Jen Carlson

Sears Kit Bungalow: The Osborn The bungalow, one of the most iconic and desired housing units in Los Angeles, is—like the palm tree—not native to this land. Well, not exactly. The history of the rather simple structure is complex. Throughout time they've been beach homes, retreats, vacation pads, affordable housing, and eventually an L.A. idyll. Adrian Scott Fine, of the Los Angeles Conservancy, tells us, “Perhaps no building type is more synonymous with early...

The Hollywood Boulevard restaurant that the stars favored in the 1920s and '30s.

Believe the hype.

Coachella has released set times for weekend one.

The opening of "Stairway To Heaven" may have been stolen from a band they toured with in the late 1960s.

The last of the great railway stations is sitting in Los Angeles.

Constructed in a trailer in Redondo Beach, the guitar went on to create Slash's signature sound.

There are creepy dolls, peeling paint, handwritten notes, stacks of newspapers... this place is straight out of Central Casting!

"Los Angeles is not what you see in the movies. It's like Detroit with palm trees." — Don Draper Look at some old photos of the Los Angeles landscape and you may notice something is missing. Here's one from 1908: Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress) That iconic symbol of L.A., that towering beacon of the American West, that emblem of paradise—the palm tree is missing. Imagine the sprawl without them now and you...

(Getty) The LAPD is investigating Charlie Sheen after he allegedly threatened to have his ex fiancée, Scottine Ross (a.k.a Brett Rossi), killed. The threat was recorded and the man on the recording, believed to be Sheen, declares: "This piece of shit needs to be fucking buried. I'd rather spend 20 grand to have her head kicked in." The 35-minute recording was leaked and reported on by Radar Online, and the police issued a search...