While killing some time waiting for Tuesday night’s downtown bike ride, I rolled around taking snaps of some of the local dramatic landmarkery (click to biggify): The First Congregational Church of Los Angeles The rear of the Bullocks Wilshire Building with beacon lit. What I find most interesting about the two buildings is that the …
With some time to kill before meeting up with the iaal•maf near LaFayette Park for a downtown art ride followed by some barbecue and beers at Spring Street Smokehouse I rolled around the way a bit, snapping I’ve long admired the Bullocks Wilshire building and equally appreciated the Southwestern School of Law for taking possession …
Last night’s Ride-ARC “Tourismo!!” ride was a long labor of love. All in I tallied about 35 circuitous miles from start to finish, which occured at 2:45 in the a.m. with me almost desperately hungry enough to tack on a couple more miles there and back to Tommy’s for some double-cheese-extra-pickles sustenance. But my fatigue …
I won’t waste any time on yesterday’s 7.5-hour interval spent waiting around the jury assembly room at the Stanley Mosk courthouse downtown. The end game is that my services as an eager and willing participant in the judicial process weren’t required and after a 90-minute lunch break spent walking around the adjacent mall and the …
I’ve always kicked myself for not making the time and effort required to go see the Watts Towers. Simon Rodia’s unique creation, which he began in 1921 took more than 30 years to build is a monument to individual achievement and artistic expression. Well at least I’ve “seen” them now. Standing on the platform at …