Author Archives: Nathan Marsak

2020 wasn’t all pandemics and aliens and murder hornets, y’know. There were some nifty books about Los Angeles printed, and the esteemed Chris Nichols, who knows more about LA than anyone, chose some he deemed The Best. Bunker Hill and Bunker Noir made the list. While of course I post that here as a matterContinue reading “LA Magazine Names Us a Best Book!”

Greetings, my friend. By now I trust you are familiar with the book Bunker Hill, Los Angeles. In all likelihood you even own said book (or by some chance you do not, a sorry state you must thus remedy immediately). When compiling my book, I was informed by the publisher that the Hill’s vaster quantity of vice and murderContinue reading “BUNKER NOIR! Available Soon”

I’m not sure if the review is a good one or not, but like they say, there’s no such thing as bad press…but more importantly: To have my name, along with those of Chandler and Fante, in a printed publication embedded amongst Chinese characters, is a blessing too meaningful to describe. (And that my bookContinue reading “We Made Chinese LA Magazine”

Join me tomorrow at noon for a rollicking cavalcade of Bunker Hill wackiness! Sign up here!

This Saturday at 3:00pm, Hennessey + Ingalls Art and Architecture Bookstore will host the esteemed Frances Anderton, and me, talking Bunker Hill. Frances Anderton, I don’t have to tell you, is the real deal. And author of Grand Illusion. Register for the event here.

On Saturday, November 14, I’ll be showing slides and talking Bunker Hill for the good folk of the Society of Architectural Historians, Southern California Chapter: Details about attending may be had here.

You may read the article in its entirety by turning to page nine of this issue. One thing, though. I most assuredly did not say I hung around “Grand Central Library.”

TOMORROW! Yes, tomorrow, Sunday 18 October at 3:00pm, an online virtual event, AKA an hour of slides of cool stuff you likely haven’t seen before, so come check it out: The Lost Legacy of Art Deco and Modern Architecture on Bunker Hill The architectural landscape of old Bunker Hill, before being bulldozed in the 1960sContinue reading “ONLINE LECTURE—Art Deco and Modern Bunker Hill”

That is correct. Vroman‘s—Southern California’s oldest and largest independent bookstore—is having an event: Next Monday, October 5th. You may register for said event by clicking here. I’ll be Powerpointing my way through lots of cool slides, taking questions, throwing glitter, the works. See you there!