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On Air Host for Emmy Winning SO CAL SCENE on @spectrumnews1socal Creator of “VINTAGE LOS ANGELES”. LA Historian. On-Air Reporter / LA PRESS CLUB
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“This is the city, Los Angeles” lainaminute, this one’s for you. 😜 #Dragnet #VintageLA 2025-09-03 00:41:40 “This is the cit.. 1,523 -3% 44 -45%
My report from innoftheseventhray Tucked away in the lush canyon of Topanga, the Inn of the Seventh Ray feels like a fairytale brought to life: twinkling lights, creekside tables and a menu rooted in California’s seasons. It’s peaceful, bohemian & romantic. 💫✨🕯️ The Inn of the Seventh Ray was co-founded by Ralph and Lucille Yaney, who started the restaurant in the early 1970s. They established the Inn as an extension of their own lifestyle and desire to offer chemically-free cooking to their guests. Nothing more romantic than candlight dining in the idyllic Santa Monica mountains full of rustic brick pathways, charming waterfalls, & grand old sycamores. This beloved hideaway nearly faced tragedy when wildfires swept dangerously close, threatening to erase decades of memories. Thanks to quick action from firefighters and the community, the Inn still stands, ready to welcome guests into its magical embrace. “The SoCal Scene” airs every Thursday at 9 p.m. on spectrumnews1socal Host alisonmartino Producer tvbylange Camera ah_cinema Editor meghanmoxsky 2025-09-02 06:03:35 My repo.. 793 -50% 63 -21%
Here’s my full report from the historic hollyhockhouse designed by Frank Loyd Wright, with significant contributions from Rudolf Schindler, Richard Neutra and Lloyd Wright. Hollyhock House is a gorgeous Mayan Revival style house with 17 rooms and 7 bathrooms. Oil heiress, theater producer, single mother, and social activist Aline Barnsdall commissioned the house, and it was originally intended to be part of an avant-garde arts and theater complex known as Olive Hill, now known as Barnsdall Art Park. She hired Wright to design the complex, plans for which were revised multiple times until. Their personalities and personal taste clashed so severely that Lloyd quit the project before it was completed. That’s when Schindler, Neautra, (and Lloyd’s son) stepped it to complete it. The Hollyhock House is one of the many L.A. treasures listed on HistoricPlacesLA.org. mimi asked me what they should do when they visit Los Angeles, well, put this on your list. Check out my segment for tour and wine tasting event info. Thank you abbeybrach for having us and your insightful interview. I learned such a great deal about this national treasure. Producer tvbylange Camera ah_cinema Editor meghanmoxsky Host: alisonmartino My team truly went far and beyond for this segment - using drones brilliantly for example. It’s currently airing on spectrumnews1socalWhat a rare opportunity this was. So happy to share this with you. It’s everything #VintageLosAngeles embodies. 2025-09-01 00:04:34 Here’s my full .. 1,238 -22% 53 -34%
More from my report from the petersenmuseum …. The LOWRIDERS! There’s Penny Lane, the Chevrolet Impala Legacy, and the Gypsy Rose. 🌹 Next slide: it’s GREASE LIGHTENING!! Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go 🔥🚘 🔥 2025-08-31 01:00:27 More fr.. 0 -100% 11 -86%
Vroom! Vroom! 🚘 Check out the “Totally Awesome” exhibit at the petersenmuseum. It’s a pop culture immersive experience rewinding back to the 1980s. It also feature famous vehicles from the era. My brain nearly exploded! They have everything from an original DeLorean from BACK TO THE FUTURE to the 1985 Modena Spyder California from Ferris Bueller’s Day. And yes, they also have old video games in their vintage arcade. SEE SECOND SLIDE You don’t want to miss this “totally rad” exhibit. My full report airs on spectrumnews1socal throughout Labor Day, but here’s a few snippets. I’ll be showing more throughout the weekend. This is only ONE of their amazing exhibits. The exhibit is on display until April 2026. 2025-08-30 22:36:53 Vroo.. 0 -100% 15 -81%
