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Loren Kantor
Mar 12

It’s Never Good to Confront a Meter Maid

My first show business job after college was as a menial serf for a Beverly Hills…

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Loren Kantor
Mar 6

Don’t Live in a Murder House

In the summer of 1988, my friend Kevin was looking for a place to live. His actress girlfriend Leigh wanted…

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Loren Kantor
Jan 2

When Videotaping Goes Bad

The first rule of videotaping a bar mitzvah is learn who the parents are. They’re the ones who pay you and they…

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Loren Kantor
Dec 17, 2024

LA Neighborhoods: San Pedro

The first time I visited San Pedro, I drove past a Motel 6 when I noticed a naked man hanging outside a window…

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Loren Kantor
Nov 26, 2024

Tale of a Hollywood Con Woman

In early 1986, I made plans to have lunch with my father. I drove to his film production office in Beverly…

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Loren Kantor
Nov 24, 2024

LA Neighborhoods: Silver Lake

The first thing to know about Silver Lake is that it’s not a lake. It’s a reservoir. Located between Los…

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Loren Kantor
Oct 28, 2024

L.A.’s Crazy Freeway System

On the night of June 23, 1997, champion boxer Oscar De La Hoya drove his brother’s Mercedes on the 605 Freeway…

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Loren Kantor
Oct 22, 2024

My Summer With Dolly Parton

In 1987 I was going through a painful breakup. Combined with a weed addiction and my propensity for…

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Loren Kantor
Oct 17, 2024

Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood

I was raised in a Studio City suburb called Laurelwood. Situated on the southern tip of the…

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Loren Kantor
Oct 5, 2024

The Wild Animals of Los Angeles

50,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch, Los Angeles was home to mammoths, giant sloths…

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