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New book brings Hillcrest to life
31 May 2012
Look out for a new coffee table book launching this summer that takes a unique view of Hillcrest. Published by En Ville Publishing, Hillcrest 92103 focuses on the people, artists, businesses and special things that make this colorful community tick. The brainchild of publisher Olivier Dalle, Hillcrest 92103 showcases its namesake in a way that makes you proud to live in this very special neighborhood. Written by Kelly Metz-Matthews and illustrated with photographs by Thomas Graff this is not a welcome to Hillcrest...
Book captures Hillcrest's vibe through locals' eyes
30 May 2012
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - Few places in San Diego are more vibrant and diverse than Hillcrest. The latest in a series of books about local neighborhoods is showing us the quirky and unique things that make Hillcrest so special.
In this Your Stories video report, Shawn Styles takes us on a journey through Hillcrest.
Hillcrest captured on a coffee table
30 May 2012
Shortly after moving from the Midwest to Hillcrest in 2010, multimedia artist Thomas Graff responded to an ad on craigslist posted by Olivier Dalle. At the time, Dalle was searching for a photographer to shoot scenes for his second self-published coffee-table book in a series profiling San Diego’s neighborhoods. Graff and Dalle hit it off and embarked on a two-year journey, along with local writer Kelly Metz-Matthews, to capture the essence of what’s arguably the county’s most colorful ’hood. Hillcrest / 92103, like Dalle’s first project...
Picturing paradise: La Jolla book zooms in on the local
06 February 2011
Born in France, Olivier Dalle has traveled much of the world: Africa, Asia, South America. He lived in the Middle East for four years, in Washington D.C. for three.
When he moved to San Diego in 2003, he was struck by how deeply people care about their individual neighborhoods here - more so...
La Jolla / 92037
15 October 2010
An extravagant sculptor who chose to move here for the extraordinary light. An elegant chef who decided to open his restaurant here rather than in Monaco. A blinded, miraculous survivor of a car crash who became a successful realtor. A soccer player from Germany who moved here to start a cafe that opens at dawn. A gentle homeless lady who reads the Arts section in the New York Times. A drunk master of detective fiction who tries to kill himself in his Bird Rock mansion... 37 random stops on a winding road through La Jolla.
From La Jolla with love: Author writes about his intrigue with San Diego's 'main...
15 October 2010
To Olivier Dalle, La Jolla is somewhat of a paradoxical place.
"It's a place that is so wealthy and so elegant, but it also feels like home," Dalle said of La Jolla, which he profiles in his new book "La Jolla/92037."
Two events will mark launch of 'La Jolla / 92037
10 October 2010
Author Olivier Dalle and photographer Paul Burlingame invite all La Jollans to a launch party featuring the local celebrities included in their new "La Jolla / 92037" documentary guidebook, 7-9 p.m. Oct. 14 at Warwick's bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave. On a related note, a book signing and photo exhibit by Burlingame will take place at 5 p.m. Oct. 15 at Pannikin Café, 7458 Girard Ave.