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Until The Sun Comes Up Over Santa Monica Boulevard
A walking tour of Sean Baker's "Tangerine"
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April 2023

Tracking LA Traffic Before Smartphones
A brief history of Sig Alerts
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Alan Hanson
Lana and Peg in Hollywoodland
Peg Entwistle committed suicided from the H of the Hollywood sign. LDR's "Lust For Life" unwittingly connects itself.
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Alan Hanson
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February 2023

The Secret, Silent Echo Of An Overdose
What happens to us when we lose another loved one?
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Alan Hanson
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Obituary for a Lost Cat
Honoring P-22
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March 2022

The Beasties Go East Mode in LA
Atwater, Los Feliz, and Silver Lake during the recording of "Check Your Head"
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December 2021

Los Angeles, December
A very short poetic essay.
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October 2021

In A Lonely Place, Now
A night drive through Dorothy B. Hughes' Westside
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Elliott's Eastside
On the 18th anniversary of his death, a few pertinent locales.
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Wicked Walt's Los Feliz
The anti-union man in a fairytale land.
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September 2021

The Silver Dollar Bar and Cafe
East Los Angeles, August 29th, 1970
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August 2021

Silent Stretches of South San Fernando
Lincoln Heights Jail to Grand Central Air Terminal
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Alan Hanson
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