tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28142002354596324162024-03-04T21:28:20.488-08:00We can shoot tooA blog about photography in Los Angeles and the west coast in general.J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-11560735734300117302012-09-11T14:04:00.001-07:002012-09-11T14:04:07.717-07:00R.I.P. WCSTWell, I figure it's time to officially put a nail in the coffin of We Can Shoot Too. Over the last 6 months, I've found it increasingly difficult to post to the blog. My job takes up a lot of time and then I've got to make work of my own when not there, so that leaves little time to post. Each post takes quite a bit more time than it should to create and I'm not sure my audience on here ever took off like I'd hoped. I figured there would be a lot of people who would be eager to keep up with photography in LA but I never reached a critical mass on here, even when posting regularly.<br /><br />I'm going to keep the blog archived here as a source for finding work made here in Los Angeles and by Angelenos that I've featured. I will continue to post interesting shows, events, and photographers that I see fit on the blog's Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Can-Shoot-Too/188759991162150">here</a>, which I encourage you to like and follow. It's a lot easier and less time-consuming that way.<br /><br />I've loved all of the connections that I've made and work I've discovered from We Can Shoot Too. <br /><br />Please keep in touch.<br /><br />- Wesley<br /><br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-70305231525697823772012-06-28T15:45:00.001-07:002012-06-28T20:41:16.833-07:00Quote of the Week - Paul Schimmel<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
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Hier (Kiki de Montparnasse) Detail, 1930<br />
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This is what MacArthur Park used to look like.<br />
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-64738468798719131522012-04-16T13:25:00.000-07:002012-04-16T13:25:01.552-07:00Quote of the Week: Paul Melcher<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px;">"What does this means for the future of photography ? Well, for one, it’s certainly confirms that we are addicted to it. Not just at looking at the images of the masters but to participating in its creation. We are slaves to the shutter, even if, that too, is poised to disappear.
We have also have entered the area of the disposable image. Shoot, beautify, share and forget. Repeat. Hundreds, thousands, millions of time. Because it is so simple and easy, we can photograph leisurely, for free, with no worries whatsoever. Its the era of the instantaneous image, not only because it is easy to take but also because it is easy to share. It’s the fast food of photography. Fast, cheap, appealing, and easily forgotten."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">“I’ve never been a photographer that loves sunshine, I love gloom. But now it’s changing for me. I just want the tree to be there and to be lit beautifully, and the light in L.A. is extraordinary. It’s still L.A. It’s still wonderfully absurd. I began to really love it:"</span><br />
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"...<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left;">and we don’t know whether the photographer made him do that or not. OK, it’s probably safe to say that he did. But the image works because it doesn’t look as if he did. It feels like a real moment."</span><br />
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I've long felt that the photos I stage are most successful when it feels like they aren't staged; as if you've just stumbled onto the scene. <br />
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-7017332165111581342012-04-03T10:57:00.000-07:002012-04-03T10:57:22.063-07:00Opening Sat - Play It As It Lays<br />
Time for a little shameless self-promotion:<br />
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I'm in the company of some truly great photographers in this group show, an official <a href="http://www.mopla.org/">MOPLA</a> selection curated by Audrey Landreth. <br /><br />There's also an Ansel Adams <a href="http://www.drkrm.com/">show</a> in the back gallery (DRKRM) going on.<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Edgar Varela Fine
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Play it as it Lays:
Picturing California is a group photography show of California images that
share a quiet and somber tone. Images of people seeking connection and focus,
as well as landscapes that illuminate a certain psychological haze that one
could argue is distinct to California. On a grander scale, this haze seems to
transcend California and taps into a timely sensibility of people trying to
navigate through social and political blurriness to figure out who they are in
the world, dealing with what they have. The pictures evoke the inner-workings
of individuals alone in their own head. Alone, yet not necessarily lonely. Just
free to awkwardly unravel and to get lost for a while in the landscape of
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Jesse Chehak</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">RJ Shaughnessy</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">David Black</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Danielle Nelson
