From DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Standard & Poor’s said delinquencies of home-related loans climbed in January, with the rate surging in particular from December for home-equity lines of credit and prime-rated jumbo mortgages. The agency released that month’s results for residential mortgage-backed securities created in 2005 through 2007 from the home-equity lines and jumbo mortgages asContinue reading ““Après moi, le déluge””
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Santa Monica in 1928
Check out this highly detailed scan of a map of Los Angeles from 1928. Depicted in the above section are the Pickering and Crystal piers in Ocean Park. Cloverfield Boulevard gets is named for the original title of Santa Monica airport, “Clover Aviation Field.” I took the map section above and superimposed it over GoogleContinue reading “Santa Monica in 1928”
Econopocalypse Now
The conservative take on bank nationalization digested by The Consumerist. B of A chief Ken Lewis subpoenaed by state prosecutors, as reported by the Financial Times. And Dr. Housing Bubble us that the median price of a home in Southern California has declined to $250,000, a level last seen in February 2002.
Little Osaka
Little Osaka is a stretch of Sawtelle Boulevard that runs between Olympic and Santa Monica Boulevard in west Los Angeles. The area has an interesting history. From what I remember reading about the area, the region has unpleasant history. In the early 1900s, the land directly north of this area was home to numerous largeContinue reading “Little Osaka”
Steampunk Santa Monica
So, there’s this building in Santa Monica… Big Orange Landmarks just published a great post on the Stimson Mansion in South LA. Its architect was one of LA’s great early architects, Carrol H. Brown. One of his most recognizable works is the Keller Block building at the base of Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.Continue reading “Steampunk Santa Monica”
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