I’m glad I listened attentively to my dad’s behind-the-scenes-moments that happened on the set of THE GODFATHER, because once in a while I get an opportunity to share them. Last night variety Magazine completed their screening series celebrating 10 landmark films that have shaped the last 120 years of storytelling. #THEGODFATHER completed the series at the Soho House screening room. What a delightful Q & A with host and Senior Artisans Editor at Variety jazzt21 & garrettobrien, director of cinematography for WALTZING WITH BRANDO. What an exercise analyzing the film, breaking it down, and expressing what that film means to each of us and the rest of the world. I brought dad’s original script for tangible inspiration. I think it’s only left my family’s possession twice in 52 years, but Variety made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. So nice having my mom judimartino and bestie kimberlybiehl who always documents everything so perfectly. And also thank you lizzy_cupcake - I also included a couple of your photos and video. 😘 I must say as many times as I’ve seen it, I get lost in it every single time - especially on the big screen. And this was an exceptional print. What an honor to be a part of this discussion afterwards. Missing you dealaw ! 2025-08-30 00:17:58 I’m glad.. 857 -46% 39 -51%
Wishing I could teleport back in time to that line, buy a ticket and enjoy a movie at the Avco Cinema on Wilshire or the UA Cinema Center on Westwood Blvd. What a streak of movies I saw in these theatres. I remember my parents took me to see AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (my first Rated R movie) at the Avco Cinema in 1981. Later in the mid 1980s I went to Westwood every weekend to see a flick. There were at least 8 movie theatres at that time and they were packed every weekend. My mom would sometimes drop me off or pick me up at The Hungry Tiger or SHIP’S coffee shop which you can see at the beginning of this footage on the right. You can’t miss that boomerang shaped neon sign. I’ll never forget seeing AT CLOSE RANGE at the UA, and running into Madonna and Sean Penn next door at a Chinese restaurant. I got her autograph on a napkin. I assumed that they saw an earlier screening. I worship raw footage. I could watch it all day. I love seeing the fashions and everyone living life internet free. It was such a slower pace. Notice most are paying cash. I love that one couple that turned back to smile at the camera. Filming people back then was definitely not a normal thing to stumble upon. Watching this makes me homesick, even though I live in Los Angeles. 2025-08-28 11:59:39 Wishing I could tel.. 1,783 +13% 124 +56%
The original shark on the Universal Studios Tour (1976 -1978) The original ride showed the fisherman capsizing and the dock getting destroyed, pulling the team closer to the water. Still kind of impressed by how the shark initially emerges from the water though. It’s nice to see the orca boat in its prime. I also noticed that they put little details like the barrels and the shark cage on the boat while later on they ended up removing. This original Jaws Shark was affectionately nicknamed ‘Carrot Tooth’. As explained by Jaws Production Designer joealvesofficial , the name ‘Carrot Tooth’ emerged from a meeting where studio executives requested a shark with long teeth “like the poster”. The result was more comical than terrifying. What do you think? 🥕 2025-08-27 01:39:03 The orig.. 3,053 +93% 96 +20%
Did someone say Flash Cubes?? 2025-08-27 00:27:14 Did someone say Flash Cub.. 0 -100% 16 -80%
This is exceptional footage from a 1973 Universal Studios Tram tour. I love every single name and every television show & movie she mentioned. Today you would never hear those names on a current tour. There is truly nothing like raw footage and this is one of the best I have seen. It’s real life. No quick edits with music added over it either. It makes you feel like you’re actually there in that tram. That slightly muffled walkie-talkie like voice is like a core Tram memory. I was born in 1970 so I would have been about 3 at the time which is the first time I went to Universal. Somewhere I have a picture of the Phantom Of the Opera holding me at that age. l wish it was still like this. I love seeing the old cars and how everyone dressed back then. That one guy was wearing a suit and tie! And the tour guide looks like a Charlie’s Angel - total Kate Jackson vibes and her voice reminds me of Elizabeth Montgomery. I think my dream job would be a tour guide for that studio at that time. There’s just no better way to time travel than to sit back and experience the ambient audio & video in its raw form. Watch it until the end — she mentions flash cubes! the last part repeats at the end, but I didn’t wanna cut it because it was fun to watch it twice!!!! 2025-08-26 02:55:03 This is excep.. 2,562 +62% 175 +120%
