Summary: <br> <a href="http://www.homestoriesla.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ANM-1-3.jpg"></a><a href="https://i2.wp.com/www.homestoriesla.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ANM-1-3.jpg"></a>“The best historians in L.A. are storytellers. They’re gangsters in east L.A., they’re ex-cons, they’re guys who worked in their garage their whole life, they’re guys who’ve worked at one business for forty years, people who’ve lived on one street for forty years… “<br> <br> <a href="https://www.allnight-menu.com">“All Night Menu”</a> started with a question: What is a well-known photograph of William Faulkner not telling us about his time in Hollywood? Since then writer Sam Sweet has spent four years prowling LA for its most closely-held stories. The result is a lovingly-produced, meticulously-researched and gorgeously-written three volumes of the city’s secret history.<br> Top: Photo of the Maravilla handball court by Sam Sweet. Read Sam’s remarkable story on the Maravilla court in its entirety <a href="https://www.allnight-menu.com/501-n-mednik">here</a>. <br> Music:<br> <br> * <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Reptile/Tangle">“Tangle,”</a> by Blue Dot Sessions<br> * <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Yearning/Sprout">“Sprout,”</a> by Podington Bear<br> * <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Piano_I/All_The_Ways">“All The Ways,”</a> by Podington Bear<br> * <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Ambient/MorningMist">“Morning Mist,”</a> by Podington Bear<br> * <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Joyful/PeasCorps">“Peas Corps,”</a> by Podington Bear<br> * <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/Preludes/02_-_Prelude_No_2">“Prelude No. 2,”</a> by Chris Zabriskie<br> * <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Music_for_TV__Film_Vol_2/Life_In_A_Moment_1869">“Life In A Moment,”</a> by Scott Holmes<br> <br> Audio assistance for the episode was provided by <a href="http://sameersengupta.com/">Sameer Sengupta</a>.<br> Thanks to Sam Sweet, whose non-fiction novel “Hadley Lee Lightcap” will be published in September by All Night Menu Books. You can order the three volumes of “All Night Menu” published so far <a href="https://www.allnight-menu.com/shop/">direct from Sam</a>, or if you’re in Los Angeles, find them at <a href="http://www.skylightbooks.com">Skylight Books</a> and <a href="http://www.southwillard.com/collections/books/">South Willard</a>.<br> <br>
