Category Archives: Photography

Long Beach Bike Festival

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It was a beautiful day in Southern California yesterday (suck it, East coasters) and thankfully I was able to get away from the office and head down to the Pike to check out the Long Beach Bike … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Sports, The Good Life | Tagged bikes, California, Long Beach, vintage fashion | 4 Comments

Inside the Walt Disney Concert Hall

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Since Sir Barken Hyena was unable to get a look inside the Disney Concert Hall, I thought I’d post these pictures I took in December. Besides, while the exterior is famous, I usually see far fewer pictures … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography | Tagged Frank Gehry, Los Angeles | 9 Comments

The L.A. Conservancy’s Art Deco Walking Tour

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Recently, I attended a walking tour offered by the Los Angeles Conservancy, a charitable organization tasked with “preserving and revitalizing greater Los Angeles’ architectural heritage.” (Don’t laugh.) These tours are offered every weekend of such places as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Food and health, Photography, Travel | Tagged art deco, Beaux Arts, Biltmore, building codes, Claud Beelman, Donald D. Parkinson, Eastern Columbia Building, gay cruising, Hart Crane, John B. Parkinson, L.A. Conservancy, Los Angeles, Mission Revival, Oviatt Building, Parkinson & Parkinson, Pershing Square, Ricardo Legorreta, Romanesque Revival, Santa Muerte, SCE Company Building, Sun Realty Building, Title Guarantee Building, Umami Burger, UMAMIcatessen, Union Station | 18 Comments

Bushy

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Good god but there’s a lot of thick-to-downright-bushy eyebrows around these days. The in-style female crotch may be completely bald, but the in-style female brow is hairy enough to more than balance it. Aside from “arresting our … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Photography, Women men and fashion | Tagged design, eyebrows, Fashion, style | 15 Comments

“Why Not Have a Beautiful Home?”

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I’ve been focusing too much on crappy buildings lately. Let’s pay attention to the positive, shall we? Southern California has plenty of well-kept, modest, charming neighborhoods, if you’re willing to look. All of the following homes are … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography | Tagged American flags on the porch, arbor gates, arts and crafts, bungalows, California, David Hewes, Henry L. Wilson, Julia Morgan, Mountain View Cemetery, Orange, Orange County, residential architecture, Victorian architecture | 12 Comments

Photo of the Day

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: I nominate Bern, Switzerland as the official headquarters of UR. Here’s the city’s official website. A person who claims to live in one of the apartments in this photo says, “Rent is high, sure, but not as … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Photography, The Good Life | Tagged Bern, Switzerland | 4 Comments

I Graduated From a Monkey Prison

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: In 1972, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, the fourth installment in the series, was released. When the film begins, humans have enslaved the apes but eventually the apes rise up in revolution against their oppressors. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Education, Movies, Photography | Tagged brutalism, landscaping, Orange County, Planet of the Apes, Science Fiction, University of California Irvine, William Pereira | 20 Comments

A bit of the Old West in suburban L.A.

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Enjoy this montage from my days as a ranch hand visit to see The Question Lady perform her new show.

Posted in Animals, Photography | Tagged Altadena, California, donkey, horses, Los Angeles, San Gabriel Valley | 1 Comment

Ads Everywhere 3

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Another in my ongoing series of snapz of the absurd places Americans see fit to place (and tolerate) advertising. Explanation: That’s a photo of an ad at the bottom of one of those plastic trays into which … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercial art, Personal reflections, Photography, Politics and Economics | Tagged Advertising, government, personal musings, photography, TSA | 11 Comments

More L.A. Noir

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via the Facebook group Vintage Los Angeles, I came across this old video of a trip through downtown L.A. According to comments, it’s process footage shot in 1948 for the movie Shockproof, directed by Douglas Sirk and co-written by … Continue reading →