PHOTOS: 10 Local Smalltown Adventures

(Courtesy of Los Angeles Magazine)
Some neighborhoods feel as if they're out in the country, others are minutes from downtown. Each has accomplished that rare feat in L.A.: stood the test of time. A guide to where to eat (cupcakes!), shop (leather bags!), and play (tiny trains!) in ten picture-perfect places. Read the full article here.

(text and captions via LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE)

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CALABASSAS: HIDDEN VALLEY

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Just a block long and fronted by no more than a dozen whitewashed and gray-shingled storefronts, Old Town Calabasas evinces a style best described as “Wild West Adorable.” Located at the southwestern edge of the San Fernando Valley and named for calabaza—“pumpkin” in Spanish—the town used to be a day’s wagon ride from downtown L.A. When weekday traffic is heavy on the 101, it can still take about as long. All the more reason for a weekend visit. Have some lobster enchiladas or crab cake Benedict at Fins Creekside for brunch. While Calabasas residential architecture leans toward big box, Old Town nurtures mostly small establishments.

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Just a block long and fronted by no more than a dozen whitewashed and gray-shingled storefronts, Old Town Calabasas evinces a style best described as “Wild West Adorable.” Located at the southwestern edge of the San Fernando Valley and named for calabaza—“pumpkin” in Spanish—the town used to be a day’s wagon ride from downtown L.A. When weekday traffic is heavy on the 101, it can still take about as long. All the more reason for a weekend visit. Have some lobster enchiladas or crab cake Benedict at Fins Creekside for brunch. While Calabasas residential architecture leans toward big box, Old Town nurtures mostly small establishments.

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