May the Bowl be with you… I’ve probably seen “A night at the Movies celebrating #JohnWilliams” every year at the hollywoodbowl since 1992. We’ve been surprised over the years with special guests such as Steven Spielberg and Kobe Bryant. It’s always a treat because you never know what they’re going to play or who’s gonna show up. John Williams may no longer conduct, but nobody knows his music better than the brilliant david.newman.composer. Last night was one of the best I had experienced with the laphil. The program included HOOK, ET, JAWS, SUPERMAN, RAIDERS, and STAR WARS. No Jurassic Park, but we did see it on the big screen at the Bowl last Saturday with the LA PHIL conducting the score. John Williams, of course wrote so many incredible & classic scores for movies, television shows, news programs, documentaries & even the Olympics. It’s impossible to get it ALL in and I have loved the obscure choices over the years too, (I know them all). But, I must say the selections chosen for the program last night were absolutely stellar. I loved seeing the kids around us get excited for the movie scores they’re familiar with. And of course seeing a ‘sea of Sabers’ throughout 17,000 seats while they performed the #ImperialMarch! What a sight and everyone participates. It’s really something hearing all legendary music under the stars in the Hollywood Hills —not too far from where this music was actually created. There is just no place more magical than The Hollywood Bowl. And there is nothing like the music of John William’s. One of the best things about growing up in my generation was to growing up on Steven Spielberg and John Williams. The Lennon & McCartney of films and scores. Every piece of music creates imagery of that moment in film that changed your life. And we got an extra added treat!!! David included MISSION IMPOSSIBLE in the first half in honor of laloschifrin2020 who passed away this year. It was so exciting to hear! Another GENIUS composer who needs an entire night celebrating him at the Bowl as well. #VintageLosAngeles #HollywoodBowl #LightSabersForever 2025-08-24 23:32:50 .. 678 -57% 22 -72%
“Don’t squeeze the Charmin!” 🧻 My parents with Mr. Whipple in 1981. #MrWhipple was a fictional supermarket manager who was constantly exasperated by shoppers who couldn’t resist squeezing the soft Charmin toilet paper. From 1964 to 1985, the character, played by actor Dick Wilson, pleaded with his customers to please “don’t squeeze the Charmin”! A widely recognized advertising slogan. These ubiquitous commercials were created by the ad agency Benton & Bowles and became a memorable figure in advertising history. See last slide. These photos were taken at a charity event in 1981. The theme was country western attire. 1 Mom and Mr. Whipple. 2 Dad, Jerry Vale, and Mr Whipple. 3. Classic Commercial from 1978 2025-08-23 22:57:21 “Don’t s.. 1,268 -20% 71 -11%
While my family was in town, I drove them past the house I grew up in. They had spent a lot of time there over years and kind of wanted to drive by. I have not been back inside since my mom sold it 10 years ago and never really wanted to. There’s just too many ghosts. Although, I never mind driving past it. The new owners have done an amazing job keeping it beautifully maintained. Although, on this particularly drive-by, I noticed the side gate was wide open. I was tempted to walk up, so I spontaneously jumped out of the car. I didn’t get that far because I was overwhelmed, but saw enough. I glanced in at our old kitchen and our old breakeast room through the side window. I saw 1000,000 memories flash before me in three seconds. This was the side gate I used to come home every day. I would walk past the kitchen and see dad cooking. I could almost smell the tomato sauce and the morning pancakes. And I can’t tell you how many homework assignments I did on that breakfast room table. I was not expecting to see all those distant images fly around by my head. Even the old wallpaper flashed before my eyes. IT WAS WEIRD!!!!! I do not suggest doing this to anyone who may have issues seeing something that can bring on such unexpected triggered emotions. THINK IT THROUGH FIRST I ran back to the car as fast as I could and we sped off. Thankfully, I was the absolute right people who understood right away what had happened. I still don’t know how I feel about the whole encounter. I thought to myself, “Did I really just try to peak in a house that I no longer live in - and havent for years??” It looked soooooo different. And yet it felt ridiculously familiar. Like, literally the most familiar thing I’ve ever seen. Then something amazing happened. As I ran past I noticed the new owners have kept the cement blocks on the side that has my mom, dad, and cat’s handprints in them 🐾WOW! We did that in 2004. What a weird whirlwind of emotions that was. A part of me feels like calling them to thank them for keeping it. But, maybe not. I don’t think I’m supposed to know it’s still there? (See 2nd pic). Thank you to my lovely niece jcini for capturing this photo as I returned. ❤️ 2025-08-22 23:08:31 .. 1,704 +8% 97 +22%
