LOST ANGELES Episode 20 features Part 2 of Host Laura Craven's two-part exclusive in-depth and entertaining interview with author, preservationist, architectural historian and longtime Senior Editor at Los Angeles Magazine CHRIS NICHOLS! On this episode, Chris talks about researching and writing his epic “Disneyland” book for Taschen and the architectural history of the theme park, protecting atomic age bowling alleys (the subject of a future book!), the trials and tribulations of his preservati...
Apr 08, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 20
On LOST ANGELES Episode 19, Host Laura Craven sits down for Part 1 of an exclusive 2-Part in-depth and entertaining interview with author, preservationist, architectural historian and longtime Senior Editor at Los Angeles Magazine CHRIS NICHOLS! On part 1, Chris talks about growing up near the legendary Downey McDonald’s that began his illustrious career in architectural history and preservation, his early mentorship with “googie” architecture author Alan Hess and his revealing work about mid-ce...
Apr 08, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 19
On Episode 18 of LOST ANGELES, Host Laura Craven sits down for more conversation with biographer and Marilyn Monroe historian GARY VITACCO-ROBLES, author of "Cursum Perficio: Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood Hacienda," the only book about the icon to focus exclusively on the architectural history and significance of her 5th Helena Drive home; the location of her untimely death in 1962. For Part 2, Gary talks more about Marilyn's life in Brentwood that year, including the neighbors, residents and histo...
Jan 17, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 18
On Episode 17 of LOST ANGELES, Host Laura Craven sits down for an interview with biographer and Marilyn Monroe historian GARY VITACCO-ROBLES, author of "Cursum Perficio: Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood Hacienda," the only book about the icon to focus exclusively on the architectural history and significance of her 5th Helena Drive home; the location of her untimely death in 1962. Gary and Laura talk about the development of the area and the history of the house before Monroe owned it, how she came to...
Sep 19, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 17
LOST ANGELES Episode 16 PRIDE SPECIAL featuring guest JANE CANTILLON, Director of the feature film "The Other Side: A Queer History's Last Call,” a documentary about LA’s last piano bar located on Hyperion Avenue in Silverlake. Host Laura Craven chats with the director about the history of this landmark mid-century modern building and the bar and lounge that was home to the local queer community for decades before its unfortunate closing in 2012. Jane’s 2013 film is an insightful, provocative an...
Jun 23, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 16
On Episode 15 of LOST ANGELES, Host Laura Craven goes inside the architectural history of the Sunset Strip landmark, The Chateau Marmont, featuring special guest Author SHAWN LEVY. His critically acclaimed 2019 bestseller "The Castle On Sunset: Death, Art, Love and Scandal At The Chateau Marmont" is the definitive biography, if you will, about the infamous Hollywood hotel and sometime residence of a who's who of film and music giants, dating back to the late 1920s. Laura and Shawn discuss the or...
Apr 15, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 15
LOST ANGELES Episode 13 features Part 1 of the 2-part JOHNNY CARSON'S PROPERTIES Special, a deep dive into the television legend's Southern California homes and historic locations, including the Bel-Air manse he shared (and gave to) his third ex-wife, to his famous Malibu beach spot on Carbon Beach, and the Point Dume masterpiece of coastal architecture where he spent his last two decades. For this first part, Host Laura Craven is joined by “CARSON PODCAST" creator and host and Carson expert MAR...
Nov 10, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 13
LOST ANGELES Episode 14 features Part 2 of the 2-part JOHNNY CARSON'S PROPERTIES Special, a deep dive into the television legend's Southern California homes and historic locations. On this episode, Host Laura Craven presents a rare and exclusive interview with Johnny Carson's Malibu-based architect ED NILES. ED NILES designed Carson's Malibu masterpiece, located high on a bluff on Point Dume, where the television legend spent the last two decades of his life. The architect originally designed th...
