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Cults
The abandoned movie ranch where Manson launched Helter Skelter
Spahn Ranch was Manson’s kingdom.
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Hadley Meares
May 28, 2019
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This Is the Most Stereotypically Los Angeles Thing That Has Ever Happened
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Bianca Barragan
May 14, 2015
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How to Start Your Own Los Angeles Cult in 14 Easy Steps
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Curbed Staff
October 24, 2014
The Earliest and Weirdest LA Cult Stories: 1700s to 1940s
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Adrian Glick Kudler
October 24, 2014
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The Respectable LA Houses of 1970s Hippie Cult The Source
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Adrian Glick Kudler
October 23, 2014
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How Cultists, Quacks, and Naturemenschen Made Los Angeles Obsessed With Healthy Living
By
Bianca Barragan
October 23, 2014
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Ask the Experts: Why Does Los Angeles Attract So Many Cults?
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Curbed Staff
October 21, 2014
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The Pasadena Haunts of the Occultist Who Cofounded JPL
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Bianca Barragan
October 21, 2014
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8 Notorious Los Angeles Cult Locations: Then and Now
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Curbed Staff
October 20, 2014
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An Introduction to the Long History of Los Angeles Cults
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Adrian Glick Kudler
October 20, 2014
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Is Arclight Cinemas Owned By the Church of Scientology?
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Adrian Glick Kudler
October 11, 2013
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Now You Can Do the Happy Foot/Sad Foot Sign's Bidding Even When You're Not in Silver Lake
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Adrian Glick Kudler
August 19, 2013
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The Respectable LA Houses of 1970s Hippie Cult The Source
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Adrian Glick Kudler
May 13, 2013
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Rent in the VIP Section of Hollywood's Mystical Krotona Colony
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paulineoconnor0715552
September 24, 2012
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