LOS ANGELES HISTORIC LOCATIONS

The Great Wall of Los Angeles

The Great Wall of Los Angeles

If you thought there was only one Great Wall in the world, you would be sadly mistaken. There is another great wall that is important to us in the City of Angeles, and that is the Great Wall of Los Angeles, which is one of the longest murals in the world. For years, I have driven past this

WHAT ABOUT BOB?

WHAT ABOUT BOB?

No, I’m not talking about the 1991 comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.  I’m referring to the iconic chubby-cheek boy with the Pompadour haircut of the 50s with red checkered overalls, who has guarded the Big Boy restaurant on Riverside Drive since 1949.  Why is this Bob and the restaurant he stands in front of considered iconic?  And why is the restaurant considered a “Point of Historical Interest” by the State of California?  To understand that, you must first understand Bob’s history