BuiltWithNOF

 

Counter added Sunday, March 25, 2007 -11:00 am Pacific Time

Statistics
 
Just Above Sunset Logo - Click here to return to the home page -

Photography

Tuesday, May 1, 2007 - For the Fun of It

Sometimes things just catch your eye and make you smile.  Driving down Wilshire Boulevard you can get the giggles at La Brea - turn north and the next block is the antiques district, where the droll images just multiply.  Eyes open!

First up is the MTA service center on the northwest corner of Wilshire and La Brea.  This is the wall above the "lost and found" door on Wilshire, sure to put you in a good mood, no matter what you lost on the bus or train.
MTA service center on the northwest corner of Wilshire and La Brea, Los Angeles

Just up La Brea is, of course, heaven.
"Heaven" on La Brea, Los Angeles

Above the heaven sign is, perhaps, heaven itself.  This is the tower above the LA Brea Bakery ("the most widely recognized artisan bakery in North America") and Campanile one of the finest restaurants around.  The tower dates from 1929 - Charlie Chaplin was in need of office space and this was his idea. But before the building was completed he lost it in the divorce settlement with his first wife, Lita Grey.  But don't let that get you down.  It's a cool tower.
The tower above the LA Brea Bakery

Check out the kitchen store just up the street!
KItchen, La Brea

Next door, France - the real stuff -
France Tradition, La Brea

And this place will cheer you up (go to the alley) -
Happi Songs Asian Tavern, La Brea

Self-Portrait
Happi Songs Asian Tavern, La Brea

Across the street there's a goat that needs you - a bronze Toggenburg, far from the Toggenburg Valley of Switzerland at Obertoggenburg.  The goat has Los Angeles friends, as you see.
Across the street there's a goat that needs you - a bronze Toggenburg, far from the Toggenburg Valley of Switzerland at Obertoggenburg. The goat has Los Angeles friends, as you see.

A nod to the dark side - the back of the "walk" at Wilshire and La Brea
Back of the "walk" at Wilshire and La Brea

And one must be careful when parking.  Parking can be just deadly here.
No Parking sign, La Brea

Further up LA Brea, the billboard of the day -
Puma billboard, La Brea, Los Angeles

If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the 'fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back this site.

Technical Note:

Most of these photographs were shot with a Nikon D70 - using lens (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto, or after 5 June 2006, (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. They were modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0.  Earlier photography was done with a Sony Mavica digital still camera (MVC-FD-88) with built-in digital zoom.
[For the Fun of It]

All text and photos, unless otherwise noted, Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 - Alan M. Pavlik