Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles

From a tiny egg spotted underneath a milkweed leaf, this beauty grew to maturity on Kim's desk, and took wing today. Safe travels, wee one! #mydayinla #monarchbutterfly

Our preservation pal David A. Silvas shares our love of old buildings and street cats. He's making new friends in Istanbul.

Starting now! A weird trip back in time along Sunset Boulevard through Echo Park, in search of stories calibrated to freak you out and blow your mind. Watch live or catch the recording for a week. New webinars every Saturday-- L.A. history, mystery, magic! https://esotouric.com/event/crimes-oddities-sunset-blvd

Still steamed about Michael Govan's whining to ABC7 that LACMA isn't allowed to open, after he demolished most of the museum at the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the museum has no community events planned for its outdoor spaces. Some "County" institution. No imagination.

Viva Vermonica! Shout out to Glen Norman, who was out at all hours documenting reinstallation of Sheila Klein's beloved Urban Candelabra at its new home on historic Route 66 in East Hollywood. Incredible details of the vintage streetlights. #Vermonica2020 https://www.facebook.com/glen.norman.338/media_set

This Sam fellow sounds like a good egg.

Even though we can't see YOU through the computer screen, we hope that the Hallowe'en spirit will possess you on Saturday when we go live at noon with the "13 Uncanny Los Angeles Crimes & Mysteries" webinar. Let's get weird together! https://esotouric.com/event/halloween-2020/

Does anyone else miss SLEEPOVERS?

Do you like your true crime history on the obscure and weird side? Then you'll want to tune in next Saturday for "13 Uncanny Los Angeles Crimes & Mysteries," a Hallowe'en webinar that celebrates the creeps, kooks and nuts of vintage Southern California. https://esotouric.com/event/halloween-2020/

Mmmm, home made peanut clusters! Sweets for your sweet never tasted so deadly. The grim story of this nasty stuff is one of the "13 Uncanny Los Angeles Crimes & Mysteries" featured on our Hallowe'en noon webinar. https://esotouric.com/event/halloween-2020/

If you missed yesterday's urban exploration webinar "Los Angeles Underground: Sleuthing Tunnels Lost & Found, you can watch the recording through 10/31. Esotouric Saturdays are back on the calendar, obsessive, deep dives into lost Los Angeles lore. https://esotouric.com/event/los-angeles-underground-2020/

Our Saturday Los Angeles history webinars are now available On-Demand, so come take a time travel trip: New! Raymond Chandler https://esotouric.com/raymond-chandler-on-demand/... Dutch Chocolate Shop https://esotouric.com/dutch-chocolate-shop-on-demand Bradbury Building https://esotouric.com/bradbury-building-on-demand Black Dahlia https://esotouric.com/black-dahlia-on-demand

You can't watch "Match Game" for a quarter at the Greyhound Station in Downtown Los Angeles anymore. The buses moved east, replaced by small fabric businesses. But they kept the mid-century terrazzo floor, and we visit on our Black Dahlia tours. Webinar: https://esotouric.com/black-dahlia-on-demand

New Hallowe'en webinar! Come close, little one, to hear tales of uncanny Los Angeles crime and mysteries served with a seasonal dash of candy and costumes. We've plucked the weirdest vintage tales to brighten a socially distant holiday, so join us, do! https://esotouric.com/event/halloween-2020/

This friendly little soul came visiting and enjoyed a vigorous splash in the bottom tub of our garden fountain. it's fun to be clean!

Sunset Junction 10-plex, recently sold and all boarded up. Where are the RSO tenants? Why do we let landlords kick our neighbors out? #mydayinla #esotouricroadtrip #sunsetboulevard #1920sarchitecture #thisplacematters