I went for a walk this morning - early, before it got hot again (I'm ready for some cool fall weather right about now). My route took me through Los Angeles, a little bit of West Hollywood, and Hollywood. Some of the way was along residential streets, but a lot was along Sunset Blvd and La Brea Ave. I'll give a little commentary, but see if you can guess which photos are from which city.
There are a lot of photos posted below, but I hope you'll enjoy scrolling through them all.
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The alley just south of Melrose has a lot of street art, some of it commissioned. |
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Local bar |
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Since my neighborhood is not an historical district, no street is safe from over-sized houses being built on modest lots. |
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Lantana |
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The street I walked north on is full of sweet little bungalows... |
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... though some have been peculiarly re-muddled. |
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One last hold out amongst the apartment buildings. |
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Hollywood Hills. |
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The apartment complex my grandparents owned in the 1960's. |
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Burger lovers paradise: south side corner of Santa Monica Blvd... |
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...and the north side corner. |
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Cherimoya |
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Flowers and fencing #1 |
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Famous sites on Sunset Blvd. |
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Even movie stars need to do their laundry...! |
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Most of the people I met on Sunset at this time of day were the homeless. |
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Flowers and fencing #2 |
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Did you guess that I was in Hollywood at this point? |
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But this classy place was right next door. Go figure. |
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Jim Henson's Muppet Productions, located at the old Charlie Chaplin studio. |
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Charlie's here too. |
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What once was a charming bungalow, now gone seedy. It would be nice if someone bought it and renovated it, but since it's located on a busy commercial section of La Brea, its days are probably numbered. |
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A little television reference. |
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Flowers and fencing #3 |
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Flowers and fencing #4 |
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I think it's so interesting that there is a cement plant right in the city! Actually, I pass two more of these plants on my way to work every day. |
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No walk would be complete without a psychic sighting. |
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One of the ubiquitous medical marijuana clinics. I must have passed twenty of them on my walk. |
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Tourist mecca. By noon there will be a humongous line. |
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Friendly robots saying good-bye! |