DeFreeze and the SLA and the upcoming Esotouric bus tour inspired by his research. We’ll also vi…

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Episode #123: The Triforium + Topographic Map: Preserving Joseph Young’s Mid-Century Marvels in the Heart of Downtown Los Angeles 1:10:00

6+ y ago1:10:00

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Triforium by Joseph Young https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/yces-123.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month for a special episode dedicated to the iconic Civic Center artworks created by Joseph Young (1919-2007), and the various ways that the City and County of Los Angeles are maintaining them. We talk with Clare Haggarty, …

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Episode #122: Bunker Hill & The French Village: Two Lost Los Angeles Neighborhoods Taken By Eminent Domain 1:46:19

6+ y ago1:46:19

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6655 Alta Loma Terrace. 1923. Ray G. Smith, architect. https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/yces-122.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with Gordon Pattison, Bunker Hill native son, about the reopening of Angels Flight Railway and other ways in which his lost Victorian neighborhood survives. We’ll also visit wit…

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Episode #121: Once Upon A Time in French-Speaking Los Angeles & Early Days of Angels Flight on Old Bunker Hill 1:34:56

7y ago1:34:56

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Shows El Aliso (and by extension the Vignes property). Attributed to Henri Penelon https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/yces-121.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Once Upon A Time in French-Speaking Los Angeles & Early Days of Angels Flight on Old Bunker Hill Join us this month as we talk with C.C. de Vere, creator of the Frenchtown Confide…

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Episode #120: Boyle Heights Blossoming: Everything’s Different at Ray & Roy’s Market 1:12:58

7y ago1:12:58

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/yces-120.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month for an episode dedicated to the vibrant, historic and soulful neighborhood of Boyle Heights, centered on the southeast corner of 4th Street and Camulos. We’ll talk with Yolanda Diaz, who recently purchased Ray & Roy’s Market, which was founded…

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Episode #119: Secrets of Llano del Rio and Utopian Los Angeles 1:09:39

7y ago1:09:39

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/yces119.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month for an episode dedicated to Llano del Rio, the socialist cooperative experiment that hosted its final May Day celebrations in the Antelope Valley one hundred years ago this month. Our guests are historian Paul Greenstein & artist-archivist Kary…

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Episode #118: Adventures in the Hollywood Preservation Trenches: Lytton Savings & Frank Sinatra’s Bungalow 1:21:56

7+ y ago1:21:56

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/yces-118.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us this month as we talk with preservationist Steve Luftman about his efforts to save Kurt Meyer’s Lytton Savings, a mid-century landmark threatened with demolition because it sits on the land where Frank Gehry hopes to build a huge mixed use development. W…

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Episode #117: SeaView, a Mid-Century Time Modern Capsule on the Palos Verdes Peninsula 1:18:33

7+ y ago1:18:33

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https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/yces-117.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! Join us as we go deep inside master architect Paul R. Williams’ SeaView tract home development in Rancho Palos Verdes, as architect and historian Alan Hess and resident-historians Price Morgan & Larry Paul share insights into the tract’s development and style, t…

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Episode #116: Miracle Mile and a Mid-Century Master 1:29:28

7+ y ago1:29:28

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Aaron Green’s Anderson Residence in Palos Verdes Listen to Episode #116! https://esotouric.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/yces-116.mp3 Download Podcast Episode! And we’re back from hiatus! Join us this month as Alan Hess, architect and architectural historian, walks us through his Palos Verdes Art Center exhibition on Aaron G. Green’s mid-century m…

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