To Angelinos, nothing says “Welcome Home” more than the iconic mosaic tiles at LAX. For six seasons, Matthew Weiner’s Emmy-sweeping Mad Men used the stark chicness of mid-century Manhattan as its backdrop, but things got groovier when they headed for Los Angeles. The promotional campaign for the final installment of the AMC hit featured Megan Draper and other cast members …

I recently found the above vintage Polaroid photo when my mom was packing up our old house. That’s Edward G. Robinson standing in his driveway, directly across the street from where we lived on Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills. My mother snapped this from my upstairs bedroom window shortly after I was born, and it’s the only photo that we …

I had the great pleasure of interviewing Adam Lewis, son of Harry and Marilyn Lewis – the original owners of Hamburger Hamlet. I’m still in deep mourning over the loss of the Sunset Strip location. It closed its doors on December 17, 2011. I was one of the last loyal customers to walk out of those neighborhood doors that night, …

This super rare shot was taken at CBS Television City after a taping of the “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” on December 5th, 1968. In this photo are Jim Morrison, Howard Hesseman, (who went on to star as Dr. Johnny Fever in WKRP in Cincinnati) and writer Carl Gottlieb. Carl was one of the main writers on the Smothers Bros., and …

The infamous Sheik’s house in 1977. This garish mansion was the infamous ‘Sheik’s House’. Once located at 9561 Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills, it had gained international notoriety for its tacky facade. Back in 1978, Saudi Arabian Sheik Mohammad Al-Fassi and his new wife, Sheikha Ibtissm were the owners of this 38 room mansion built in 1917. It was originally …