These units are known as “dingbat”-style apartments — and that’s not a slight, that’s what they’re called apparently because of the midcentury-esque visual motifs on their exterior. Many even have a ...

Boxy, dingbat-style apartments dot the San Fernando Valley, the understated architectural design evoking the region’s 1950s post-war boom. But now the Valley’s stock of dingbats is getting a face-lift ...

The dingbat apartment building: it ought to be on the Los Angeles crest, right next to a palm tree and a plastic surgery-enhanced Westsider. For its Dingbat 2.0 competition, the Los Angeles Forum for ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Dingbat Theatre Project will present Heathers the Musical from October 17 through November 2 at their venue on South Tamiami Trail. The production features a cast of 16 actors, ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Dingbat Theatre Project will present Dingbat's Peter Pan, a new theatrical ...

In 49 states, a dingbat is an elementary school insult, but in California and especially LA, the term refers to a residential building with a very distinct style. These edifices are typically painted ...

On this March 11 in 1930, the big story in Washington was the funeral of William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States. In Chicago, the big story was also a funeral. The city was saying ...

With our Frank Gehry buildings and iconic downtown landmarks, Angelenos know great architecture when they see it. Or at least great architecture in the sense of what's conventionally accepted as ...

Before Apple’s LaserWriter Plus printer came along, the only exposure the general public would have had to the word “dingbat” was Archie Bunker’s use of it to insult his wife, Edith in the 1970s ...

Cubs legend Mark Grace is in hot water over offensive comments made on-air on Saturday in which he repeatedly referred to his ex-wife as “the dingbat.” The unfiltered 56-year-old was forced to ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Opinion. Followed categories will be added to My News. Dingbats was such an entrenched word in the printing industry that I almost forgot that it had any other ...