#FlashbackThursday In my childhood home in 1979. As time changed, my parents went through a lot of different styles of decor, but I remember this era the most such as that linoleum floor by Manington, that amazing St. Charles kitchen, and that wallpaper covered in fruit by interior designer #FrankAustin. I have no idea what happened to that guitar, but I think it belonged to Glen Campbell at one point. Perhaps somebody could go knock on the door of my old house and see if it’s still there. The second photo shows a better image of that #StCharleskitchen that my dad had put in around 1968. Edward G Robinson lived across the street from us and he came over to see it because he was thinking of getting a similar kitchen design. It was a new and innovative modern design at the time. I think that’s the only time he was in our house. #TreasuresFromRexford #VintageLosAngeles 2025-08-22 08:11:41 #FlashbackThursday .. 860 -46% 36 -55%
Time to put the pieces together 🎉 I love these California Dreaming carpet tiles from the #TrinaTurkxFLOR Collection. florsquares tiles come in squares that connect to each other with FLORdots to make an area rug of any size, color, or shape. trinaturk makes several designs and colors too. Flor tiles are fun and easy to clean. You just pull up a tile and wash. So much easier than washing a whole rug. Such a quick and fun transformation. #myFLOR #FLORpartner #californiadreamin . 2025-08-21 03:58:11 Time to put the pieces.. 0 -100% 5 -94%
The #CapitolRecordsTower in 1967. Built in 1955. One of the most iconic buildings in all of western civilization. Louis Naidorf, the visionary architect behind Hollywood’s iconic Capitol Records tower, just recently passed away. His distinctive approach, blending logic with creativity and function with feeling, helped define L.A.’s cityscape. Next time you see this iconic structure at night, look for the light flickering atop the antenna spire, it blinks H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D in Morse code. When the building opened, it was Samuel Morse’s granddaughter, Leila, who turned the lights on. Occasionally the code will blink other messages. The Capital Records Building didn’t have a flag pole in this picture. They didn’t get one until the Beastie Boys threw an album release party on the roof and wanted to fly a “License to Ill” flag. When their management found out that the building didn’t have one, the BB paid to have one installed. I was working as an intern in the Tower at that time assisting omgitsgia. A great era to be working there. I’ve been so lucky to spend so much time in the Tower since Dad was a Capitol Records recording artist. Studio A and Studio B are truly sacred ground. BTW, When Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys passed away, that flag flew at half mast. I truly love this moment in time. And I also love seeing Dupar’s & Lum’s on the same block and the guy in the Ford wagon who left the fuel door open! Look for pamela.chelin.official’s extensive and revealing LA TIMES story online about #LouisNaidorf and my LA MAG article about the Tower’s long lasting legacy. #VintageLosAngeles 2025-08-20 23:15:05 .. 1,410 -11% 44 -45%
More wallpaper inspo. Have always adored the wallpaper by drawbertson at sunset_tower 2025-08-18 23:46:23 More wallpaper inspo. H.. 999 -37% 49 -39%
Terence Stamp discusses working with Brando in Superman and does a brilliant impression. You just can’t take your eyes off him. One of the most beautiful men on the screen ever. General Zod has always been my favorite movie villain ever. 2025-08-18 00:10:48 Terence Stamp discusses.. 6,646 +321% 156 +96%
At tribute to Dan Tana at Dan Tana’s. What a privilege to honor him 🥂 Dan was a man filled with joy and an always present smile. Everyone who knew him will have wonderful stories to recall. Dan’s presence will always be felt inside dantanasrestaurant. He is forever a part of the colorful history of Los Angeles. Dan will always be remembered with laughter and stories over great food and wine for many years to come. Keep smiling down on us ❤️ 2025-08-17 07:29:36 At tribute to .. 922 -42% 37 -54%
