#281: Revival House says goodbye for now with a look at one of the biggest programming groups in town, the American Cinematheque. 



Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, screening 1500 movies a year in three iconic theaters across Los Angeles, the American Cinematheque has a movie for everybody, every night of the week. In this episode, How To LA producer Victoria Alejandro jumps into the history of these movie theaters and this programming group to shine a light on a little L.A. moviegoing history and spotlight the future of the American Cinematheque in this city.



Check out our deep dive into the Egyptian Theatre's history and reopening here:  https://omny.fm/shows/howtola/revival-house-the-egyptian-theater-redux



Guests: Professor and historian Ross Melnick, American Cinematheque artistic director Grant Moninger, Programmers Imani Davis and Cindy Flores, Senior Film Programmer Chris Lemaire

#281: Revival House says goodbye for now with a look at one of the biggest programming groups in town, the American Cinematheque. 
 
Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, screening 1500 movies a year in three iconic theaters across Los Angeles, the American Cinematheque has a movie for everybody, every night of the week. In this episode, How To LA producer Victoria Alejandro jumps into the history of these movie theaters and this programming group to shine a light on a little L.A. moviegoing history and spotlight the future of the American Cinematheque in this city.
 
Check out our deep dive into the Egyptian Theatre's history and reopening here:  <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/howtola/revival-house-the-egyptian-theater-redux">https://omny.fm/shows/howtola/revival-house-the-egyptian-theater-redux</a>
 
Guests: Professor and historian Ross Melnick, American Cinematheque artistic director Grant Moninger, Programmers Imani Davis and Cindy Flores, Senior Film Programmer Chris Lemaire

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Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

How to L.A. aims to drop a little knowledge about ALL the things that affect the people of Los Angeles, whether that’s something that makes our city great (tacos!) or something that we need to work on, like the alarming number of traffic collisions. We serve the curious Angeleno who wants to better connect with our city, discover the new, navigate the confusing and even drive some change along the way. 
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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Revival House: American Cinematheque's Year-Round Film Fest

#290: Today we're doing one of our favorite thing on HTLA: exploting – and eating – LA's rich food scene. 

Every heard of Black tacos? Or as some people refer to them: Black people tacos? 

Well, they're a thing, especially in LA, and they are delicious. Think traditional soul food spices and braised meats with all the Mexican fixins' that Angelenos love. 

We love our tacos here in LA, and today we're exploring the origins and evolutions of the Black taco. And we eat at Sky's Gourmet Tacos. 

Guests: Veronica Daniel, LAist Studios intern, Deborah Freeman, food anthrologist and food editor for Style Weekly, Barbara Burrell, owner of Sky's Gourmet Tacos 

Places to grab a Black taco in LA:

Ms. Ruby’s Bakery
404 E Manchester Blvd # 1320, Inglewood, CA 90301

Taco Pete’s (has been serving the South L.A. community for more than 50 years)
12007 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90059 (the historic location)
3272 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90043 

Alta Adams (try their jerk-spiced grilled plantain tacos for brunch) 
5359 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016

All Flavor No Grease Food Truck 
8600 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047 on Manchester near Ralph’s. 

My 2 Cents
5583 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90019

#290: Today we're doing one of our favorite thing on HTLA: exploting – and eating – LA's rich food scene. 
Every heard of Black tacos? Or as some people refer to them: Black people tacos? 
Well, they're a thing, especially in LA, and they are delicious. Think traditional soul food spices and braised meats with all the Mexican fixins' that Angelenos love. 
We love our tacos here in LA, and today we're exploring the origins and evolutions of the Black taco. And we eat at Sky's Gourmet Tacos. 
Guests: Veronica Daniel, LAist Studios intern, Deborah Freeman, food anthrologist and food editor for Style Weekly, Barbara Burrell, owner of Sky's Gourmet Tacos 
Places to grab a Black taco in LA:
<a href="https://www.msrubysbakery.com/">Ms. Ruby’s Bakery</a>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">404 E Manchester Blvd # 1320, Inglewood, CA 90301</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://originaltacopete.com/">Taco Pete’s</a> (has been serving the South L.A. community for more than 50 years)
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">12007 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90059 (the historic location)</li>
<li aria-level="1">3272 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90043 </li>
</ul>
<a href="https://altaadams.com/">Alta Adams</a> (try their jerk-spiced grilled plantain tacos for brunch) 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">5359 West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/allflavornogrease/?hl=en">All Flavor No Grease</a> Food Truck 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">8600 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047 on Manchester near Ralph’s. </li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/my2centsla/">My 2 Cents</a> 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">5583 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90019</li>
</ul>

Tacos Made The Black Angeleno Way

#289:

"The deadly weed with its roots in hell" is here on Hollywood Boulevard! A new production of the musical "Reefer Madness," based on the cult classic 1936 black and white film, has opened in Los Angeles at the Whitley Theater.

In this episode, HTLA producer Victoria Alejandro talks with host Brian De Los Santos about some Hollywood history, and brings us a chat with actress and producer Kristen Bell. 

You can check out HTLA's earlier story on Hollywood history here: https://laist.com/brief/news/how-to-la/htla-up-close-and-personal-with-the-hollywood-sign



Guest: Actress and producer Kristen Bell

#289:
"The deadly weed with its roots in hell" is here on Hollywood Boulevard! A new production of the musical "Reefer Madness," based on the cult classic 1936 black and white film, has opened in Los Angeles at the Whitley Theater.
In this episode, HTLA producer Victoria Alejandro talks with host Brian De Los Santos about some Hollywood history, and brings us a chat with actress and producer Kristen Bell. 
You can check out HTLA's earlier story on Hollywood history here: <a href="https://laist.com/brief/news/how-to-la/htla-up-close-and-personal-with-the-hollywood-sign">https://laist.com/brief/news/how-to-la/htla-up-close-and-personal-with-the-hollywood-sign</a>
 
Guest: Actress and producer Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell Brings 'Reefer Madness' to Hollywood Blvd

#288: Today, we're meeting up again with one of our favorite L.A. history lovers, Etan Rosenbloom (of Etan Does LA), to check out a special Los Angeles landmark. Hollyhock House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1921, is located within Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood. It's the only UNESCO World Heritage site in the city of L.A.

Guests: Etan Rosenbloom; Abbey Chamberlain Brach, curator of Hollyhock House

#288: Today, we're meeting up again with one of our favorite L.A. history lovers, Etan Rosenbloom (of <a href="https://etandoesla.com/212-frank-lloyd-wrights-hollyhock-house-east-hollywood/">Etan Does LA</a>), to check out a special Los Angeles landmark. <a href="https://hollyhockhouse.org/">Hollyhock House</a>, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1921, is located within Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood. It's the only UNESCO World Heritage site in the city of L.A.
Guests: Etan Rosenbloom; Abbey Chamberlain Brach, curator of Hollyhock House

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