THE TUBE NEWB GROUP RIDE: E LINE EDITION INTRODUCTION A few months ago, Nobody Drives in LA asked our listeners to "ask us anything." One of the respondents submitted: "What bus or train experience would you take someone on to give them a good first impression of transit in LA? I have often said the … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — The T00b N00b Gr00p R1d3: E Line Edition
Tag: South Los Angeles
Hear on LA, the Republic (or Kingdom), of Los Angeles, its Provinces (or Counties), and their Capitals
I was recently a guest on Tony Pierceโs podcast, Hear in LA (Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube -- or read on the Hear in LA website) . Toward the end of our discussion, Tony proposed Los Angeles becoming its own country. We didn't discuss what sort of state it would be, I don't … Continue reading Hear on LA, the Republic (or Kingdom), of Los Angeles, its Provinces (or Counties), and their Capitals
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No Enclave — Exploring Belizean Los Angeles
INTRODUCTION Earlier this week, a reader suggested that I devote a No Enclave to Belizean Los Angeles. I had come across some Belizean businesses here and there when traversing the Westside of South Los Angeles but had no idea just how big the Belizean community of Los Angeles is. In fact, not only is Metro … Continue reading No Enclave — Exploring Belizean Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Linguistics Part 2: Regional Differences
Most metropolitan areas -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- are divided both into neighborhoods and larger, multi-neighborhood administrative divisions or regions. Paris has its arrondissements, New York City its boroughs, Busan and Seoul have gu (๊ตฌ), Taipei has qลซ (ๅ), St. Louis and New Orleans both have wards, Mexico City has municipios, and on. Their names vary, then, but the concept is generally the … Continue reading Los Angeles Linguistics Part 2: Regional Differences
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Urban Rambles — Exploring Inglewood with Marya
For my tenth year of exploring Los Angeles with the series, California Foolโs Gold, Iโve been reaching out to fellow explorers to see where theyโd like to explore for another of my series, Urban Rambles. So far all of my rambling companions have had names that start with "M" -- Marvin, Maya, Mike, and Machiko. … Continue reading Urban Rambles — Exploring Inglewood with Marya
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Mapping the Geography and History of South Los Angeles
Attemptingย map of South Los Angeles is bound to be contentious, but I've gone ahead and had a goย at it anyway. No matter what anyone tells youย there are no official borders of South Los Angeles and it would be hard to find two Angelenos in absolute agreement. The Los Angeles Times regards it as a 51.08 … Continue reading Mapping the Geography and History of South Los Angeles
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The Nobody Drives in LA Guide to CicLAvia South LA
Withย bicycles, buses, ferries, planes, rideshares, sidewalks, subways, taxis, and trains at Angelenosโ disposal,ย why would anyย sane personย chooseย car-dependency? Nobody Drives in LA celebrates sense and sensibility in transportation. ***** "CicLAvia comes to South Los Angeles for first time" read the headline of the Daily Trojan -- which is true if you believeย the hype that USC isn't itself … Continue reading The Nobody Drives in LA Guide to CicLAvia South LA
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Watts
MORE THAN JUST RIOTS AND TOWERS -- WATTS It seems to me that the totality of Watts's reputation rests almost entirely on two things โ the Watts Rebellion and the Watts Towers. Results of a Google search for โwattsโ can be divided into three categories: photos of the towers, black and white images of burning … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Watts
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Central
IS BUSTIN' A CAP REALLY FUNDAMENTAL -- SOUTH CENTRAL Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography's oil map of South Central South Central means different things to different people. To some, it refers to a vast, amorphous collection of neighborhoods and cities between the Santa Monica Bay and the San Gabriel River, north of the San Pedro Bay, and south … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring South Central
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California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Chesterfield Square
BLOW SOME MY WAY -- CHESTERFIELD SQUARE Chesterfield Square signs Chesterfield Square is without a doubt, one of Los Angelesโs most obscure neighborhoods. The obscurity is somewhat surprising given the neighborhoodโs longstanding and dubious distinction of having the cityโs and countyโs highest violent crime rate pretty much month-after-month, year-after-year. As a matter of fact, though, … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Chesterfield Square
Eric Brightwell 