Alan Ladd was 5'5" or 5'6"? I didn't know that. I imagined him to be much taller. Great post too, ethereal, on the Portal Motor Hotel. Hmm, saying that out loud, I'm more inclined to say "Porto Mortal Hotel."
LACMA under construction, 1963.
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LACMA, 1965
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NAACP Awards at LACMA, 1968
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I went to LACMA today (Saturday, March 10, 2012), to look at the boulder and take photos, and just enjoy the architecture at LACMA. I know some people don't like the new buildings, but I like the look of the new buildings, from within the LACMA campus, anyway.
Wilshire Blvd. in front of LACMA in the early 21st Century---food trucks, and a piece of the Berlin Wall. Fitting place for a piece of it, being that Berlin is a sister city of Los Angeles.
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Could something neo-noirish happen among the food trucks of Los Angeles? A murder among competing food truck chefs, maybe? German Wurst foodmeister versus Mrs. Kwon the Korean BBQ maven?
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LACMA, 2012
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Photo by me
The trench where the boulder will rest, and where people will be able to walk beneath it.
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Photo by me
Photo by me
The boulder itself, awaiting its final resting place.
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Photo by me
Photo by me
Photo by me
Photo by me
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*FROWN* I wanna go back, to a simpler, gentler time...
Wilshire Boulevard near the Tar Pits, 1950--before food trucks, before the Berlin Wall.
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La Brea Tar Pits, 1932. I can even see the old Wilshire Special street lamps. There's no place like home.
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