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    • Los Angeles, California 29 December 2021

    I made a quick trip to Los Angeles to transact some business. It was rainy, but the morning was clear enough for me to take a walk down Santa Monica Boulevard to the Pacific coast, then back via Wilshire Boulevard. Click any picture to see it at a larger size.

    Building with square yellow tiles on front This building somehow just appealed to me.
    Bench made out of a skateboard. Clever re-purposing of a skateboard.
    Drawing of chubby smiling man’s face; logo for Vito’s Pizza Logo for Vito’s Pizza
    Word [FURTIVE] in bas-relief repeated five times in varying shades of yellow/bown
    Mini Cooper dealership with life-size car hung vertically on front of building This one is certainly eye-catching.
    Line drawing of man being abducted by UFO.
    Man in bowler hat with face mask on; text says: WEAR A FACE MASK / SAVE A LIFE Not your usual “please wear a mask” poster.
    Text for bigbluebus: Easier than a one-lettetr spelling bee. Download Transit. Buy your ticket. And go. A rather clever advertisement
    View of Pacific Ocean near Santa Monica Pier Obligatory view of Pacific Ocean.
    Topiary fountain This one has probably been photographed to death.
    Randy's Donuts roof sign with large donut Not the original store, but if you watch Randy Newman’s video for “I Love LA“ you’ll see a similar sign.
    Wave made of irregular mosaic tiles
    Sign for a pet grooming business: YO DAWG / GROOM SPOT
    Painted stones with wods like LOVE, DO GOOD, SHINE. These were in front of a house. Click the picture to see it at original size.
    Stones with text like STAY STRONG, STAY POSITIVE, BE YOURSELF More stones. Click picture to see at more readable size.

    Wall Art

    Trump in prison striped outfit, handcuffed; text says VOTE.
    Boy and girl holding a heart; girl holds peace symbol over one eye and boy is holding sunflower over one eye.
    Boy in “Oliver” holding out his hands with a heart in them, and spray-painted words “More Please”
    word GRATITUDE in stencil letters with pink roses in background.
    Line drawings of people’s faces, hamburgers, rockets, skateboards, and other objects and foods
    Semi-abstract painting of cat with geometric designs
    Wall art of small boy holding sand pail and looking through binoculars
    Wall art of black cat with tail attached to string, being lifted in air by heart-shaped balloon

    Street Signage

    Line drawing of man holding bike with one hand and scooter with another. Text: DISMOUNT ZONE / WALK BIKES + SCOOTERS
    Stenciled letters at intersection: STOP LOOK WAVE I had never heard of this before. Apparently Volvo started this.
    Stenciled letters on sidewalk: CLEAN RICH IS THE NEW FILTHY RICH. Not a safety advisory, but an interesting statement.