What is Take Surface Streets?

A newsletter about the pockets and stretches of Los Angeles that fill in the gaps of this sprawling city. Historical and modern context, trivia and gossip, lore and myth, and geographical connections to literature, film, art, and music. Subscribe to get full access to the newsletter and website.

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Looking around Los Angeles: Historical and modern context for special little places across our sprawling city; trivia and gossip, love letters to stretches of streets.

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