Tag Archives: Los Angeles

It’s a renter’s market

In addition to the general dearth of housing properties that has been created in the So Cal real estate market over the last five years, there is also the specter of decreasing demand. As the unemployment/underemployment rate in Los Angeles hovers near 20% people are leaving California faster than they are arriving and we mayContinue reading “It’s a renter’s market”

Space invaders attack Los Angeles

One could argue that this is the first 8-bit global collective performance art project. It sort of reminds me of the 2007 Boston bomb scare fiasco. But without all that frothy bomb scare aftertaste. Maybe that’s where those Adult Swim guys got this idea. Because Invader started doing this back in 1999. Like MF Doom,Continue reading “Space invaders attack Los Angeles”

Doctors, lawyers cheaper than cellphone calls

Forget sending your kids to law school. Coax them to become a cell phone for serious earning capacity. LA Times’ Business Columnist David Lazarus has uncovered an interesting study analyzing cell phone costs and usage. The study may not be all that scientific, but the results are certainly note-worthy. Apparently the results of their studyContinue reading “Doctors, lawyers cheaper than cellphone calls”

Santa Monica in 1928

Check out this highly detailed scan of a map of Los Angeles from 1928. Depicted in the above section are the Pickering and Crystal piers in Ocean Park. Cloverfield Boulevard gets is named for the original title of Santa Monica airport, “Clover Aviation Field.” I took the map section above and superimposed it over GoogleContinue reading “Santa Monica in 1928”