Nov 10, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 14
LOST ANGELES Episode 12 features a fascinating conversation with special guest MATT SEVERSON, Director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ MARGARET HERRICK LIBRARY. LOST ANGELES host Laura Craven sits down for an exclusive interview at this world-renowned, non-circulating reference and research collection devoted to the history and development of the motion picture as an art form and an industry. Established in 1928 and now located in Beverly Hills, the library is open to the p...
Jun 13, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 12
LOST ANGELES Episode 11 features an exclusive interview with legendary L.A. songwriter/musician NED DOHENY, a true original and important part of LA’s music history and one of the most respected artists to come out of the Hollywood Hills scene of the 1970s, not to mention a member of one of the city’s most recognizable family names. Recorded in a studio overlooking PCH, Ned and LOST ANGELES Host Laura Craven talk about being longtime residents of Malibu, the mysteries of Paradise Cove, a lifetim...
Mar 01, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 11
LOST ANGELES Episode 10 features the second part of Host Laura Craven’s conversation with TIM LINDSAY, the superintendent of the VIRGINIA ROBINSON GARDENS, the unique historic estate in Beverly Hills. Tim talks more about the legacy of Virginia Robinson, her life at the estate, the philanthropic programs she started that continue to benefit the community to this day, and her connections to the cultural and political world of LA through the mid to late 20th Century. They also talk about more abou...
Apr 15, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 10
LOST ANGELES Episode 9 features the first of a two-part conversation between Host Laura Craven and special guest TIM LINDSAY, the superintendent of the VIRGINIA ROBINSON GARDENS, the unique historic landmark estate and exotic paradise in Beverly Hills. This hidden gem “house museum,” built in 1911, was the first luxury estate in Beverly Hills and it remains an important part of the cultural and ecological history of Los Angeles. Tim Lindsay is a fountain of historical, architectural and horticul...
Apr 15, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 9
On Part Two of The Olympic Auditorium interview, Host Laura Craven continues her conversation with Guest STEVE DEBRO, producer/director of the upcoming documentary “18th & Grand.” They discuss the LA landmark's changes from the sixties to now, including its status as an entertainment industry mecca, film location for "Raging Bull" and other famous boxing films, the roller derby and wrestling eras, and legendary punk and hardcore shows in the 80s. You will have to listen to find out the curre...
Jan 07, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Host Laura Craven sits down with "18th & Grand" director/producer STEVE DEBRO to discuss his documentary about the historic Olympic Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles. On Part One of this two-part conversation, Steve talks about the first fifty years of the legendary space, including the unique construction and development of the arena, the changing ownership over the first decades, and how it became the boxing capital of the USA. 18th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story is a feature d...
Jan 07, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3
On Episode 6 of LOST ANGELES, Host Laura Craven interviews high-end restoration expert Michael Poirier of Poirier Design. They discuss growing up in and around Los Angeles, Poirier's background as a designer and real estate industry player, and several of his recent high-end development projects. For more information about Poirier Design, visit www.poirierdesign.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 15, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 6
On Episode 7 of LOST ANGELES, Host Laura Craven gets a private tour and interview with docent Betsy Handler at the hidden gem of Malibu, the historic Adamson House and Malibu Lagoon Museum. Learn all about the history of this 1929 Spanish Revival mansion, most famous for its decorative tilework and spectacular location, right on PCH, next to Surfrider Beach. For more information visit www.adamsonhouse.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 15, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 7
On Episode 8 of LOST ANGELES, Host Laura Craven tours downtown LA’s historic BILTMORE HOTEL with NICOLE THOMPSON of the LA CONSERVANCY. Get a private tour of this iconic Los Angeles landmark. Guest Nicole Thompson is a 15 year veteran docent with the LA Conservancy who shares all of her inside knowledge of the fascinating history of LA’s “grand old lady” of hotels. The LA Conservancy holds a vast range of events to help people experience historic places throughout LA County. Go to www.losangeles...
Dec 13, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Host Laura Craven sits down with LA Historic Theatre Foundation Executive Director Escott Norton at the recently-renovated Globe Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Norton chats about the history of the organization and the foundation's incredible work and public programs. Visit www.lahtf.org for more information! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 10, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5
