Archive - Take Surface Streets

Until The Sun Comes Up Over Santa Monica Boulevard

A walking tour of Sean Baker's "Tangerine"

Aug 25, 2023

April 2023

February 2023

The Secret, Silent Echo Of An Overdose

What happens to us when we lose another loved one?

Feb 24, 2023 •

Obituary for a Lost Cat

Feb 4, 2023 •

March 2022

The Beasties Go East Mode in LA

Atwater, Los Feliz, and Silver Lake during the recording of "Check Your Head"

Mar 23, 2022 •

December 2021

Los Angeles, December

A very short poetic essay.

Dec 1, 2021 •

October 2021

In A Lonely Place, Now

A night drive through Dorothy B. Hughes' Westside

Oct 31, 2021 •

Elliott's Eastside

On the 18th anniversary of his death, a few pertinent locales.

Oct 21, 2021 •

Wicked Walt's Los Feliz

The anti-union man in a fairytale land.

Oct 1, 2021 •

September 2021

The Silver Dollar Bar and Cafe

East Los Angeles, August 29th, 1970

Sep 2, 2021 •

August 2021

Silent Stretches of South San Fernando

Lincoln Heights Jail to Grand Central Air Terminal

Aug 22, 2021 •

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