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The Culver City Hobbit Houses
‘ I have a major affinity for unique architecture. So when I came across this CurbedLA article about the Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments, a grouping of Storybook-style structures in Culver City colloquially known as the “Hobbit houses,” I just about foamed at the mouth. The complex looks like something straight out of…
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Britney Spears’ Former Santa Monica Condo
‘ Got a from Kayli today, who challenged me to find Britney Spears‘”‘”‘ house. Since Britney’”‘”‘s current home is located far from public view in a gated community, I thought I’”‘”‘d instead blog about a past residence of Ms. Spears. While Brit did not call this condo home during any of her recent mental breakdowns,…
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Raquel Welch’s “Beyond The Cleavage” Book Signing
‘ Ever since my mom found out that actress and 1960’s/1970’s sex symbol Raquel Welch was scheduled to do a book signing for her new tome Raquel: Beyond the Cleavage at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena on the evening of April 22nd, she became absolutely obsessed with attending the event. And, even though I wasn’t exactly…
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Pasadena Elks Lodge from “Veep”
‘ Anyone who has visited Pasadena has likely taken note of the sprawling pillared building situated on the southeast corner of Colorado and Orange Grove Boulevards. As the many signs adorning the structure indicate, it serves as Elks Lodge #672. I passed the site regularly during the 15+ years I called Crown City home and…
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Bean Town from “Big Little Lies”
‘ Big Little Lies sure made use of Sierra Madre this season (in case you missed my other posts on the city’s BLL appearances, you can check them out here, here and here). And it is not very hard to see why. The San Gabriel Valley town, situated just east of Pasadena, is charming, picturesque…
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Halloween 2011 with Matthew Lillard
‘ Well, the stalking gods have definitely been smiling down upon me as of late because this year I experienced what was quite simply the Best. Halloween. Ever. It was an absolute whirlwind and I honestly do not know how any future Halloween can ever compare! It all started a couple of weeks ago when…
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We’re Moving!
‘ As I mentioned in Monday’s post, the Grim Cheaper and I are moving this week. (Hopefully we won’t have any moments like this!) So blog posts will likely be few and far between over the next couple of weeks until we get settled. Hopefully I’ll be back up and running sooner rather than later,…
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Cup ‘N Cakes Cafe from “Modern Family”
‘ A few weeks back, a fellow stalker who identified himself as “Stepick” left a comment on my Step by Step house post informing me that a coffee shop in nearby South Pasadena had been featured in the recent episode of fave show Modern Family entitled “Moon Landing”. Unfortunately though, Stepick did not specify exactly…
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Mr. Miyagi’s House from “The Karate Kid”
‘ One of the greatest filming location mysteries to ever exist was that of the house where Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) lived in the 1984 classic The Karate Kid. It was common knowledge that the residence had been demolished in the late ‘80s, but no stalker had ever been able to track down its former…
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The El Palacio Apartments
‘ Situated at the corner of La Cienega Boulevard and Fountain Avenue in West Hollywood is an idyllic complex named The El Palacio Apartments. The gorgeous Spanish Baroque architecture is hiding some dark secrets, though. The building has been the site of two infamous deaths, the most notorious of which was the overdoes of actress…