Hadley Meares
Contributor | (she/her)
Hadley Meares is a journalist specializing in history, art and culture. She loves exploring Southern California and introducing folks to new ways of looking at history through tours, trips and online classes sponsored by Atlas Obscura and Cartwheel Art. She is also a frequent contributor to outlets the Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair and Los Angeles magazine.
Twitter: @hadleymeares
Instagram: @hadleymeares
-
From Los Angeles's earliest days as a city, boosters have sold it as an outdoor paradise, waiting to be explored on foot. It still is. -
And here's a brief history of their rise and fall.
-
"Soldiers of the soil" planted 20 million victory gardens and they supplied 40% of the produce in the U.S.
-
-
Hungry for paprika chicken, zucchini casserole, vegan cookies or chili so delicious Elizabeth Taylor demanded it? You will be.
-
And what lessons can we learn from that experience?
-
The Bavarian hamlet off the Harbor Freeway is shutting down after 51 years of sausages, schnitzel and sweets.
-
Before Rudy Ray Moore took it over to shoot "Dolemite," it was a posh hotel, a nexus for black culture and had a swinging music scene.
-
Here's how a dude named Jim Baker rechristened himself Father Yod and planted the seeds for a food revolution.
-
Sauerbraten. Diplomat pudding. Stuffed celery. Some dishes have stayed on the menu for 100 years, even as tastes have changes.
Stories by Hadley Meares
Support for LAist comes from