Going There

Dispatches from across the city. Explore Los Angeles with L.A. Material’s reporters as they visit curious corners and interesting scenes.

You Can Buy a Piece of Lost L.A. This Weekend

The L.A. County Vintage Postcard & Paper Show this weekend features Joan Crawford, vintage Disneyland, and old stories of cowboys, murder and bygone mayhem.

Lisa Kwon

Sep 11, 2026

Inside L.A.'s Fake Courtroom Show Machine

Entertainment Studios might be one of the busiest production facilities in Los Angeles right now. I got the scoop on the courtroom shows it churns out — and a lead role in an episode.