We connected with IG's Hood Historian 562. He describes himself as an urban renaissance man as he is a man who wears many hats from historian, musician, classic car enthusiast, and architecture lover.  Hood Historian highlights the unknown and lost history of his hometown on the East Side of Long Beach and beyond. We took a deeper look into how he began his interest in researching and documenting history. We dig into the process of how he develops his posts and affinity for all things vintage like mid-century furniture and thrift shop hunts. We talk about his passion for school busses and current project Rudd 66 (that has a life of her own). We chat about our favorite posts on his page such as the #thenandnowseries, Dear Abby, true crime, vintage ads, and more. Furthermore,  he shares future goals to continue expanding and sharing his passions.  Follow him on IG @hoodhistorian562 Follow us Doña Junta @swapmeet_chronicles  Sabrina observing_spooks_andothervices 

We discuss Banning Park in Wilmington: Harbor Area, Phineas Banning and his family, The house, being a docent, paranormal, the garden when it became a park, The fence keeping community out? 80s and 90s gang violence, gang territory, memories: Brenton Wood concert shooting, high profile murder 1996, parking lot men, people enjoying the park activities, shout out memories-Gloria Elisa, Mario Ybarra Jr. 

Sybil Brand Institute for Women 1963-1997 was part of the Los Angeles County Jail system. This Women's jail was nestled in the hills of City Terrence/Monterey Park. Today it sits abandoned and is being looked at for demolition and rebuilding. We discuss the history of its's beginnings with Mrs. Sybil Brand herself, the opening of Sybil Brand Insitute for Women, notable women inmates, controversies, and of course the paranormal component very likely of a place like this. Thank you for listening please follow us on other social media's linked below. swapmeet_chronicles observing_spooks_andothervices

Welcome to Beyond The Facade Podcast! Get to know us Doña Junta and Sabrina as we discuss all things history, paranormal and more. On episode 1 we discuss our upcoming adventure to visit Preston Castle in Ione California. Preston Castle is a former reform school for boys built in 1894. Preston Castle has a dark history of injustice and abuse of juvenile wards since its early days. It later became part of the California Youth Authority system better known as Preston School of Industry. We discuss the dark history, paranormal activity, and our anticipation to visit the castle for the first time for (me) Doña Junta and after 10 years for Sabrina.  Follow us at swapmeet_chronicles and observing_spooks_andothervices

We are in the field as we discuss the new Netflix documentary Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.