Gentle reader, Often when we go digging into the past in Los Angeles, we find echoes and answers for what the hell is going on with the city today. Clio, the muse of history, has a sense of humor, and she seems to enjoy leaving clues tying time, space and trauma together to perplex modern seekers.
What a great post. I think I never really appreciated the meaning of the word "ambivalence" until I fell in love with Chandler's LA and its dirty, dirty secrets. Also I met Michael Connelly not long before his first novel was published. We were at the bar before a meeting of Mystery Writers of America. It was his first time. He bought me a drink. Great guy, awesomely talented author.
This is wonderful. I worked for a year at the Crossroads complex, I job I took solely because I wanted to work in Crossroads. I photographed as much as I could, knowing how uncertain it's fate was.
How fascinating that you can find such seemingly lost crimes and use them to protect our city. Thank you again Babs
What a great post. I think I never really appreciated the meaning of the word "ambivalence" until I fell in love with Chandler's LA and its dirty, dirty secrets. Also I met Michael Connelly not long before his first novel was published. We were at the bar before a meeting of Mystery Writers of America. It was his first time. He bought me a drink. Great guy, awesomely talented author.
And we've been friends ever since, BTW.
This is wonderful. I worked for a year at the Crossroads complex, I job I took solely because I wanted to work in Crossroads. I photographed as much as I could, knowing how uncertain it's fate was.
https://www.discoverhollywood.com/Publications/Discover-Hollywood/2018/Summer-2018/Crossroads-of-the-World-Nexus-of-Hollywood-Creat.aspx