The Venice Beach Boardwalk is like another world. I used to like to come here to soak in the sun, and if the sun was hiding behind the cloud cover (driving out from Pasadena you could never be sure), I would shop. Mostly, I would shop whether the sun was out or not. These days there’s probably nothing I need to go there to...
Field Trip to Santa Monica Pier. It’s been a few years since I’ve been on the pier, and it looks like they’re doing some maintenance. Not surprising, the pier is over 100 years old (opening day was 9-9-1909), and it has undergone repairs more than once. Santa Monica beach is the first beach I remember going to and I’ve gotten to seen some of...
Few people may know that there are old zoo ruins within Griffith Park. I’ve lived in LA my whole life and I just learned about these ruins a few years ago. I finally made a visit, and I must say this place is eerie and weird. Perfect for a horror movie. I came to this seemingly deserted area of the park alone, so I...
I remember coming to Griffith Park as a kid for weekend pic-nics with my family. Going for a pony ride and riding the wooden horses of the Merry-Go-Round. Sadly, these horses have seen better days. The Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round was built in 1926 by the Spillman Engineering Company (horses carved by Charles I.D. Looff), and was once-upon-a-time, located in Mission Beach, San Diego. The...
Long Beach, California. Is the Queen Mary haunted? Well, I will say it’s creepy especially after midnight. We’ve stayed on the QM twice and have gone exploring late in the evening to see if we could “see something”. Just for the record, if I did see something I’d have a heart attack. The creepy factor is increased by the fact that there seems to...
