{"id":9402,"date":"2015-10-30T07:35:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T23:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.justcharlie.com\/?page_id=9402"},"modified":"2019-05-28T23:27:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T15:27:32","slug":"los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.justcharlie.com\/photos\/los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Los Angeles, Fall 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In October of 2015 I had a brief stay in Los Angeles between Seattle and Shanghai. These photos were taken on a late night and early morning tour of two areas of the city: Downtown and Venice Beach, between the hours of midnight and 9am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On South Hope Street in Downtown LA, shortly after sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A quote from 19th century British writer Holbrook Jackson covering a construction site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking down upon a freeway with early morning traffic. Saturday morning, 7:30am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two lovers, alone on the beach at 3am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Police car in front of a mural downtown, near Philz Coffee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A network of interchanges and overpasses, downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A lone tent downtown. Tents housing the homeless are strewn all across this area of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Subtle graffiti along the side of the road, poking through a rusted metal fence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Street art beneath an underpass with a positive message: “Never Lose Hope”. On the right is the word hope written in a number of languages, including Chinese: ??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chevy van parked downtown, covered in graffiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A message to fathers of broken families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The view from the top of Vista Hermosa Natural Park<\/a>. There is a single bench at the top of the hill which has this view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big, bright healthcare bus. Out of service, parked on the side of the road at sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The iconic Pantry Cafe at 9th and Figueroa in the South Park district of Downtown LA. Opened in 1924 and currently owned by former mayor of LA Richard Riordan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Closeup of the marble signage at City Hall, built in 1928.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new Los Angeles Police Headquarters, down the street from City Hall. This is a $400 million facility designed by AECOM – it is beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Walt Disney Concert Hall at night, designed by American architect Frank Gehry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seal of the City of Los Angeles, adopted in 1905.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A ghost bike appearing in front of City Hall. Ghost bikes commemorate cyclists killed on their bikes, and this one is Mexican Day of the Dead<\/em> themed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A wider shot of the ghost bike art piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A wedding couple, Day of the Dead<\/em> style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Self-portrait, shot with a timer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charlie Chaplin street art, near Venice Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Windward and Pacific Avenue, the heart of Venice Beach. At the stoplight is a stretch limousine Escalade with eight wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Building-sized mural dedicated to Venice, one block away from the beach on Windward Ave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venice Beach at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the many alleys along Venice Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of several Day of the Dead<\/em> totems standing across from City Hall, part of a larger art installation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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