Off-Ramp for August 29, 2009
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The Ashes of Oakridge
Less than a year ago, a wildfire devastated the Oakridge mobile home park, a small, tightly knit, and by all accounts idyllic community in Sylmar. Queena Kim and Frank Stoltze produced this documentary, in three parts, The Ashes of Oakridge.
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Web Exclusive - Nicholas Meyer and John Rabe
KPCC's John Rabe talks with author and filmmaker Nicholas Meyer about his new memoir, the tasty and eminently readable "The View from the Bridge: Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood." Here's the raw audio from the interview, much of which will appear on a later Off-Ramp. He's signing the book Wednesday (9-2) at Borders Northridge and Thursday (9-3) at Village Books in the Palisades. Come inside for "the shooting script" for the interview...
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 1
... in which John and Charles begin their tour of Whittier Boulevard. Where do they start? What is that behind Charles? How do I get there? Well, come inside!
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Whittier Blvd Video - Ruben F. Salazar Park & Mid-Century Modern Bank
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DIY - Take Your Own Whittier Blvd Tour
We've made an interactive map so you can take your own tour of one of LA's most vital, historic, and interesting boulevards. Come on inside, print it up, and explore your city.
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 2
Part folk-art environment, part muffler shop, part tire store, part ice cream stand and part museum, it's El Pedorrero!
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 3
Off-Ramp and Charles Phoenix visits the Home Of Peace Jewish Cemetery.
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The Pilgrimage Continues
An official LA Archdiocese Catholic cemetery (containing John Barrymore's grave, for one) lies on Whittier Boulevard.
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 4
In part 4, we visit Porky's Restaurant (est. 1957) famous for its carnitas by the pound.
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 5
Whittier Boulevard: the ultimate staycation site?
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 6
The team examines the historic Golden Gate Theatre, sister to Pomona's famous Fox Thatre.
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 7
In which John and Charles weigh the merits (or lack thereof) of the Chase Bank at 5301 Whittier Blvd. Massive terra cotta sunscreens finished in a crackly green glaze surround this ultra mod, mid-century worlds fair pavilion-style building.
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Dream Burger
Tour guide Charles Phoenix proves that a Chroni's burger is worthy of a close-up.
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 8
In which Off-Ramp visits Chroni's Famous Sandwich Shop.
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Whittier Boulevard - Part 9
And the surprise is ... a giant tamale!
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Whittier Blvd - Jewish Cemetary and the Tamale
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Sight Reeding
Meet the LA Phil's principal oboist, Ariana Ghez, one of the best in the country and not even thirty. She told Queena Kim the secret truth about playing the oboe: it's all about the reeds.
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Haefele on Carey McWilliams
Off-Ramp literary commentator Marc Haefele says Carey McWilliams is required reading for anyone who is serious about understanding Los Angeles.
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Baptism en Mass
Abel Salas takes us to a downtown LA church where hundreds of infants are baptized every weekend.
The photo depicts another mass baptism...in the Pacific Ocean circa 1930.
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Books That'll Blow Your Mind
John talks with four experts at Comic Con so you can get up to speed on the latest and greatest Science Fiction books.
