by Esotouric Bus Adventures | Nov 25, 2013 | podcast
Join us this week as we talk with novelist Martin Turnbull about the celebrated and much lamented Garden of Allah, from its humble beginnings as a fixer-upper for silent screen star Alla Nazimova to its halcyon days as club house for the Hollywood “Smart...
by Esotouric Bus Adventures | Nov 11, 2013 | podcast
Join us this week as we visit with Jackie Miller, historian at the Parsonage of Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, about the design and construction of the monumental Angelus Temple which opened on New Year’s Day, 1923 at the north end of Echo Park. We’ll also...
by Esotouric Bus Adventures | Nov 11, 2013 | podcast
Join us this week as we talk with Dave Judson, the 5th generation proprietor of the Judson stained glass studios (founded 1895) about the rich legacy of the Arroyo Guild of Craftsmen and its role in the Southern California Arts & Crafts movement. We’ll also...
by Esotouric Bus Adventures | Nov 4, 2013 | podcast
Join us this week as we talk with Carolyn Paxton, proprietor of Urban Radish, about the inspirations behind her new gourmet market in the Arts District. We’ll also visit with curator Terry Ellsworth to get a cross-section of life at the corner of Traction & Hewitt...
by Esotouric Bus Adventures | Oct 28, 2013 | podcast
Join us this week as we talk with Ken Bernstein, Manager of the Office of Historic Resources of the City of Los Angeles, about that organization and its creation and oversight of the city’s Historic Preservation Overlay Zones. We’ll also visit with Tom...