Comments on: West Coast Style Americana

By: alex x

alex x — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:39:26 +0000

I meant half a century out of date, drr

By: alex x

alex x — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:37:45 +0000

I find the “laid back” LA cliche all a matter of degree, and probably about half a decade out of date. I live here and visit SF frequently and that place seems genuinely relaxed, slow down and enjoy, what West Coast chill really is…and they all think LA is a madhouse. Plus if you live in LA for a while you realize how on edge everyone seems to be, any “laid back”-ness is a wafer-thin facade and/or an utter disinterest in your existence (beware the LA “have a nice day”…nobody means it). And the crazed mega-cities of Asia make NY seem snail-esque. All this aside I’m never moving from “filthy crime-ridden LA” (Hugo just leave if you hate it so much, see if you’re missed…)

By: STONER

STONER — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:26:34 +0000

Kiya hit it: you want the true pioneering spirit of America, there’s no place like San Francisco. But, shhhhhh…don’t tell anyone…

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:46:12 +0000

In my opinion, much of NY’s discomfort with LA is pure psychological projection.

You see, New Yorkers point to a city obsessed with fame, power, name dropping, extremes of wealth and poverty, anti-intellectualism.

And then they discover that Mr. Trump and the NY Post are not native Angelenos.

By: David V

David V — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:09:12 +0000

True Americana is found between N.Y. and L.A.

By: Hugo

Hugo — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:35:43 +0000

I live in the People’s Republic of Mexifornia. Meh–you can have it! (And I live in one of the nicer areas, not filthy and crime-ridden like LA.)

You bet I’ll move as soon as it’s financially viable.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:16:40 +0000

Wow, BM. I don’t think you could have picked a more exact spot. Maybe saying that it was in front of the Toy Factory building but damn good. Must be a local.

By: BohemiaMountain

BohemiaMountain — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:43:40 +0000

ajds -

looks to me like those pics are taken on Industrial St. between Mill and Mateo St.’s in LA, 90021 near the Biscuit lofts and Church & State

By: ajds

ajds — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:04:00 +0000

What town are those first pictures from?

By: Gefundenes Fressen

Gefundenes Fressen — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:10:12 +0000

Amazing photos! It is strange that those simple and graphic letters, probably meant to be purely practical, can be so good looking.