Mourning</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Todd Cole</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">J. Wesley Brown</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Danielle Levitt</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Amanda Marsalis</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Alex Hoerner</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Emily Shur</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Jason Nocito</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Zen Sekizawa</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Juco</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">J. Bennett Fitts</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Lauren Dukoff</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Thomas Prior</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Megan Mack</span><br />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Sean Garrison</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-65922323784750134372012-03-29T11:02:00.000-07:002012-03-29T11:03:05.362-07:00MOPLA Opening Reception SaturdayIt's that time of year and MOPLA is once again upon us. Saturday's opening sees a lot of activity over at Bergamont Station, including the second <a href="http://www.lisesarfati.com/">Lise Sarfati</a> show at Rose Gallery, which should be worth the trip in itself. Be sure to check their website to see all of the programming, as there are a lot of good shows going on. <br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">March 26th, 2012 (Los Angeles, CA)- The Lucie Foundation is pleased to announce the fourth edition of</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Month of Photography Los Angeles (MOPLA), kicking off on Saturday, March 31st. This year’s theme is</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Intersect: An Exploration of Innovation and Technology in Contemporary Photography, and over the</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">course of the month, MOPLA is presenting a series of dynamic photography programs related to the topic</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">of new technology. MOPLA 2012 will engage and stimulate the Los Angeles photography community via</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">its comprehensive slate of group and solo exhibitions, outdoor photo projections, portfolio reviews, photo</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">workshops, artist lectures and more.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">MOPLA provides an invigorating forum for photography in Los Angeles through partnerships with local</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">galleries, museums, studios, curators, photographers and magazines. It’s programming aims to inspire and</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">engage the professional, enthusiast, emerging artist, and collector—both young and seasoned.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;">Past editions of MOPLA have been a tremendous success, with over 25,000 people taking part over three</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">years. Current partners include Los Angeles Times, Robert Berman Gallery, Frank Pictures, Photo</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">District News, The Icon, Smashbox Studios, Santa Monica College, A And I Studios, APA, ASMP, Rose</span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Gallery, Venice Arts Gallery and dozens more.</span><br />
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-59701153850708820792012-03-09T11:10:00.000-08:002012-03-09T11:10:22.299-08:00Robert Adams, The Place We Live @ LACMAHow could I possibly not tell you about Robert Adams having a show at LACMA, opening to the public on Sunday and to members today, considering he's one of the great western photographers?<br />
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There, now you know. <br />
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Also, there are drink specials for members today and tomorrow during preview days. Sounds like a good after-work plan.<br />
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More <a href="http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/robert-adams-place-we-live">info.</a><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><i style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Since taking up photography in the mid-1960s as a response to the rapidly changing landscape of his native Colorado, Robert Adams has been widely regarded as one of the leading chroniclers of the American West. Edited and sequenced by Adams himself, </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">The Place We Live</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> surveys a career spanning four decades. This unprecedented retrospective features nearly 300 black-and-white photographic prints as well as a selection of the artist's many important photo books. Adams’s work reflects his extended dedication to describing the changing Western landscape, the growth of its built environment and the lives of its inhabitants. The Los Angeles presentation highlights Adams’s extraordinary portrayal of the terrain of the Los Angeles region.</span></i></span>
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-76763500040943713052012-03-01T15:38:00.002-08:002012-03-01T15:38:19.839-08:00WFT Quote of the Month - Jay SandersSee what I did there? I lowered expectations. It's more likely that I'll post one a month than one a week but don't shoot me if I post a few in any given month. It just depends on what I come across. This <strike>week's</strike> month's isn't <a href="http://www.pixmaven.com/phrase_generator.html">artspeak</a> nonsense per se, just plain old nonsense.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lisesarfati.com/">Lise Sarfati</a>: <i>On Hollywood </i>@ <a href="http://www.rosegallery.net/">Rose Gallery</a> from 6 - 8pm<br />
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<a href="http://www.coreyfishes.com/">Corey Arnold</a>: <i>Wolf Tide </i>@ <a href="http://www.richardhellergallery.com/">Richard Heller</a> from 5 - 7pm<br />
