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I Tried to Dig Deeper into 570 North Normandie and Hit a Brick Wall
A little over three years ago, I dug into the demolition of 570 North Normandie Avenue, which burned after just two months of being left empty and…
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NBC4 Calls Out Problem Properties
Regular readers already know that KTLA reported on two abandoned Studio City properties last week - and that Mayor Bass and Councilwoman Raman have been…
Sep 2
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Well Done, KTLA
I couldn’t be prouder of KTLA for their reporting on two troubled properties in Studio City last week.
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August 2026
A Billion-Dollar Development Is One-Third Empty And Yoonji Kim Proved It
I would be remiss if I didn’t share this video by independent journalist Yoonji Kim.
Aug 23
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The Patton Street Cottages are Doomed
Remember 359 Patton Street, the 1885 cottage that recently caught fire?
Aug 16
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July 2026
Boarded Up in Los Feliz...But Not Empty Yet
If you don’t want to live next to urban blight and have a generous housing budget, the neighborhoods closest to Griffith Park are a good bet.
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Speculation, Blight, and Fire Revisited
On this day three years ago, I delved into the demolition by neglect of 570 North Normandie Avenue, which burned after just two months of being left…
Jul 26
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A Nightmare on New Hampshire Avenue
Over a year ago, the elegant El Patio apartment building at 114 South New Hampshire Avenue began to accumulate code enforcement complaints. Three months…
Jul 21
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Scorched House in Studio City...and WTF, ZIMAS
The intersection of Carpenter Avenue and Moorpark Street is in Studio City, but it’s close enough to North Hollywood that I wasn’t terribly surprised to…
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Three Empty Houses ALMOST Burned Down on the 4th
Three early-20th-century houses stand empty on East 22nd Street in Central-Alameda.
Jul 7
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June 2026
Those Yellow Houses in Westlake Burned Again
Six months ago, I wondered why an incident that received an LAFD response wasn’t on LAFD’s Alerts page.
Jun 22
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Nobody Got the Address Right on the Benton Way Fire
LAFD and various news outlets (that I will NOT be linking to) reported a carport fire at 214 Benton Way.
Jun 14
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