The Weird and Hidden Figures of Old Trapper’s Lodge

July 31, 2017, 7 Comments

Los Places Update: Old Trapper’s Lodge has been recategorized as a Lost Place. Why? Following the outbreak of COVID-19, Old Trapper’s Lodge began to have restricted access. In October of 2021 the Pierce Collage Round Up published an article saying the removal of Old Trapper’s Lodge was in progress. In March of 2022, some of…

Independence Day

July 5, 2017, 5 Comments

Without getting too political, the last couple days have been rough, culminating in yesterday, with Independence Day. I’ve been getting back in touch with my love of the American Revolution, and recently took a quick visit to the replica of Independence Hall at Knott’s Berry Farm. Some of you may recall my visit last July,…

Valley Relics

March 8, 2017, 1 Comment

2020 Update: This post features photos from Valley Relics Museum’s older location. For a more updated look at their museum, please see this post. After visiting Corriganville, Patrick and I headed to Valley Relics Museum. Valley Relics is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the San Fernando Valley, with a wide array of…

The Abandoned Movie Ranch of Corriganville

March 6, 2017, 7 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I visited Corriganville Park, the former location of Corriganville, a western backlot and amusement park of sorts from 1949 to 1965. Corriganville was built by movie and TV actor Ray Bernard, but better known as Crash Corrigan. After going on a hunting trip in Simi Valley with fellow actor, Clark…

Redondo Beach’s Bizarre Fun Factory

February 15, 2017, 3 Comments

Lost Places Update: The Redondo Beach Fun Factory been recategorized as a Lost Place. In October of 2019 the Fun Factory closed. * * * Recently I found out that another SoCal institution will only be a memory, the Fun Factory at the Redondo Beach Pier, which has been an oceanside attraction since 1972. Much like…

A Song for You

September 20, 2016, 1 Comment

Patrick and I didn’t have much down time after leaving Portland, because I had booked the weekend at the Joshua Tree Inn months ago, as the weekend marked the anniversary of Gram Parsons’ death at the Inn, and I was lucky enough to secure room eight, the very room in which Parsons passed away in.…

The International Printing Museum

August 22, 2016, 5 Comments

Over the weekend Patrick and I went to what became his new favorite museum, The International Printing Museum. Patrick has always been entranced letterpress and print making, and the interest turned passion after taking a letterpress course in college, so when he found out about the International Printing Museum we knew a pilgrimage had to be…

Bob Baker Marionette Theater

July 27, 2016, 5 Comments

Just a few hours after arriving home from San Diego Comic Con, Patrick and I were off to LA to attend Charles Phoenix‘s show at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater, a rare, if not slightly bizarre, gem in Los Angeles. I had heard about this theatre from Charles on a few occasions, but the show…

Spirit of ’76

July 3, 2016, 12 Comments

When someone says “Knott’s Berry Farm” a lot comes to mind… Boysenberries of course, fried chicken, the infamous Ghost Town created because of the massive lines for said famous chicken, and perhaps Peanuts characters. What may not immediately spring to mind though is the Liberty Bell or Independence Hall, even though an exact replica of…

Salvation Mountain

March 14, 2016, 4 Comments

Each time I would visit Palm Springs and return home I would get asked “Did you go to Salvation Mountain?” Here’s the funny thing about where Salvation Mountain is… It’s hardly “close” to Palm Springs. Palm Springs, and its neighboring cities of Palm Desert, Cathedral City, and Indio are the closest cities of any real consequence…

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The Weird and Hidden Figures of Old Trapper’s Lodge

Independence Day

Valley Relics

The Abandoned Movie Ranch of Corriganville

Redondo Beach’s Bizarre Fun Factory

A Song for You

The International Printing Museum

Bob Baker Marionette Theater

Spirit of ’76

Salvation Mountain