26 November 2006

Yes, Los Angeles Does Have a Downtown

UPDATED to fix factual errors

It's a special extra urban edition of Sunday Dog Walking photoblogging. Ventured into the wilds of Downtown Los Angeles. The set can be viewed here.

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The two tallest building this side of the Mississippi. OK almost got that right, the US Bank Building (appears smaller, but is taller) is still the tallest building this side of the Mississippi, but the Aon Center has been surpassed by a few building in Dallas during the 80s building boom.

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A close up of the Aon Center. also, while I'm at it, I like my shot better than the one that accompanies the Wiki on this building.

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An even closer up of the Aon Center.

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A*Hole

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You can't tell very well from this photo, but that bright spot in the middle is a driving rig with two motorcycles, one of them with Mary J. Blige perched upon it. Most likely a video shoot. I passed two different shoots while walking the dog today.

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City Hall (from a distance)

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A rather poor snap of Disney Hall (see, I don't hate everything Gehry's done)

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Went down Broadway on the way back to the car, it's the vibrant center of the area, and almost like stepping into a foreign country. Also, my doggie didn't seem real popular, I think he looks a bit too much like the kind of dogs dirty cops use to intimidate in Mexico and beyond.

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How long since they changed that marquee?

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A couple of tempting shows upcoming at the Orpheum

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A few shots of the exterior of the United Artist Theatre (now a church).

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Finally, NAKED MANNEQUINS!!!

1 comment:

Ruth Anne Adams said...

And here I thought LA was all highways and beaches! Thanks for the enlightenment.