Okay, it’s really in Santa Monica. But as an entrance to a unique and energetic place — the pier — in a colorful seaside city, this 1940’s commercial archway has become an inadvertent regional icon.
Best-known Gateway in Los Angeles?
Category: Blog
New York City’s Capital Offenders
The Federal Highway Administration has ordered NYC to replace all of their existing street signs from those with all capital letters to ones with upper-lower case letters. So “BROADWAY” will soon read “Broadway”. Clearview will be the typeface of choice on the new signs. Upper-lower case typography is much more legible… Read more »
Living A Life Less Soggy
With the recent opening of the Poseidon Undersea Resort, I realized we were one step closer to my childhood dreams of living under the sea. I’ve always wanted the recessed lighting, the flickering rays of sunlight with schools of fish swimming past the living room windows. I never thought it… Read more »
This American Life
This American Life on NPR had a wonderfully balanced story about Americans with Disabilities Act this weekend. The story discusses how federally and state mandated ADA laws help those with disabilities but there is no one to enforce it except those who sue property and business owners. Tom Mundy, someone who’s… Read more »
No AfterGlow
Santa Monica held its second biannual nighttime art extravaganza, GLOW, Saturday night but the results were underwhelming. Of the twenty light-based installations scattered on and around the Santa Monica Pier, only three or four appeared to resonate with the huge wandering crowd. Most of the displays suffered from one or… Read more »
How Long Is It?
“That’s a rather personal question, Sir”. However, if you’re referring to an object in a photo, and not a line from a Monty Python sketch, here’s a useful tip. A foot-long piece of foam core with a printed checkerboard at 1”, 3” and 6” increments will be the answer to your scaling woes. Place the foam core… Read more »
Look At My Ear and Say “Cheese”
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a million. The technology company Looxcie has created a unique way for people capture the world, with a new headset video camera. The camera fits over your ear and points where you look. It records video through Bluetooth… Read more »
NoHo Photo
There are many things about cities that make them memorable to us; shopping centers, restaurants, museums, parks or simply good friends. The city of North Hollywood has many notable qualities but nothing makes it more memorable to me than their city gateway. With so many EGD studios in Los Angeles,… Read more »
Who Are You?
Self image is taking on greater importance nowadays. While you might think you’re an expert traveler, the only thing that makes you an expert is your high-end suitcase and your love for travel! If you look the part, feel free to line up with the real business travelers that are in… Read more »
United Continental Stew
We see where the soon-to-be-combined United Airlines and Continental Airlines has announced its new brand identity. And, in a highly unusual and politically and ‘corporately’ correct move, they have come up with a Solomon-like solution to the problem of whose name and logo stays and whose goes. Get this: they… Read more »