July 22, 2014

Johnie's Coffee Shop [Miracle Mile, Los Angeles, CA]

Johnie's Coffee Shop is a splendid example of Googie architecture - unfortunately, sitting unused.
From Wikipedia "The restaurant is perhaps best known as the setting for the opening of the 1988 cult film Miracle Mile, in which a patron learns that a nuclear war is about to begin"
[A special South of North of East Of West L.A. edition!]
[#18 in the Photographing Photographers series]
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July 15, 2014

July 14, 2014

HAVC RZR [Studio City, CA]

hav·oc [ˈhavək/]
noun - widespread destruction.
[synonyms: devastation, destruction, damage, desolation, ruination, ruin]
verb (archaic) - lay waste to; devastate.
[havoc; 3rd person present: havocs; past tense: havocked; past participle: havocked; gerund or present participle: havocking]

The stickers seem to encapsulate the philosophy and hobbies of this rider...

July 12, 2014

Corner Photogs (17) [Studio City, CA]

 For whatever reason, this corner at Ventura Blvd and Laurel Canyon Dr seems to be a popular hangout for getting a shot of whatever - maybe it's a popular archetype of an intersection in the San Fernando Valley with palm trees and wide streets?... The view in a western direction doesn't seem that impressive to me. These two guys didn't look like papparazzo - but maybe The Bieber was across the street at Kinko's or something.
[#17 in the Photographing Photographers series]
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