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John Fante’s Bunker Hill and Downtown Los Angeles Literary Time Machine Webinar Watch now (3 hr) | Before Jack Kerouac, before Charles Bukowski, there was John Fante, author of Ask the Dust (1939) and three other novels featuring…
The Birth of Noir with James M. Cain and Raymond Chandler Webinar Watch now (155 min) | Depression-era Southern California: Amongst the burgeoning urban sprawl built atop bulldozed orange groves and the bitter…
John Bengtson's Silent Echoes in Westlake Early Los Angeles Film Locations webinar Watch now (134 min) | Join Esotouric, L.A.’s most eclectic sightseeing tour company, as they team up with author John Bengtson ("the great detective of…
Learning from Boyle Heights / Saving Los Angeles WebinarWatch now (3 hr) | Join Esotouric, L.A.’s most eclectic sightseeing tour company, for an immersive cultural history webinar about Boyle Heights’ rich…
A Natural History of Los Angeles Freeways WebinarWatch now (3 hr) | Join Esotouric, L.A.’s most eclectic sightseeing tour company, for an immersive cultural history webinar that’s whirlwind trip…
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