Andy Chase

12/26/2000 - The Angels Flight funicular railway in downtown Los Angeles was originally located a couple of blocks away from its present location. Dominating the view behind the railway car is Los Angeles City Hall.

12/10/2000 - Mission Hills Bowl - 10430 Sepulveda Boulevard, Mission Hills, California.

A closer shot of Mission Hills Bowls than the first one I took in 1999.

12/01/1999 - Looking north. This was taken from the bluff overlooking the beach, north of the pier.

An unused photo from my days as an Edmund's staffer; one of the perks of the job at the time was participation in the long-term road test program. In late 1999, the test fleet happened to include a BMW 328i sedan.

10/20/1999 - Olympic Boulevard at La Cienega, Los Angeles, California.

The last remaining Ship's Coffee Shop in Los Angeles was torn down in 1995¹, the year before I arrived in Los Angeles. If it was anything like the photos I've seen of Ship's Westwood, which was also torn down about 10 years earlier, L.A. is a much emptier place for the loss.

A gas station occupies the former site of the restaurant.

10/02/1999 - 470 North La Cienega Blvd, West Hollywood. Armet & Davis, Architects.

Several Norm's still exist around the Los Angeles area, with relatively unchanged exteriors. Foodwise, Norm's is greasy spoon all the way - which isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'll take Norm's over Denny's any day.

09/26/1999 - Sherman Way near Sepulveda Blvd, Van Nuys, California.

Much has been written about Muffler Men, but I've only seen three in the wild. You may have noticed the Muffler Man who shows up briefly in the opening credits of The Sopranos.