L.A. is losing its weird edges to bland, boxy and Instagram-friendly, writes LATimescitybeat
A pedestrian walks past Nick Metropolis Collectibles as it prepares for a move from its La Brea Avenue location. The store is full of oddities — giant signs from old L.A., novelty phones from the ’70s, mannequins and stacks of L.A. ephemera.
It’s because I love my Los Angeles full of texture and a little untamed that I worry in these days of rapid displacement and rampant development. Gone is every last vintage flashing neon sign not pulled to safety and preserved by the the Valley Relics Museum or the Museum of Neon Art.Gone are our Spanish-style homes with their tile roofs and arches, our storybook houses fit for hobbits and Snow White. They’ve all been replaced by the modern boxes now rising everywhere. ’s eastern end where the Marlboro Man once perched, ready to rope steers.
When I first arrived in L.A. 22 years ago, I lived above the Sunset Strip — and would often walk out in the morning and come across people who’d been out all night, scowling at sunlight or slouched over their eggs at the now-defunct Duke’s Coffee Shop.
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