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The L.A. Conservancy’s Art Deco Walking Tour
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
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More L.A. Noir
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
Posted in Architecture, Movies, Photography
Tagged Andre de Toth, Biltmore, Bunker Hill, California, Crime Wave, dames, Douglas Sirk, Glendale, Los Angeles, noir, pointless nostalgia, Sam Fuller, Shockproof, sic transit gloria mundi, The Legend of Zelda, Victorian architecture, Zelda Fitzgerald
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Down These Mean Streets a Man Must Go…
Blowhard, Esq. writes: Here are a few pics of some notable L.A. landmarks from my trip there a couple weeks ago (previous installments here and here). First, Union Station.