Since we're on the topic of snow (a continuation from the last posting...) I came across this fabulous demonstration of the power of nature... who knew...
It snowed in downtown Los Angeles in 1949 as you can see from the photo. The tall building in the background is city hall (a very impressive building, still standing, despite our penchant for eliminating anything over... say... 20 years). While I'm being just a tad facetious, unfortunately, there is a great deal of truth to my statement.
We Angelenos tend to view structures in a different fashion than say... the French, who tend to reuse/recycle structures, and therefore maintain a certain beauty and charm in their cities.
Los Angeles (on the other hand) tends to view anything old as, well... old. Therefore, beyond saving. This is not to suggest that Barnsdall or the Ennis House (along with other architectural gems) are in danger of being destroyed. These buildings are historic, and beautiful and... they have a name attached... like Frank Lloyd Wright, or Richard Neutra, or R.M. Schindler.
Ergo, we hang onto them because if not for them, why would anyone want to come to LA?
Oh, yes, I forgot... the movies, they come for the movies and the movie stars... and if they're really lucky, they get to see stars self-destruct (as in Charlie Sheen.)
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