Atomic Redhead » 1960s

Since moving to California in 2014, I had yet to make it to the Los Angeles County Fair. But I just knew I had to go this year, and the LA County Fair turned 100! Los Angeles County tried and fai...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/05/25/celebrating-the-100th-anniversary-of-the-la-county-fair/

Like so many years before, spring Dapper Day fell on my birthday weekend, but it meant I got to see a lot of my friends, some of whom even through me surprise party in their hotel room! If you’...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/04/29/there-is-just-one-moon-and-one-golden-sun/

Separating the greater Los Angeles area from the San Fernando Valley are the Hollywood Hills, and running through them are various canyons, steep with homes built precariously into them. The most...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/04/27/the-canyon-country-store-where-60s-music-legends-shopped-and-rocked/

Between the glittering searchlights of Hollywood and the buzzing neon of Las Vegas sits the Mojave Desert, desolate, but with colorful rolling hills. Tucked into one of the hills just north of th...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/04/20/calico-ghost-town-from-silver-boom-town-to-tourist-trap/

Hollywood. The home to the stars – both living and dead. While Hollywood and the surrounding areas have multiple cemeteries where Hollywood’s elite have been laid to rest, none is perhaps mor...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/04/18/touring-the-hauntingly-beautiful-hollywood-forever-cemetery/

Since opening my Etsy shop I found it as an excuse to buy even more vintage greeting cards, including cards I hadn’t previously bought for, such as Easter cards. In the past I’ve shared vario...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/04/05/vintage-easter-cards/

Imagine you’re driving down the street and you see this… As the bold red letters spell out, this is indeed a CVS. There are thousands of them, or similar drug stores, across the country. But ...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/03/30/a-look-inside-the-fanciest-cvs-youve-ever-seen/

Driving down Pacific Coast Highway, this small, yet vibrant red and yellow building may not catch your eye, and if it does you may just write it off as one of the many Wienerschnitzel locations s...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/03/24/a-bite-of-hot-dog-history-at-the-first-wienerschnitzel/

About a quarter mile off of the sandy shores of Long Beach sit four rather alluring islands, some of which feature futuristic looking curved walls and tall towers. Upon first glance they appear t...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/03/22/long-beachs-strange-offshore-oil-wells-are-hiding-in-plain-sight/

Over the weekend Patrick and I joined some friends to see the new Batman movie. A nearby cinema offers private watch parties, where you can rent out a whole screen for just you and your friends, ...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/03/09/i-have-a-thing-about-strays/

Last week my dad was in town, mainly so we could attend a NASCAR race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (while a historic location and event, it won’t be featured on the blog, but you can see a ...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/02/16/a-revisit-to-the-petersen-automotive-museum/

Recently Patrick and I went did a massive clean out and reorganization of our garage. Part of it involved me sifting through boxes of photos. Yes, real, glossy, shot on film type of photos. Growi...

https://atomicredhead.com/2022/01/26/photo-essay-americana-through-the-eyes-of-a-16-year-old/