Swallows By-Pass Capistrano for Chino Hills
CHINO HILLS – Fifty miles from tourists and the suburban density of south Orange County, a large colony of cliff swallows has found new, five-star accommodations.
In early March, thousands of the migratory birds made their way north from Argentina and flew past the familiar digs at the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano .
Swallows, known for migrating to San Juan Capistrano, are now flocking to Vellano Country Club in Chino Hills. Each year less and less birds are seen in San Juan Capistrano. I'm sure the rent is cheaper as well...
The BEST FLAN in the 909
UPLAND, CA - I am a big fan of Flan, and yesterday my son in law recommended we go to Pueblita's in Upland. It was so good I had to go back today and have another one, bringing my camera along this time of course..... Best Flan I ever had.
The Disneyland Tour of Downtown Los Angeles
You have to appreciate this guy, Charles Phoenix, he grew up in Ontario in a '50s,'60s and '70s. Charles has an interesting view of Los Angeles and pop culture.
Thrifty's Ice Cream
Thrifty Drug Stores are no longer part of the Southern California landscape, but the ice cream still is. Thrifty Ice Cream, a beloved El Monte-based brand served in Rite Aid stores. The ice cream’s famous cylinder-shaped scoops were first sold in Thrifty drug stores for decades.
Rite Aid bought Thrifty in the mid-1990s, and kept the scoop shops inside many drug stores, including those in Southern California. It’s biggest fans are those who recall buying a single scoop for as low as 5 or 10 cents in the 1970s and 1980s.
Even today, the ice cream is inexpensive compared to rivals. A single scoop costs $1.29, while a triple scoop is $2.49.
“Thrifty’s ice cream is by far the best,” one reader wrote. “And you can’t beat the price.”
And apparently you can’t beat the taste.
Time waits for no one... Topanga Canyon Family's 1960's Home Movies
A great compilation of a family living in Topanga Canyon in the 1960's. Also a reminder for us to take pictures and take those video's of our family as time waits for no one...
Thank you Lanaro Family!
Philippe's
Philippe's, or "Phillippe the Original", is a restaurant located in downtown Los Angeles. The restaurant is well known for continuously operating since 1908, making it one of the oldest restaurants in Los Angeles. It is also renowned for claiming to be the inventor of the French Dip sandwich.
The restaurant has been located at 1001 N. Alameda Street, adjacent to Chinatown, in the Historical District of Los Angeles, two blocks north of Olvera Street, since 1951
http://www.philippes.com/
When the San Andreas snaps...
This graph was produced in 2008, showing how it will take approximately 40 seconds for a 7.8 quake at the Salton Sea to begin to have P waves hit Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles.
After that it is another approximately 30 seconds for force 7 ground
motion waves to hit and 50 secs for force 9 ground motion to hit.
At that point it is too late be able to walk or avoid falling building
pieces. You really only have those 40 seconds between when P waves hit
and the force 7 or 9 waves hit when its too late to escape.
Those Aliens in Baker...
BAKER, CA - When you take the exit for Baker, CA off of I-15 South, which is the same exit for the World's Largest Thermometer, about 1 mile down the road you will see the Alien Fresh Jerky Store. This is the same business that used to be located near the Little A'Le' Inn in Rachel, NV. The outside of the store has an Alien Cowboy sitting on top of the sign waving his hat, a U
FO parked outside, and another one crashed into the building. There's a "Space Trooper" car filled with little green men and a sign telling the distance to the store from various planets. The jerky is pretty good and they have some cool alien merchandise.
The Donut Hole
LA PUENTE - The Donut Hole in La Puente is more immersive for the car-bound than Randy's, since you can actually drive through its brown double-dunker portal. Its also a favorite of film location scouts, since it sits conveniently within the "Zone." The Donut Hole was built in 1968, the two hollow ends fashioned from fiberglass and spanning 26 feet. One of a chain of five doughnut shops, this is the one that has survived. Plunked down in a typical store-jammed suburbia, the Hole's digestive system is taxed as a stop-and-go stream of cars are gulped down and unceremoniously pooted out. The fresh-baked choices are arrayed within, trayed along interior windows. We recommend buying an assortment bag of orange topped, plain and glazed.
So if you like Googie architecture and doughnuts, the Donut Hole has it all. You can't miss it. As you approach the drive-in, you'll see two mammoth chocolate doughnuts in a baker's box. There are two kinds of jelly doughnuts here, raspberry and lemon, both glazed. And the place is open 24 hours a day, so if the craving hits, you know where to go. 15300 Amar Rd. in La Puente. South of I-10, north of the 60, east of the 605 and west of the 57.
Let's go to the Drive-In!
Most of us thought Drive-in-Theaters were a thing of the past. We remember great times at the drive-in with window speakers, homemade pizza, lots of fresh air and stars. Cool nights with your friends or a date. Years later we were with the spouse and a back seat full of kids and popcorn. The following is a list of drive-ins still operating. Following that is a list of the drive-ins that went out of business along with many of our memories.
DRIVE-IN DIRECTORY -- LINK
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