“I fix problems,” Collins was recorded saying to an undercover agent, court records show. “I make a lot of things go away.” via L.A. County sheriff’s deputy is charged with selling drugs and offering to hire other cops to protect dealers – LA Times
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Venice ’83
Photos of the 1983 El Niño beach erosion in Venice Beach, California. Photos show the lifeguards’ “HQ” building featured in the television show Bay Watch.
Painted columns along a sidewalk, Venice, Calif., ca. 1973
Searching the USC digital archives for photos of Venice, I found this in the collection called “Robin Dunitz Slides of Los Angeles Murals, 1925-2002.” It’s a great view from in front of what’s now Menotti’s Cafe on Windward. Based on the striped column, it looks like there was once a barber shop there. What’s now Collage Cafe onceContinue reading “Painted columns along a sidewalk, Venice, Calif., ca. 1973”
The End of the Boardwalk, 1929
I just found this astonishing panorama and had to share it. You can find the photo on the website for the Huntington Library’s digital archive project. The subject of the photo is the beach next to the Lick Pier that once straddled the southern border of Santa Monica. The detail captured is quite remarkable. I downloadedContinue reading “The End of the Boardwalk, 1929”
LAX, September 1961
You have to love this. I found this while browsing USC’s digital archives. I can’t believe how empty it all looks. I guess maybe it wasn’t until the space race that LA stopped being such a sleepy beach town. Source: Aerial view of the control tower administration building at the new jet age terminal at LosContinue reading “LAX, September 1961”
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