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<a href="http://www.jbennettfitts.com/index.php">J. Bennet Fitts</a>: <i>8 Dead Palm Trees</i> and <a href="http://kelliconnell.com/">Kelli Connell</a>: <i>Double Life </i>@ <a href="http://kopeikingallery.com/">Kopeikin</a> from 6 - 8pm<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Copyright J. Bennett Fitts</span>J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-56792792250995160062012-02-21T13:07:00.001-08:002012-02-21T13:07:54.098-08:00Quote of the Week: John Conn<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">“It was different back then, before everyone everywhere had a digital camera. You had to know what you were doing, how to frame a shot, focus a lens, read exposure. Also, a photographer was a unique animal at the time. People were easy to approach because it was such a novel concept to have your picture taken in ordinary life.”</span>
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Ansel Adams, Los Angeles at <a href="http://www.drkrm.com/">DRKRM Gallery</a><br />
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Opening Reception 6-10 pm<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2012/02/rare_ansel_adams_photos.php">Related</a>. <a href="http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/feb/09/long-forgotten-ansel-adams-images-go-on-display/">This</a> too. And <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/02/ansel-adams-los-angeles-photos.html">this</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://samfalls.com/">Sam Falls</a> @ <a href="http://www.mbart.com/exhibitions/_91/">M+B Gallery</a> - Opening from 6-8pm<br /><br />"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">Overall, the show hopes to look at time spent and time to come — tied together with color, material and a sense of death."</span><br />
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Brassai and Other Vintage Noir Photographers at <a href="http://www.dnjgallery.net/">DNJ</a>, through February 25th.<br />
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John Divola at <a href="http://www.artnet.com/galleries/exhibitions.asp?gid=684&cid=253646&rta=http://www.google.com/url?sa=t%2526rct=j%2526q=%2526esrc=s%2526source=web%2526cd=1%2526sqi=2%2526ved=0CDMQFjAA%2526url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.artnet.com%252Fgalleries%252Fhome.asp%253Fgid%253D684%2526ei=rrA-T5T1LIOq0AG5hKS6Bw%2526usg=AFQjCNEOsjRW7CPS4Q3tKBf7LHT-Hnojjw%2526sig2=RhGnY4CqwNQZWWY55WsKjA&source=-1">Gallery Luisotti</a>, through March 10.<br />
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Naked Hollywood, Weegee in Los Angeles at <a href="http://www.moca.org/">MOCA</a>, through Feb 27.<br />
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In Focus, Los Angeles 1945-1980 at <a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/focus_la/">the Getty</a> through May 6.<br />
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-69880941785453355242012-02-08T17:49:00.000-08:002012-02-08T17:49:45.160-08:00Quote of the Week - Colin Pantall<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been crazy busy at work. Dec-Jan is my worst time each year but I'm back, baby. I promise more than QOTW's starting tomorrow. In the meantime:</span><br />
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</div>J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-46612689764377293382012-01-17T08:00:00.000-08:002012-01-17T08:00:07.215-08:00Quote of the Week - Brassai"<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Why did I write, in what was undoubtedly the most obscure of my letters, dated August 2, 1939, “It was obvious that, come what may, I had to free myself from photography”? Why did I still consider it merely a “springboard to my real self”? To understand this thinking, one shouldn't forget that photography was my livelihood, a means of support that sometimes involved assignments that I carried out with reluctance. It was mainly this “subservience” that I was attempting to escape."</span></span><br />
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"Rule Number 6: Be Creative. Nobody likes a straight on shot - that's dull"<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/32991949">The World of Photography</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9484734">Blind Spot</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-30159611440740808532012-01-09T13:54:00.000-08:002012-01-09T13:54:29.421-08:00Photo LA this weekend - Opening Thurs.It's that time of year again. I'll be attending the opening reception for <a href="http://www.photola.com/">Photo LA</a> on Thurs. but there's a lot going on all weekend so get your tics to the <a href="http://www.photola.com/programming.html">programming</a> now. I'm excited to see what's in store this year.<br />
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-58370591896679052202011-12-22T13:20:00.000-08:002011-12-22T13:20:22.350-08:00Happy Holidays and New Year!Posting can be a bit slow for me this time of year, as it's my busiest so signing off until the new year. Thanks for another great one.<br /><br />Looks like it's going to be 72 degrees on Christmas day. I love LA.<br />
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These are from my favorite Facebook "like" of the year, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vintage-Los-Angeles/121097987946929">Vintage Los Angeles</a>.<br />
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<br />J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-19551008946386323622011-12-19T13:25:00.000-08:002011-12-19T13:25:35.440-08:00Peter Bohler for NYT MagazineI apologize for the NYT Mag back-to-back blast but be sure to check out <a href="http://www.peterbohler.com/">Peter Bohler's</a> series on California sand dune racing in this week's edition <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/18/magazine/look-glamis-dunes.html?ref=magazine">here.</a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; font-family: ProximaNovaRegular, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Translation: Jeff Wall can do whatever the hell he wants, even show a bland photo of a hill, much like many that can be easily found on Flickr. He's gangster. That's why he chose a hill in Sicily.</span>J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-22603038068232194582011-12-09T00:14:00.001-08:002011-12-09T01:14:58.255-08:00New Feature - Historic LASo that other <a href="http://wecanshoottoo.blogspot.com/2011/10/wtf-quote-of-week.html">new feature</a> isn't going so well. I just haven't come across any egregious statements these past two weeks so it's probably going to be more like a monthly feature that a weekly one. <br />
