Every so often somebody asks about the corroding civil defense sirens up on poles scattered all over Los Angeles. Well, Dennis Hanley knows all about them. They were air raid sirens first installed ...

With Ayn Rand in the media conversation around Paul Ryan and the Republican convention, here's a look at the home that Rand used to occupy in Northridge. And what a house it was — if it still existed, ...

Claud Beelman was one of those Los Angeles architects whose work spanned eras and dramatic changes in style. He encompassed noteworthy LA examples as different as the Eastern Columbia building ...

Willie Nelson, beardless and braidless, at the Palomino in 1970. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images at LA Magazine's website Before everyone forgets that LA's music lore includes North Hollywood, Los ...

Helen Ly / viewfromaloft Downtown chronicler Ed Fuentes blogs at View from a Loft that the sign for Gorky's Russian cafe still hangs over the corner of 8th and San Julian streets. It's kind of like ...

George Barris, the creator of the Batmobile and many other memorable vehicles for TV and movies — but before that a legend in the Los Angeles car culture — died today, his son Brett announced on ...

Read the memo: LA Times hires again Read the memo: LA Times losing big on search traffic Gustavo Arellano, many others join LA Times staff Here's who the LA Times has newly hired* New seasons of SoCal ...

For the first time in its history, the Los Angeles Times will be housed outside the city of Los Angeles by this summer. New owner Patrick Soon-Shiong spoke to the assembled staff on Friday and said ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has revamped her media office with a trio of former journalists. The highlights are that Jane Robison gets a new title — Senior Public Information ...

If you didn't grow up in the Los Angeles area during the baby boom, you can leave the room for a couple of minutes. Though if your parents fit the description, you might want to stick around. Sheriff ...

What is it about non-Angelenos becoming so obsessed with old filming locations that they spend years tracking down obscure shots and facts — then write books about their discoveries that become ...

Photo: LA Observed Several LA Observed regulars knew right away that the mystery Jurgensen's Grocery sign I posted last week can be found on Glendon Avenue in Westwood Village. It's on the ...