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We're not your ordinary tour company. We’re Kim Cooper and Richard Schave, two passionate people looking out for Los Angeles, through historic preservation advocacy, deep research, community bu

ilding and investigating land use corruption. We live and breathe L.A., we want it to be better, and sometimes we give tours. About those tours… Our routes veer off into fascinating, neglected neighborhoods. Our expert guides are passionate, brainy and hilarious. Our tour themes are provocative and complex, but never dry, mixing crime and social history, rock and roll and architecture, literature and film, fine art and urban studies into a simmering stew of original research and startling observations. When you take an Esotouric tour, on foot or on the bus you're guaranteed an intelligent, unpredictable journey into the secret heart of the city we love. These tours are recommended for natives, tourists and anyone who likes to dig a little deeper and discover the world beyond the everyday. Join us to see Los Angeles through our lens—we think you’ll love it, too!

File under: failed stewardship with a silver lining. One of the replica Port of LA Waterfront Red Cars, lost to Ports o'...
06/13/2026

File under: failed stewardship with a silver lining. One of the replica Port of LA Waterfront Red Cars, lost to Ports o' Call redevelopment (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfront_Red_Car ) will be moving to Griffith Park's Travel Town.
https://recreation.parks.lacity.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/commissioner/2026/jun18/26-144.pdf

To be discussed at 6/18 RAP Commission hearinghttps://ens.lacity.org/rap/agenda/rapagenda311198099_06182026.pdf

Corruption and Los Angeles go together like hot dogs and sticks. In decades past, the racket would feather its nest unti...
06/13/2026

Corruption and Los Angeles go together like hot dogs and sticks. In decades past, the racket would feather its nest until it got sloppy, citizens, the press and the courts would push back, and reformers would hit the reset button. But the racket no longer respects the process.

Good news for citizens worried that Karen Bass would simply fence MacArthur Park without asking the community who uses i...
06/13/2026

Good news for citizens worried that Karen Bass would simply fence MacArthur Park without asking the community who uses it what they want: we've confirmed that because it is landmarked, the Cultural Heritage Commission must discuss any aesthetic changes, with public comment taken.

Bug report! Our walking tour ticket checkout has got the vapors, so if you find yourself stymied trying to sign up for A...
06/12/2026

Bug report! Our walking tour ticket checkout has got the vapors, so if you find yourself stymied trying to sign up for Angelino Heights, Westlake Park, Charles Bukowski, Film Noir or Raymond Chandler, just email and we'll get you signed up manually. https://esotouric.com/

06/12/2026

There's a real-life Cheshire Cat hanging out in South Los Angeles and we found him!

Click the link to find out more and for discounted tickets on Saturday's Angeleno Heights & Carroll Avenue walking tour.
http://esotouric.substack.com/cheshirecat

This week's news: Clifton's Cafeteria, Dan Kapelovitz' wild campaign video, Integrity Project takes on homeless housing scams, Marilyn Monroe's centennial, Hollywood Center Motel demolition by neglect, urban war games at the derelict Art Deco St. Luke campus, Sam Quinones on the trauma of living near a homeless camp, filing suit to protect the landmarked Barry Building from demolition for no new project, Hollywood Book City demolition, Pig 'n Whistle wrecker Mr. Tempo shuts down, The Standard on Sunset returns, live theater at Theosophy Hall, MacArthur Park fences, Sunland oak woodlands at risk and Downtown residents fight the Mayor's back room deal to privatize the park land at First and Broadway.

06/11/2026

Here's the skinny on Clifton's: it's not a cafeteria, you can bring your own meal (try Arto's Broadway Deli half a block west in St. Vincent Court), the bars are open, it's free to walk in and watch World Cup games and will be open every day at 11am for the next two months. Also people are making out in dark corners. Part 7

06/11/2026

Here's the skinny on Clifton's: it's not a cafeteria, you can bring your own meal (try Arto's Broadway Deli half a block west in St. Vincent Court), the bars are open, it's free to walk in and watch World Cup games and will be open every day at 11am for the next two months. Also people are making out in dark corners. Part 6

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