Chris Nichols is an American columnist, editor, preservationist, and author.
He has written the "Ask Chris" column as an Associate Editor of LA Magazine since 2000.
[2][1] He began writing the "Ask Chris" column for Los Angeles Magazine in 2000.
[1] In "Ask Chris", Nichols answers readers' questions about Los Angeles area history and people.
[3] Nichols is the author of The Leisure Architecture of Wayne McAllister, a book largely about historic neon signage and mid-century structures in Las Vegas and other cities.