Just caught a showing of the indie film (500) Days of Summer. Normally I wouldn’t be writing about a movie on this blog. But in addition to being a clever and enjoyable flick, this film really showcases downtown Los Angeles. In fact, if this blog weren’t such a recent addition to cyberspace, one might almost [...]
Another item knocked off my to-do list! When I saw that my work schedule and Kogi’s truck schedule would have us both converging in downtown LA this evening, I realized it was time to check it out. Technically it’s just a taco truck, one of many throughout LA County. But with its Korean-Mexican fusion, clever [...]
A visit from my Bay Area friend L not only provided some long-overdue catching up, it also wound up being the opportunity to visit two of the unexplored places on this blog’s to-do list. The visit started with bruch at RFD in Santa Monica. When the conversation touched on photography several times, I realized that [...]
I think I’ve admitted before that I used to be a snob when it came to big city architecture. Living near New York and Chicago, I thought they had cornered the market on great buildings, especially skyscrapers. But having explored Downtown LA through numerous Conservancy tours, I’ve developed a special appreciation for the buildings of [...]
I’ve wanted to take this LA Conservancy tour for a while – and when this weekend provided an opportunity to do so, I took it. The cool thing about Broadway is that it can be experienced in many different ways. Back in the winter, I explored it on a cursory weekday walk. In May and [...]
July 4th weekend is the unofficial anniversary of this blog. Act One comes to a close as I celebrate a year of pretty consistent documenting, over 100 posts in all. I’ve started several blogs, but as I look back over the first year, this one actually seems to have some staying power. My stated goal [...]