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I'm going to try my best to keep up with this one, though. Introducing: Historic LA. I'm going to feature a new neighborhood each week through vintage photos found in the excellent Los Angeles Public Library <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/photosearch_pageADV.jsp">Photo Collection</a>. From what I can gather, many of the photos are from unidentified photographers.<br />
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First up: My new neighborhood, Echo Park. Did you know that Ayn Rand, Steve McQueen, Woodie Guthrie, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Huston, Jackson Pollack, Elliot Smith, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, Babe Ruth, and Richard Neutra all called Echo Park home?<br />
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Fishing Rodeo held at Echo Park Lake, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=12&controlNumber=31840">1967 </a><br />
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Learn to canoe class @ Echo Park Lake, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=17&controlNumber=35128">1965</a><br />
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Flag Salute, Elysian Heights School, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=25&controlNumber=49181">1964</a><br />
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Dance Practice at Echo Park Clubhouse, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=27&controlNumber=63780">1963</a><br />
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Take Cover Drill at Elysian Heights School, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=29&controlNumber=46134">1962</a><br />
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Students practice "drop drill," George O'Day, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=35&controlNumber=46117">1962</a><br />
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New moving mountain slide, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=39&controlNumber=32139">1958</a><br />
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Model yacht races at Echo Park, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=39&controlNumber=32139">1956</a><span id="goog_1975651194"></span><span id="goog_1975651195"></span><br />
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Huck Finn day at Echo Park Lake, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=51&controlNumber=31843">1954</a><br />
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Evidently, a lot of fishing went down.<br />
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Illegal Fishing At Echo Park Lake, <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=80&controlNumber=36536">1949</a><br />
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There was a season for it, though, and you could get in trouble if you fished out of season. That was a motorcycle cop.<br />
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"Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Heagle, children Geraldine and Floyd Jr., camping out in <span class="BIBhighlight">Echo</span> <span class="BIBhighlight">Park</span> on July 24, 1946. They join Los Angeles' ever-growing legion of those evicted from their homes, <a href="http://mr.%20and%20mrs.%20floyd%20heagle,%20children%20geraldine%20and%20floyd%20jr.,%20camping%20out%20in%20echo%20park%20on%20july%2024,%201946.%20they%20join%20los%20angeles%27%20ever-growing%20legion%20of%20those%20evicted%20from%20their%20homes.%20/">1946</a>"<br />
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These guys occupied LA before anyone. My guess was that they lived in Chavez Ravine and were among those forced out so Dodger Stadium could be built but this was twelve years prior.<br />
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"Prayer services began in Angelus Temple's Prayer Tower soon after the
news of the pastor's death was received and continued throughout the
night with weeping, grief-stricken followers pleading, "Bring her back!"
"May it not be true!" "Take her home."
<a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=103&controlNumber=26962">1944</a> at Angelus Temple.<br />
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Even Schools were at war in <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=110&controlNumber=32179">1943</a><br />
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You <i>have </i>driven up Baxter, LA's steepest street, haven't you? <a href="http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=110&controlNumber=32179">1939</a><br />
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Remember the lotus flowers? <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/FullRecord?databaseID=968&record=154&controlNumber=35156">1932</a><br />
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Evidently, they're coming back once the <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/26/local/la-me-echo-park-lake-20110927">draining project</a> is complete.J. Wesley Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13978967238356104467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814200235459632416.post-27219992691735966152011-12-06T21:39:00.001-08:002011-12-06T21:40:38.772-08:00Benjamin Lowy on the Daily ShowIt's pretty cool that a photographer was the guest on The Daily Show last night. <a href="http://benlowy.com/">Benjamin Lowy</a>, who lives in New York (but this is no time for discrimination, right?) was John Stewart's guest.<br />
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