The South L.A. Recap

05/11/2024

Home of The FaithDome is now on YouTube! Check out the incredible history of Crenshaw Christian Center and Frederick K.C. Price.

The Crenshaw Christian Center campus and the 103,000-square-foot FaithDome sit on the edge of the Vermont Knolls neighborhood in South LA. The 32-acre Crensh...

10/11/2023

The South LA Pulse: October 10, 2023 -

I can hardly believe it has already been a year since I published the first South LA Pulse. So far, this newsletter has grown from just 11 people in 2022 to over 80 engaged users in 2023. I think it’s an incredible accomplishment for The South LA Recap, and I cannot wait to see how it will continu...

09/02/2023

The South LA Pulse: September 1, 2023 -

Is it me, or is time zipping by? It’s already September! Whatever the case is, I’ve had a chance to work on a couple of new developments for The South LA Recap, and search the webs for some interesting stories on South Los Angeles that were published during August.

08/02/2023

The South LA Pulse: August 1, 2023 -

It’s been a while (I think you can count four months a while, right?). Life is busy, and my daughter has helped me shatter my limits of exhaustion, but, still, I haven’t forgotten about this newsletter. In my two or three spare moments I’ve had since March, I’ve reconsidered how this newslet...

07/27/2023

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to talk to Californiography about the work that goes into The South LA Recap--and the inspiration that keeps it going. Check it out!

Listen to this episode from Californiography on Spotify. In this episode I sit down and chat with Eric Craig from The South LA Recap. The South LA Recap is an online platform where he explores the vast history, neighborhoods, businesses, and people in South Los Angeles. Eric talks about his backgrou...

06/23/2023

Today I published a glimpse of school history that spans more than 100 years. Capturing the entire history of the grey and purple toilers would take volumes, so I focused on three key parts: 1. The founding and building of its original campus (and how it was razed all within 24 years) ;2. How it became the center of a community conflict in the Vermont Square neighborhood; and 3. How the school battled with over-enrollment for decades, as a part of the growing pains of a sprawling Los Angeles.

I’ve found the school’s original architecture fascinating, and I’ve shared a couple of photos of Manual Arts former Mission-Style campus.

Check out the full video on YouTube (Link in bio).

04/18/2023

Today I had a chance to view the mezzanine and atrium at the historic Dunbar Hotel (now Dunbar Village) today on South Central Avenue. It’s astounding to be right in the middle of so much history.

This is one of a few projects I’m working in partnership with and . Can’t wait to share more details later this spring.

01/31/2023

The South LA Pulse: January 30, 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/a961ece785c5/the-south-la-pulse-october-10-9299698

01/17/2023

The South LA Pulse: January 16, 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/78ff4de99efd/the-south-la-pulse-october-10-9137038