Pardon the delayed update.
Thursday brought a change of venue as my great and wonderful hotel was booked for the weekend, forcing me to move to a lesser hostelry closer to Hollywood, but also very close to the Metro. The place wasn’t as nice, but I coped.
More of Thursday:
- Drove around the south side of town, along parts of Figueroa, Slauson, and Crenshaw among others.
- I don’t remember lunch, which probably means I just opted for quickie fast food.
- In the evening, I did a pretty hefty hike up Hollywood Boulevard, had dinner at an Indian place somewhere along the way, and shot lots of neon.
Friday:
- Fourth of July holiday (observed) so it was a good, traffic-free day to drive so I headed for San Pedro and Long Beach before coming back north, stopping at the former Johnie’s Broiler in Downey, and ventured north to the Valley, where I had pie at Du-Par’s and pretended I was in Valley Girl.
- I also hit the Wilshire corridor and visited the neglected carcass of the Brown Derby.
- I hit a record store on Venice Boulevard for a late-afternoon show by the Insect Surfers, but the place had a weird vibe and was hot, and claustrophobic so I didn’t stay long.
- Went for another walk in the neighborhood in the early evening and ended up eating at Zankou Chicken again.
Saturday:
- Fourth of July holiday (actual) so it was another good day for driving.
- Shot photos at the abandoned Valley Plaza and other Valley locations and then made my pilgrimage to Fry’s.
- Lunch at what seemed like a middle eastern place I stumbled across near Glendale.
- Made it to the 5:00 showing of “The Third Man” at the NuArt.
- Dinner at the Farmer’s Market and more twilight neon photography.
- Final day in LA.
