los angeles that was

My brother-in-law sent me these nostalgic images of the Los Angeles that was. Thanks Justin!

Via this flickr stream.

l.a., briefly

Took a very quick trip to Los Angeles to attend a rehearsal dinner, wedding, meet a new baby and eat some mexican food.
© photo by me

k&j

As I mentioned before, my sister got married at the end of last year. The wedding took place at an old bank in downtown LA and was so so fun. More photos and details here and here.

I designed all the paper stuff and had it letterpressed printed at work:

As the matron-of-honor, my only requirement was to wear something navy. Since I abide by somewhat strict buying practices, I was a little limited in my options. I found this navy satin dress a couple weeks before at one of my favorite vintage shops in Brooklyn (for $18!):

All photos by Erin Hearts Court.

malibu creek state park

Took a walk through Malibu Creek State Park to Century Lake. After family and friends, easy hiking access is one of the things I miss most about California.

Photos by me.

"brooklynized"

No idea what "brooklynized" means, but the bagels were pretty tasty.

fyi

I'm in Los Angeles this week.
Map from here via here.

socal|nocal

Left: Thursday in LA, right: Tuesday in SF

western heights

Right next to Harvard Heights is Western Heights, another lovely historic neighborhood.

All photos by me.

harvard heights

My friends recently bought a 1909 craftsman style home in the historic Los Angeles neighborhood of Harvard Heights. 

 All photos by me.

one day in la

Not twenty-four hours in Los Angeles and I've already gotten a pedicure and eaten at Urth. Only thing missing was frozen yogurt and a celebrity sighting.

los angeles favorites: outdoors

The ability to hike outdoors nearly 365 days a year is going to be one of the many things I will miss about living in southern California....Griffith Park and Temescal are both great spots, but the Hollyridge trail is really spectacular.

All photos by me.

los angeles favorites: buildings

I didn't even have to think twice about this one. The Bradbury building is my all-time, most-favorite building in LA.

 

I also like the library and the Griffith Observatory.

All photos by me.

los angeles favorites: places

When I moved to Los Angeles my number one goal was to explore the city as much as possible. Growing up, my world was pretty limited to the westside, and I was really determined to see a different side of LA and take advantage of all the city had to offer. In the past year, I spent a lot of weekends going on cultural adventures, including a tour of the Watts Towers (above), Velaslavasay Panorama, Hollyhock House (below) and Gamble House (below).

All photos by me.

los angeles favorites: neighborhoods

Although neighborhoods like Echo Park and Silverlake are very cool and hipster (only in a slightly annoying way) there is something really unique and special about Venice - especially the Venice canals. Like a small oasis (with a somewhat fishy smell) the canals are a pretty unusual sight.

I'm going to get some strange responses to this one, but I love downtown LA. It feels established and timeless with some stunning architecture and lots of hidden places to explore.

a farewell of sorts

Before I left San Francisco, I meant to post all my favorite places, but for whatever reason that didn't happen. Next week I'll attempt to make a couple lists of my favorite things, food and activities that I enjoyed over the last year in Los Angeles.
Photo by me.

eastbound

To expand on yesterday's news, Jeff got a promotion and we leave in less than two weeks. We have no place to live, very little idea on how to find an apartment in New York and way too much stuff to get rid of. If you live in LA and need a dining table/desk, bookshelf, credenza, refrigerator or car OR you live in New York and know of an apartment for rent along the L, or ACE lines please email me!
Photo by me.

los angeles central library

Inspired by my trip to the NYC library, I visited the main branch of the Los Angeles library.

More photos here.