At first glance, the products look like almost anything else you’d find at Target. The packaging is slick, radiant. But as you draw closer, you notice something is amiss. This one is just an empty, inflated plastic bag, and the cardboard tag describes it as “Muppet Screams.” This other is called “Divorce Poncho,” and it […]
Vintage Images of L.A. Kiddieland Beverly Park Bring a Bygone Era to Life
Whether you’re a transplant or a native Angeleno, you’ve got to know your Los Angeles history. Quick: Did you know that before the Beverly Center sprouted up on the corner of Beverly and La Cienega boulevards, there was a picturesque amusement park on the site? Earlier this month, the City of West Hollywood’s Art Division announced […]
L.A.’s Velvet Painting Museum Is Hanging on for Dear Life in Chinatown
“Well, like, Johnny Winter said, still alive and well until I hear otherwise,” says Carl Baldwin of his Chinatown museum, Velveteria, on a recent Friday afternoon. Early in January, Velveteria’s Instagram indicated that the small destination dedicated to velvet paintings would only be open until the end of the month. At the time of our […]