Bob Bishop

Bob Bishop, a retired public relations manager and journalist, is a popular writer about local history for WEHOville. Having been a resident of the city for 22 years, he has retired to his home state of Mississippi. However, Bishop recently returned to spend a week researching WeHo's history in the special collections department at UCLA’s Young Research Library Bishop can be reached at [email protected].

Stories of Prides past

Tuesday - May 28, 2024 by Bob Bishop

Local Government Control – Not Rent Control – Was the Genesis for Cityhood

Friday - August 16, 2019 by Bob Bishop

Starting Up the New City of West Hollywood Was Anything but Easy

Wednesday - July 31, 2019 by Bob Bishop

The Jewish Defense League’s Strange Role in West Hollywood’s Becoming a City

Thursday - July 11, 2019 by Bob Bishop

A Nighttime Look Back at Vintage West Hollywood

Friday - June 21, 2019 by Bob Bishop

The Playboy Club: Taking the Bunnies and the Sunset Strip ‘From Risque to Passe’

Tuesday - May 28, 2019 by Bob Bishop

Accidents Were a Big Part of West Hollywood’s Past

Sunday - April 28, 2019 by Bob Bishop

How West Hollywood Gained A Reputation For Activism And Protests

Monday - April 15, 2019 by Bob Bishop

A Look Back at Everyday Life along the Sunset Strip (It Was Fun!)

Wednesday - March 20, 2019 by Bob Bishop

In the Early Days, Not Everyone Agreed West Hollywood Should Be the Creative City

Friday - February 22, 2019 by Bob Bishop

West Hollywood Emerged Stronger from the 1990s Recession Because of Its Gay Economy

Monday - February 11, 2019 by Bob Bishop

Fire Fighting Fire: The Story of the Struggle to Build West Hollywood’s Fire Station No. 7

Wednesday - January 9, 2019 by Bob Bishop

Lesser-Known Places That Enhanced West Hollywood’s Colorful History

Monday - December 17, 2018 by Bob Bishop

At a Time When Female Architects Were Especially Scarce, Two Worked in West Hollywood

Sunday - November 25, 2018 by Bob Bishop

Ripped Over ZIPs, Dinged Over Rings: West Hollywood’s Failed Fight for Digital Identity

Tuesday - October 9, 2018 by Bob Bishop

Four More Lesser-Known Facts About Greater West Hollywood

Sunday - September 9, 2018 by Bob Bishop

Four Little-Known Facts About West Hollywood’s History

Tuesday - August 14, 2018 by Bob Bishop

A Look Back as Larry Flynt’s 20-Year Run on the Sunset Strip Reaches a Climax

Wednesday - July 25, 2018 by Bob Bishop

A Look Back at the Divisive Gay Campaign for a West Hollywood Police Force

Monday - June 25, 2018 by Bob Bishop

WeHo@Work: West Hollywood’s Pink Dot Is Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary

Sunday - June 3, 2018 by Bob Bishop

A Look Back: The Shack with a Swanky Address

Monday - May 28, 2018 by Bob Bishop

The Schindler House Was Built for Free Love and Free-Thinkers

Monday - May 14, 2018 by Bob Bishop

Nothing Said ‘Eyesore” on WeHo’s Western Edge Like ‘Cuervotivity’

Friday - April 20, 2018 by Bob Bishop

The Blue Collar History of One of WeHo’s Most Affluent Neighborhoods

Monday - April 9, 2018 by Bob Bishop

How WeHo Turned Santa Monica Blvd. from a Disaster into a Model ‘Main Street’

Wednesday - March 28, 2018 by Bob Bishop

A Wonderful Day in The Doors’ Neighborhood

Wednesday - August 2, 2017 by Bob Bishop

Esther McCoy: Champion of WeHo’s Schindler House and Dodge House

Monday - July 24, 2017 by Bob Bishop

Camels, Confederates and Other Stories from West Hollywood’s Civil War History

Monday - December 12, 2016 by Bob Bishop

A Poker-Style Casino Wasn’t in the Cards for Young West Hollywood

Thursday - November 17, 2016 by Bob Bishop

WeHo’s Route 66: The Starwood — White Punks on Dope, or White Dopes on Punk?

Monday - October 17, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Julius Shulman Spread the Word About WeHo’s Modernist Architecture

Thursday - October 6, 2016 by Bob Bishop

How West Hollywood Got Its (Economic) Kicks from Route 66

Tuesday - September 6, 2016 by Bob Bishop

The Lengthy, Costly and Controversial Task of Memorializing Veterans

Monday - August 15, 2016 by Bob Bishop

When Little Richard Crashed on WeHo’s Route 66

Tuesday - July 26, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Where WeHo’s Streets Got Their Names: Part 2

Wednesday - July 6, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Where WeHo’s Streets Got Their Names

Tuesday - July 5, 2016 by Bob Bishop

WeHo’s Gallery Row Was Once the Center of L.A. Art

Friday - June 24, 2016 by Bob Bishop

The Glorious History of the LA Pride Parade, Flare-Ups and All

Monday - June 6, 2016 by Bob Bishop

It Wasn’t Just a Railyard that Moses Sherman Built

Monday - April 25, 2016 by Bob Bishop

The (Many) Places in WeHo that Marilyn Monroe Called Home

Monday - April 18, 2016 by Bob Bishop

West Hollywood Doggedly Pursued Hart Park

Friday - April 8, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Charlie Chaplin’s Courtyard Cottages Leave Their Mark on West Hollywood

Monday - February 29, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Normandie Village: WeHo’s Other Hidden Hollywood Community

Tuesday - February 16, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Schindler House Part II: The (Unsuccessful) Fight to Stop Condos Next Door

Tuesday - February 9, 2016 by Bob Bishop

A World of Ideas for Saving Schindler’s WeHo Paradise

Monday - February 8, 2016 by Bob Bishop

West Hollywood: The City with Its Own Foreign Policy

Monday - January 18, 2016 by Bob Bishop

The French Market’s Story

Tuesday - January 12, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Wild West Hollywood’s Tropicana Motel

Thursday - January 7, 2016 by Bob Bishop

Famous 20th Century Authors Give WeHo a World-Class Literary History

Friday - December 11, 2015 by Bob Bishop

Bad Boys (and Girls), What You Gonna Do, When the WeHo Sheriff Comes for You?

Monday - November 16, 2015 by Bob Bishop
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