I visited the SPARC radio museum, a massive collection of antique radios, phonographs, and radio-related paraphernalia from the last 100 years, maintained by a group of enthusiasts, many of them of an age to have used the exhibits when they were new!   Read more »

These pics were on my old site but trapped in an oh-so-Web-1.0 gallery. I’ve dug up the originals and put ’em on Flickr. Enjoy a tour through the venerable Pantages Theatre!   Read more »

It’s the little townhomes that… couldn’t. I always liked these little semi-detached cottage-like homes, just off of Pacific Boulevard and steps from the beach. A charming holdover from the onset of jumbo apartment blocks. But I guess economics finally did them in: they’re slated for demolition. Sigh… Take a last look   Read more »