by Kim Cooper | Aug 16, 2022 | The Esotouric Blog
On the occasion of the 102nd anniversary of the author’s birth, here’s something nutty we found in the Charles Bukowski’s archives at the Huntington Library, while researching the making of the film Barfly for our special audio track recording...
by Kim Cooper | Dec 28, 2021 | The Esotouric Blog
May 13, 2022: Announcing the creation of Friends of the Angels. When we learned that the Dominican Order might no longer be able to maintain the Monastery of the Angeles in Hollywood, and that the land might be sold for private use or redevelopment, we came together...
by Kim Cooper | Nov 3, 2021 | The Esotouric Blog
On October 23, photos first circulated on social media showing workers on top of the awning of the historic Pig ‘n Whistle cafe at 6714 Hollywood Boulevard, covering the beautiful 1920s facade with cheap plastic signage for a Mr. Tempo Cantina and dropping the...
by Kim Cooper | Sep 5, 2020 | The Esotouric Blog
As history loving Angelenos enter our sixth trying month of shuttered archives and libraries, the Getty Research Institute just dropped a thrilling bombshell with the release of the Research Collections Viewer, an online access tool to high resolution scans of...
by Kim Cooper | Aug 10, 2020 | The Esotouric Blog
Success: On June 2, 2021, Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to declare Sister Corita’s Studio a protected landmark. Sign up for the Corita Art Center email list for future updates. Press clips: LAist reports on the remarkable Cultural Heritage...