The great Dan Tana of dantanasrestaurant has passed on. We all know that he created a very magical place that most of us consider a second home. I’m so glad I was able to tell him that over and over again over the years. #DanTana was always proud of where he came from and what he accomplished, a former soccer star from Belgrade, Serbia. 🇷🇸 he played for the best teams in Europe. But, America was his dream. To survive, he supplemented his income as a packer in the Star Kist Tuna factory-where, presuma-bly, he learned something about good taste. Prom tuna, he got a job washing dishes in Miceli's pizza house on McAdam and Hollywood Boulevard. He got $9 a day. He moved up from waiter to maitre d' / manager of a popular teen club called Peppermint West. He also took English three days a week and took drama classes. He had dreams of becoming an actor Dan may not have become an actor, but he did hang with stars such as James Dean. He eventually worked for La Scala, The Villa Capri & Le Petit Jean. It was working for those classic eateries that encouraged him to open his own! And he did just that. Dan had wonderful stories about Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, James Dean, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis. In fact Robert Urich’s character was named after Dan Tana on the classic TV show, “Vega$”. I took the last photo at La Scala in 2017 when he held court telling us stories for hours. Dan will always be remembered with laughter and stories over great food and wine for many years to come. Keep smiling down on us. If you happen to stop by the restaurant in the next few days, please sign the guest book in his honor. 2025-08-17 05:59:18 The great D.. 3,574 +126% 175 +120%
I love a good BEFORE & AFTER I’ve been obsessing on this Wallpaper for months for obvious reasons, so I finally went for it. Paper: katie_kime Name: California Toile #WallPaper #Bathroom #Update #beforeandafter #InteriorDesign 2025-08-16 22:10:12 I love a good BEFORE & .. 1,705 +8% 142 +78%
Going to a Go Go 2025-08-15 07:17:25 Going to a Go Go 1,497 -5% 71 -11%
Speechless, grateful & crying. ❤️❤️❤️ Being a part of this event tonight meant the world to me. Thank you to the city of visitweho, mayor chelsealeebee, and the thewhiskyagogo. The privilege and the pleasure was mine. I was never, EVER expecting this beautiful honor and Decoration Of Recognition certificate. I will always cherish the city that I live in. My beautiful #WestHollywood Forever ❤️ #VintageLosAngeles #SunsetStrip Video myreelworld Thank you castanthony for making all this happen. 2025-08-14 13:15:54 Speechles.. 973 -38% 121 +52%
Yay! Rehearsal at the thewhiskyagogo for my presentation tomorrow for the HISTORIC PRESERVATION CELEBRATION OF WEST HOLLYWOOD. Hope to see some of you there. Starts at 5:30. I’ll probably go up there about 620. And it’s FREE! 2025-08-13 07:05:28 Yay! Rehearsal at the.. 0 -100% 22 -72%
People sometimes ask me what the #1980s were like in L.A., so I made this little #mashup. When i watch this I instantly think of rhinestone jewelry from Ylang Ylang, day glow spandex from Fiorucci, satin blouses with massive shoulder pads, and New-Wave haircuts from Carlton. We literally watched MTV videos all day long. We knew every song —even the directors of those music videos. It was a teenage dream to be in a Duran Duran video or be one of the Robert Palmer girls. It was such a creative decade and most definitely glossy & decadent and yet Hollywood Blvd & Sunset Strip remained raw & gritty as it did in the 70s. I think of how we actually danced in those clubs. I can almost smell the clove cigarettes wafting from the Odyssey Club and the cocktails that our fake IDs got us at Pinafinis. I was 16 & 17, during this era. Concert tickets were still affordable and store fronts filled their windows with Neon. I never thought I would miss the Beverly Center looking like this, but I do. I miss all the original 80s decor. Plus the old Century City mall and Melrose Avenue: it all had all the right 80s ambience & aesthetics: Heaven, The Bijou, Flip, Cowboys & Poodles, Poseurs, Vinyl Fetish….Then up to Sunset to rent a VHS tape 📼 at Tower Video or head to the patio to buy knock off Ray-Bans in Westwood Village. I specifically remembering seeing LESS THAN ZERO at the Mann National and countless others at the Avco and Bruin Theatres. Going to see newly released movies was literally the thing to do. There were no ‘online’ distractions. The closest thing I had to technology was a Walkman. There were no phones, no computers, no social media. It was a period of vibrant music and film, the rise of new industries, and constant trends emerging from the scene. And yet, I don’t remember anyone wearing designer clothes. You didn’t need a stylist or a glam team. We just purchased cheap eyeshadow & lipgloss from the local Thrifty. And when it came to clothes, a simple trip to Betsy Johnson or Neo 80 was as far as we went. Or we just hit AAADvarks! 2025-08-12 11:44:11 People som.. 5,407 +243% 309 +288%

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