• A Romantic Los Feliz Compound, $6.5M,Philip Ferrato

    A Romantic Los Feliz Compound, $6.5M

    Los Feliz is one of L.A.’s most evocative neighborhoods, with a selection of residential properties ranging from early 20th Century Spanish Revival to the ground-breaking Modernism of the past seven decades. This handsome white, classic stucco from the 1920s is the home and office of Emmy Ellison, t

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  • When Hollywood came to Del Mar: The stars who made the racetrack a summer tradition,Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego

    When Hollywood came to Del Mar: The stars who made the racetrack a summer tradition

    Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz at the Del Mar Race Track 7-24-1957. (Photo and caption info courtesy of the San Diego History Center) At Del Mar, the races weren’t the only thing worth watching. Del Mar Racetrack has long been known for horse racing, but from its earliest days, its identity was shaped

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  • Point Loma’s forgotten whaling station: A little-known chapter in San Diego history,Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego

    Point Loma’s forgotten whaling station: A little-known chapter in San Diego history

    Whale on shore, people standing around on beach; written on back: “Ballast Point / Whale at whaling station”. Notes give date as 1883. (Photo and caption info courtesy of the San Diego History Center) The cries of gulls and the crash of waves have echoed across Ballast Point for centuries. In the la

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