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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
The Carpenters Apartments
I actually had a little wave of emotion visiting The Carpenters apartments. Kind of a strange reaction when visiting the investment...
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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Hollywood Walk of Fame
If you’re visiting Hollywood, the Hollywood Walk of Fame is almost a rite of passage. It sprawls for miles, so you might want to visit...
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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Crazy Coyote Tacos
The Crazy Coyote is a rustic old-school drive-in taco shack. It stands in a dust bowl on the edge of the Morongo Indian Reservation. The...
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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Giant Cowboy
The Giant Cowboy started his life in 1965 as The Mecca Cowboy and stood outside Poor Richard’s Pawn Shop and Mini Mart in Mecca, near The...
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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Kindles Donuts
Kindles Donuts, built in 1950, began its life as the very first store in the Donut Drive-In Chain. The Donut Drive Ins all had an...
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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Tio's Tacos
When dining at Tios Tacos, make sure you explore every inch of the rambling outdoor patio, courtyard and car park. The collection of...
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Grant Guy
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Dinosaur Car Wash
The Bell Gardens Green Forest Dinosaur Car Wash sounded like a must visit. Maybe we would have been more excited if there was an...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Giant Arrow
Ok, let’s not get carried away …. let’s just say it’s a BIG arrow. I wouldn't plan a day trip around it … but you know … if you...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Berlin Wall Segments
Sitting quietly on Wilshire Boulevard inexplicably sit ten panels from the Berlin Wall. The 40-foot section of the wall is apparently the...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures, since 1912, is really the last remaining iconic major studio in Hollywood and has served as the production site for...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Pumpkin Rock
Pumpkin Rock is a giant 15-foot boulder painted to look like a pumpkin. Actually, it kind of looks like Jack Skellington from “Nightmare...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Giant Cat's Head
The giant cats head is a 10-foot-tall public artwork named “Snowball in Vegas” by artist Jesse Smigel. As owners of our own ginger kitty,...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Frank Sinatra's Final Resting Place
Desert Memorial Park, since 1956, is a lovely tranquil oasis in the desert. Since we took this photo (and after the death of Barbara...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Beauty Bubble Salon and Museum
Full disclosure. - The Beauty Bubble is where I go to get a dint in my do, so I “may" be biased - and here we are with our friend Jeff,...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Galleta Meadows
When eccentric millionaire Dennis Avery (heir to the Avery label fortune) purchased the land known as Galleta Meadows Estate, he did so...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20222 min read
Shields Date Garden
The epitome of the term “Roadside Attraction” is the glorious Shields Date Garden. As you drive towards Shields, you will start to see a...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Valley Relics Museum
Tucked away in an industrial area of Van Nuys Airport, without much fanfare, hide a couple of nondescript air hangars that houses one of...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Randy's Donuts
We have had a long love affair with Randy’s Donuts. Its proximity to LAX made it our regular first stop when arriving in LA from...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Museum of Neon Art
The Museum of Neon Art in Glendale is a bit hit and miss for us, as our main interest in visiting is to see vintage neon signs. The...
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Grant Guy
Jul 20, 20221 min read
Philippe French Dip
Philippe The Original, since 1908, is the originator of the French Dip Sandwich (although their arch nemesis Cole French dip also claim...
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