More from L.A. (Day 1)

I wish I had good news to share about the job situation. Soon. Maybe. I decided to make the most of this Thanksgiving holiday weekend situation and spend a few days taking photos in the L.A. area. I’ve been so frugal for the past month that I think I’m entitled to blow some money on gas.

This one fell through the cracks from the last blog post. I might as well add it to this batch. From Sun Valley:

Ladin’s is a two-fer in Canoga Park:

If you’ve spent any amount of time in the L.A. area — you’ll know from these clues alone that this is a car wash. This is the Mission Car Wash in San Fernando. For lots of other examples, I’ve got a page here:
http://www.agilitynut.com/modarch/carwash.html

Wild sculptured trees in Montrose:

Also Montrose:

The former Piller’s Clothing Store in Eagle Rock:

The building was adapted by RennArts — the Renaissance Arts Academy charter school:

Across the street from Piller’s:

Also Eagle Rock:

I was thinking this must have been some deco/modern department store in Pasadena. But everything online says this was built for Ross and fairly recently:

Roses blooming — all over the place — in late November — not something I’m used to!

A couple of next-door-neighbor signs in Pasadena:

This was the shady side — the sunny side has far less neon and you couldn’t make out the Reddy Kilowatt figure:

Still in Pasadena:

From San Gabriel — a former Lodge Coffee Shop?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14696209@N02/6160010426/

Another from San Gabriel. Does anybody know what business name (or shopping center name) was perched on top of this giant steel base?

The last one for the night — from Monrovia. From the bright yellow porcelain enamel at the top of the sign, we can assume the entire boomerang arrow was that color originally: