Tucked between the 405 Freeway and the Pacific Ocean, just south of Los Angeles International Airport, is the town of El Segundo. The part of it that's visible from the freeway is largely corporate office towers, mostly aerospace, shopping centers and a Chevron oil refinery.
But head toward the sea, and beyond the refinery is the true El Segundo. It's a charming town of not quite 17,000 people, with American flags lining its business district and quiet, tree-shaded streets that could be anywhere in the U.S.
On one of these is Studio Antiques, so named because it was once the location of an artist's studio. British-born Laurence Martin and wife Sally have owned it for more than 20 years, after former aerospace engineer -- and antiques enthusiast -- Laurence purchased it from the previous owner.
The producers of "Storage Wars" called upon the Martins to do appraisals for the reality show about...
But head toward the sea, and beyond the refinery is the true El Segundo. It's a charming town of not quite 17,000 people, with American flags lining its business district and quiet, tree-shaded streets that could be anywhere in the U.S.
On one of these is Studio Antiques, so named because it was once the location of an artist's studio. British-born Laurence Martin and wife Sally have owned it for more than 20 years, after former aerospace engineer -- and antiques enthusiast -- Laurence purchased it from the previous owner.
The producers of "Storage Wars" called upon the Martins to do appraisals for the reality show about...
- 11/14/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Tune in alert for the coolest guy in all of picker-dom, Mr. Billy Leroy, whose interesting facial hair and tatts set him apart form just about every American picker on TV. Leroy is the star of Travel Channel's "Baggage Battles," back for season 2. Travel Channel.s popular series returns with a brand-new season on Wednesday, November 14 with two back-to-back half hour episodes at 8 Pm Et/Pt and 8:30Pm Et/Pt. Auction experts Billy Leroy, Mark Meyer and Laurence and Sally Martin are all back, and this time, they go even bigger as they seek hidden treasures of all shapes and sizes at airport auctions, police and seizure auctions, vehicular auctions and estate auctions. From Travel Channel...
- 10/23/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
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