Los Angeles

My dad is the archivist for my parents’ neighborhood association. One of his neighbors brought him a photo (above) of what the neighborhood eyesore looked like 100 years ago. Beautiful, isn’t it? Well, here’s what it looks like now: photo courtesy of Rob Hewett My dad says that when he was a kid, many of …

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A lot of filming goes on in my parents’ neighborhood. In exchange, the studios give money to the Neighborhood Association, which then hosts a street fair every summer. Residents bake cakes and cookies for the bake sale, local restaurants set up food booths, bands play, and a few games are set up for the kids. …

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