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The Capitol Records Building

A fun fact people like to share about the Capitol Records building is, “Did you know it’s designed to look like a stack of records?” As the world’s first circular office building, it’s easy to draw that conclusion but it’s incorrect. The iconic tower was designed by Welton Becket and Associates, with architect Louis Naidorf […]

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City of Angels S1 E2 Hal Bastian The Vertical City

Tony and Michael visit with Hal Bastian, the ‘butler” of downtown LA to discuss his contributions to LA’s evolving skyline and how vertical living is becoming a new way of life for many Angelinos. Angelinos Michael Hernandez and Tony Hoover host City of Angels an anthology of mini-documentaries exploring the many “angels” that have shaped […]

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City of Angels S1 E3 Broken Art Tattoo Culture

Tony and Michael visit with Derrek Everette and Jeremy Swan at Broken Art Tattoo in Atwater Village where Tony gets a tattoo by Derrek, then visit Jeremy Swan’s restaurant Mi Corozon to discuss tattoo culture in Los Angeles. Angelinos Michael Hernandez and Tony Hoover host City of Angels an anthology of mini-documentaries exploring the many […]

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City of Angels S1 E1 Exploring Our Roots

Michael Hernandez and Tony Hoover introduce themselves as the hosts for the series City of Angels an anthology of mini-documentaries exploring the many “angels” that have shaped or are shaping the vast and complex City of Angeles. Interviews include artists, politicians, entrepreneurs, cultural influencers, and more. If you really want to understand Los Angeles this […]

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The Frolic Room

The eccentric reputation of the Frolic Room is large. The Frolic Room itself is tiny. Visitors may find themselves stepping into the historic Hollywood Boulevard dive bar they’ve heard so much about and saying, “This is it? The Frolic Room has been a local watering hole since prohibition. It opened as a speakeasy in 1930, […]

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Miceli’s Italian Restaurant

There’s a familiar sense of comfort about a dimly-lit Italian restaurant with red and white checkered table cloths and red dimpled candle holders. At first glance, Miceli’s may seem like a run-of-the-mill pizzeria with a cool neon sign and red and green awnings above the entrance that let tourists know they’re walking past “the oldest […]

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