This Week's Webinar
November 2020
Esotouric Presents “A Visit to Lost Bunker Hill with author Nathan Marsak” webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, November 28. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. When Los Angeles history lovers are asked to name the landmark they most regret was demolished, the entire Bunker Hill neighborhood…
Find out more »The United States of Preservation: Esotouric’s Ohio River Valley Virtual Vacation Road Trip Webinar
Every year around Thanksgiving, eclectic Los Angeles sightseeing tour company Esotouric organizes an all-day excursion to celebrate co-owner Richard Schave’s birthday and honor the preservation people who keep local landmarks alive. With a buffet lunch, birthday cake and visits to fascinating sites, the “birthday bus” is a must for those who love to explore Southern California in good company. This year, the coronavirus is keeping us apart—but Richard’s preservation party is still happening, with an immersive virtual road trip that…
Find out more »December 2020
Esotouric Presents “A Cultural History of Grand Central Market, 1917-2020” webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. For more than a century, the heart and soul of Downtown Los Angeles has been an old-school, open-air food market in the Homer Laughlin Building at 3rd and Broadway/Hill Streets. Grand Central…
Find out more »Esotouric Presents “A Cultural History of Angels Flight Railway, 1901-2020” webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, December 19. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. In the 1960s, as the Community Redevelopment Agency prepared to tear down the Victorian neighborhood of Bunker Hill, Angelenos (including the…
Find out more »Esotouric Presents The Weird World of Programmatic Los Angeles Architecture webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, December 26. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. In the 1920s, when the sleepy little village of Los Angeles suddenly blossomed into a rocket fueled boomtown, something very odd…
Find out more »Esotouric Presents A Love Letter to the Cafeterias of Old Los Angeles
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, January 2. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »January 2021
Pershing Square, Los Angeles: the History, Tragedy and Potential of Our Original Central Park, 1866-2020
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, January 9. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »Esotouric Presents George Mann’s Fabulous Vintage Views of Los Angeles
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, January 16. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »John Bengtson’s “Silent Echoes in Westlake” Early Los Angeles Film Locations webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, December 23. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »The Biggest Little Country Store in the World: How Crawford’s Markets Fed the San Gabriel Valley and Transformed The Industry
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, December 30. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »Touring Southern California’s Architecture of Death with historian Nathan Marsak
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, February 6. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »February 2021
Esotouric Celebrates Los Angeles Historic Preservation, 1900s-1980s
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, February 13. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »In The Shadow of the Hotel Cecil: A Main Street Time Travel webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, February 20. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »Esotouric Presents The Dark Side of the West Side webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, February 27. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above If for any reason the…
Find out more »Esotouric Presents The Stories of Los Angeles Storybook Architecture Webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, March 6. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »March 2021
The Birth of Noir with James M. Cain & Raymond Chandler webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, March 13. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »Saving South Los Angeles Landmarks: Googie, Gill & Governor Gage Webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, March 20. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »Esotouric Presents A Celebration of Paul R. Williams, Architect: From Hollywood Regency to SeaView Palos Verdes
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, March 27. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »Art Deco Leisure Suits: How Los Angeles Preserved the 1930s in the 1970s
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, April 3. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the check out page doesn't appear, just click this link. Los Angeles is a young city,…
Find out more »April 2021
John Fante’s Bunker Hill and Downtown Los Angeles Literary Time Machine Webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, April 10. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »The Crimes and Oddities of L.A.’s Sunset Boulevard webinar
Many years ago, cultural historian Kim Cooper began collecting offbeat news stories to feature on her 1947project blog. As the blog grew and evolved into Esotouric’s true crime history tours, certain neighborhoods positively glowed with layer upon layer of weird lore. And one of the strangest parts of Los Angeles was centered around the Sunset Junction neighborhood, a pedestrian friendly commercial corridor nestled between East Hollywood, Los Feliz, Silverlake, Echo Park, Victor and Angelino Heights. Join Esotouric, L.A.'s most eclectic…
Find out more »The Wonders and Weirdness of Wilshire Boulevard webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through midnight on Saturday, April 24. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the…
Find out more »A Downtown Los Angeles Lovers’ Treasure Hunt Webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through Saturday, May 1. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the check out…
Find out more »May 2021
The Rough Road to Llano del Rio, L.A.’s Utopian Colony in the Antelope Valley Webinar
This is a recording of a webinar that previously streamed live. You can purchase a ticket to watch the recording, but you won’t be able to participate in the live chat or Q&A. This recording will be available through Saturday, May 8. Please join us on Saturdays at noon Los Angeles time for a new live webinar. To sign up, enter your name and email address and click the "Buy Ticket" button above. If for any reason the check out…
Find out more »Fourth & Main, Downtown Los Angeles’ Most Fascinating Intersection Webinar
Every tourist in Los Angeles knows to visit Hollywood and Vine on the Walk of Fame. But when Los Angeles was young, the corner a visitor must not miss was Fourth and Main, in the heart of Skid Row. Join Esotouric, L.A.'s most eclectic sightseeing tour company, for an immersive cultural, culinary, erotic and architectural history webinar exploring a century’s lore unfolding at and around one incredible intersection. You’ll be amazed by all that happened here! Featured topics include: A…
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