Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

The last of its kind in the country.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.