EDITING LAist Elina Shatkin 9/29/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 9/29/21 The Audacious Act That Made Modesta Avila A Legend — And Orange County's First Felon Hoping to derail an express train, she placed a railroad tie and a steel bar on the track along with a note demanding $10,000. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 8/17/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 8/17/21 The Hedonistic History Of Paradise Springs, Where Early Hollywood Went Wild The mountain resort was so famous for its epic parties, William Randolph Hearst considered it a rival to his San Simeon estate. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 6/18/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 6/18/21 The Secret, Sordid History Of Threemile House, A Den Of Iniquity On The Edge Of 1890s LA Out in the boondocks, where the gossamer threads of civilization were tenuous, that's where the real action went down. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 1/26/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 1/26/21 Free Forever: The Contentious Hearing That Made Biddy Mason A Legend Once she got her freedom, she wouldn’t accept “no” for an answer. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 8/18/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 8/18/20 Hollywood Was Supposed To Be A Christian Utopia Free From Alcohol, Gambling And Prostitution Daeida Wilcox Beveridge envisioned a rustic temperance community that stood in opposition to the moral rot of society. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 10/15/19 LAist Elina Shatkin 10/15/19 What Did People Eat On LA's Beaches 100 Years Ago? It was all about tamales, abalone and hot dogs. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 7/10/19 LAist Elina Shatkin 7/10/19 For 50 Years, St. Elmo Village Has Been A Semi-Secret Creative Haven For Black Artists It just celebrated 50 years of art and activism. Can it survive another half-century? Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 5/3/19 LAist Elina Shatkin 5/3/19 How Chinese Restaurants Shaped Tiki Culture In LA Here, in a paper-thin egg roll wrapper, is the tension at the heart of culture, cuisine and commerce in the U.S. Read More LAist Elina Shatkin 12/10/18 LAist Elina Shatkin 12/10/18 The Bizarre Story Behind The Suicide Bombing Of A SoCal Cult On December 10, 1958, a blast in Box Canyon killed 10 people and decimated a religious sect. Why did two acolytes want to kill their guru? Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 9/29/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 9/29/21 The Audacious Act That Made Modesta Avila A Legend — And Orange County's First Felon Hoping to derail an express train, she placed a railroad tie and a steel bar on the track along with a note demanding $10,000. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 8/17/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 8/17/21 The Hedonistic History Of Paradise Springs, Where Early Hollywood Went Wild The mountain resort was so famous for its epic parties, William Randolph Hearst considered it a rival to his San Simeon estate. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 6/18/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 6/18/21 The Secret, Sordid History Of Threemile House, A Den Of Iniquity On The Edge Of 1890s LA Out in the boondocks, where the gossamer threads of civilization were tenuous, that's where the real action went down. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 1/26/21 LAist Elina Shatkin 1/26/21 Free Forever: The Contentious Hearing That Made Biddy Mason A Legend Once she got her freedom, she wouldn’t accept “no” for an answer. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 8/18/20 LAist Elina Shatkin 8/18/20 Hollywood Was Supposed To Be A Christian Utopia Free From Alcohol, Gambling And Prostitution Daeida Wilcox Beveridge envisioned a rustic temperance community that stood in opposition to the moral rot of society. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 10/15/19 LAist Elina Shatkin 10/15/19 What Did People Eat On LA's Beaches 100 Years Ago? It was all about tamales, abalone and hot dogs. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 7/10/19 LAist Elina Shatkin 7/10/19 For 50 Years, St. Elmo Village Has Been A Semi-Secret Creative Haven For Black Artists It just celebrated 50 years of art and activism. Can it survive another half-century? Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 5/3/19 LAist Elina Shatkin 5/3/19 How Chinese Restaurants Shaped Tiki Culture In LA Here, in a paper-thin egg roll wrapper, is the tension at the heart of culture, cuisine and commerce in the U.S. Read More
LAist Elina Shatkin 12/10/18 LAist Elina Shatkin 12/10/18 The Bizarre Story Behind The Suicide Bombing Of A SoCal Cult On December 10, 1958, a blast in Box Canyon killed 10 people and decimated a religious sect. Why did two acolytes want to kill their guru? Read More
