Oddity Urban Exploration The Witch’s House: Beverly Hills 90666!
November 2, 2009 - 11:01 am
Around Halloween, the inhabitants of all those cozily, carefully-shrouded McMansions in Beverly Hills turn their eyes to the scariest thing in town: the Witch House, which looks like something like a cross between the Gingerbread House in Hansel and Gretel, and a hobbit home in Rivendell. It was built in the 1920s for a bunch of silent, and presumably creepy, films — hey, it was used in the Alicia Silverstone movie Clueless! — before finally being relocated to Beverly Hills. Unfortunately it’s not something open to public view, so the best you can hope for is a drive-by, or, for the particularly brave, a nosy peek through the windows.
4.43 (7 votes)
Loading ...Urban Exploration Muscle Madness at Venice Beach
September 16, 2009 - 10:21 am
Venice Beach is still one of those quintessential California playgrounds, built on old tobacco money, complete with giant sandbox. Walking down Ocean Front Walk on a scorching afternoon, you can expect to be greeted by a cavalcade of street performers, colorful vagrants, fragrant proponents of legalized marijuana and, of course, shiny tanned bodies on display. Venice wouldn’t be Venice without Muscle Beach – an open air fitness arena where the buff and the beautiful can tone to perfection, while the hordes of tourists look on, thoughtfully chewing away at $1 pizza slices [sold nearby].
4.25 (4 votes)
Loading ...Urban Exploration Frolic in the Fairfax Farmer’s Market
September 16, 2009 - 10:06 am
Fall has come to LA. Sort of. While we’re trying to shake the September gloom that visits SoCal every year there are plenty of delicious benefits to be reaped. Take the Farmers’ Market on Fairfax, for instance. Whether you plan to sticking to your raw/vegan/liquid diet or aim to search and destroy an assortment of baked delights under the season’s hazy sunshine, this is the place to be. Tons of international restaurants and a maze or produce are sure to offer something you can’t live without – last week I fell victim to an incredible batch of guacamole, cherries and a large jar of caramel sauce. Mmm.Visitors can sit down for a meal or browse the isles – shiny vegetables piled high, stacks of home-made chocolate-covered everything, spices and teas are just some of the treats available. The official Farmer’s Market event takes place on Fridays and Saturdays, but the restaurants are open daily. Resistance is futile.
Words and photos by Zoetica Ebb
5.00 (2 votes)
Loading ...Gallery Urban Exploration Santa Monica Pier
June 26, 2009 - 12:08 pm
At the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California, the Santa Monica pier stretches into the ocean. Though open daily, on weekends it overflows with humans and their young – mesmerized by shiny arcades, slightly overpriced restaurants and hobos trying to escape kamikaze flocks of shit-shooting seagulls. Smells of cheeseburgers, sea and teenage love mingle with radiating smiles of green plastic lizards exhibiting themselves on the side, price tags on their tails. A roller-coaster full of children roars through the air. The first and only solar powered Ferris Wheel towers above it all. The sun dips its lower end into the ocean, street performers and fishermen smile into the pink rays enveloping the beach before the onset of night.
Words and photos by Zoetica Ebb
4.00 (3 votes)
Loading ...Urban Exploration The Vegas Strip: Always Shiny and New
June 23, 2009 - 8:37 am
4.67 (3 votes)
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June 17, 2009 - 4:54 pm
Gallery Urban Exploration Urban Exploration: LA’s Little Tokyo
May 20, 2009 - 9:09 am
If you love Japanese food, books or karaoke and can’t make it to actual Tokyo, LA’s Little Tokyo district is the place to be. Though once upon a time this place was home to 30,000 Japanese Americans, these days I wouldn’t call it a neighborhood – too visitor-oriented for that. I’ll agree with the Wikipedia description – it’s more of a cultural center, with temples, museums and a multitude of restaurants, aimed at LA residents and visitors from Japan. Though recent development and growing population of downtown have made for longer lines and a few strange additions to the area, between all the sushi, shabu-shabu and boba tea there’s little time to frown at the recently-erected Sanrio store and Starbuck’s. An abundance of shops, seasonal events, rock shows at The Cocaine and bars will keep entertainment-hungry visitors coming back for fun-filled adventures throughout the year.
4.00 (6 votes)
Loading ...Gallery Urban Exploration London Wanderer
May 19, 2009 - 9:11 am
I was staying in Croydon – a neighborhood Id never heard of until being dropped off in its guts by my coach. All I can tell you about this place is it’s very far from London and Kate Moss lived there before she made it. Also, this is precisely why you should not book hotels through budget travel agencies. Fortunately, a train station was a short walk away, making escape somewhat convenient. So to London I went.
5.00 (1 votes)
Loading ...Urban Exploration Getting Down in Camden Town
May 14, 2009 - 7:43 am
Camden Town has been London’s subculture mecca since the 60’s. The Roundhouse Theater made its name as the home to countless goth and punk shows back in the day. Open air markets, including famous Camden Lock, draw alternative fashion hunters and tourists alike. The World’s End Pub is now my favorite place to lose a few hours to cognac, and my new favorite place for people-watching, fresh mint tea-drinking and baklava-chewing is a tiny Moroccan tea house situated in front of Horse Tunnel Market. I can’t think of a better way to spend a cloudy Camden afternoon. Other than at Proud, that is.
3.67 (3 votes)
Loading ...Urban Exploration Montmartre, We Meet Again!
May 6, 2009 - 10:22 am
It was my last night in Paris. I spent the four days of my fifth visit to the City of Lights avoiding all things typical, proud of my rebellious attitude, enjoying the bar and coffee shop scene instead of the usual museums and churches. Still, it was the last night, the top of Montmartre is the highest point in town, has one of the most beautiful views I’ve seen, and my friend had never been there. It was time to go out.
4.00 (9 votes)
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