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  You might even find a few mechanical bulls mixed in. Featured image credit: Sassafras Saloon Let’s be honest: we don’t get a lot of people looking for an authentic hoedown in LA. It’s a place where the city slickers are extra slick; where the palm tree is greater than the prairie rose; where the emphasis is firmly on the boogie instead of the boot-scootin’. But we also like variety here, so you can bet that you can still find venues that pass as country bars in Los Angeles. Sure, you’re not going to think you’re in Kansas, no matter how many times you click your heels. But you can still get a line dance in, take a tumble on a mechanical bull, and maybe even mosey away feeling like you got enough twang for your buck. So sit back while we lasso up 11 of the best country western bars in LA.  The Cowboy Palace Saloon  21635 Devonshire St, Chatsworth, CA 91311 Photo credit: The Cowboy Palace Saloon Chatsworth is a bit of a trek for the ave...

  Featured image credit: Sansculotte When it comes to houses for rent Los Angeles architecture buffs would adore, the supply can be pretty tight. That’s not to say we lack architectural wonders. Few other American cities can give you Spanish Colonial Revival bungalows across the street from a historically significant Craftsman home neighboring a modern brutalist masterpiece. If you don’t have the money (or commitment) to buy, then these structural studies in art are often out of your reach. But every once in a while, we’ll come across architecturally significant houses for rent Los Angeles patrons of the arts would appreciate (to say the least). And lately, throughout LA, homes designed by legendary architect Richard Neutra have been hitting the rental market.  What’s So Special About a Neutra Home? Photo credit: Los Angeles Times We covered Neutra recently in our home spotlight, focusing on his experimental Neutra VDL House . But for the click-adver...

  Featured image credit: Tedder Don’t call it a ghost town. Although, admittedly, California City is a ghost of what its creators intended. If we’re looking at it purely from the perspective of land area, it’s the third-largest city in California (bigger than San Francisco and Sacramento) and the 43rd biggest city in the country, measuring in at just under 204 square miles. So, why have you never heard of it? Because fewer than 15,000 people live there. So, yeah, not a ghost town. But there’s also never a very long wait at the McDonald’s drive-thru.  Building Cities from Dust Image credit: Plotlist You’ll find California City about 100 miles north of Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley, not too far from Lancaster. But that still puts it pretty far from virtually anything else. Who would think it would be a good idea to try to build a thriving metropolis from scratch in the middle of the Mojave Desert? To understand that, you must first understand the...