Today's Fresh Blogs...

• More Manhattan and Filming

  Published: August 20, 2007, 2:51 pm

  Tags: Downtown Public Space, Downtown As Film Location, Historic Core

  ParkFifth billboard. August 14,2007. VFaLI'll take the fifth: On the heels of the online only debate of L.A.s Manhattanization, this ParkFifth billboard has a clean, crisp,  older urbanite that is a contrast with previous Downtown marketing campaigns that carry images of young and hip loft dwellers delighted to mix while wearing black.

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• Tradition, protests, and other parking woes.

  Published: August 25, 2007, 5:22 am

  Tags: Bloggers, Dot Dot Dash, Historic Core, Littletokyo

  Pictured: Ondo Festival, 2006 and May Day protest, 2007. Downtown Los Angeles  Streets Filled with Tradition, Protest and Filming this Weekend. In Little Tokyo,  The 67th Annual Nisei Week closes this weekend with the Anime Festival at the Little Tokyo Shopping Center, the Street Arts Festival at 2nd and San Pedro, and the Japanese

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• Some Site History

  Published: August 27, 2007, 4:48 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  A surveyor measures the former 4th and Main parking lot  that is the site for the 188 rental units complex that will also contain an amphitheater. Over at Cinema Treasures, you can link previous snooping that shows the location of the to-be constructed outdoor  plaza and amphitheater is very close to where the auditorium of the

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• Capture The Moment

  Published: July 12, 2007, 6:43 am

  Tags: Historic Images, History Of Photography

  Back in March, I wrote a blog post entitled "The Power Of The Still Frame". In that piece, I talked about the emotional impact of an individual photograph and its ability to freeze time, convey a message, and make a lasting impression. As part of that post, I included four photographs as examples of what I was referring to. Oddly enough, this past

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• Still Standing

  Published: September 7, 2007, 2:11 pm

  Tags: Historic Core

  Ornate ceiling of  the empty Belasco Theatre, that like its counterparts, built to be a legitimate play house.  Much more from Eric and Dave at blogdowntown. High end fancy photo by Dave Bullock.

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• Park & Read

  Published: September 9, 2007, 5:13 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  A lot attendant waited all day for Saturday's shade to reach him so he could read without the sun blurring words through his eyes. He parked himself in an old office chair with his newspaper, then looked up to read the sunset on the walls across Los Angeles Street.

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• Questions

  Published: September 8, 2007, 10:53 pm

  Tags: Historic Core

  The unofficial Mayor of Skid Row  explains Skid Row and wonders ifthe recent heat-related death of a neighbor could have been prevented.

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• Something from the Archives

  Published: September 12, 2007, 2:29 pm

  Tags: Arts Walk, Bloggers, Chicano Art, City Of La, Historic Core, Murals, Photography

  A series of digital murals called Bookmarks: People and Place in Public Space, explores the tradition of murals with found and new photography. A 2nd set called "Family Reunion" (2006) , looks at generational influences in 8 panels, which 4 of the color proofs will be on display for this weeks Downtown Art Walk and on through September

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• Main St covered in L.A. Weekly

  Published: September 13, 2007, 2:22 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  A little lot more about Main St. Just in time for September Downtown Art Walk, LA Weekly profiles the residents and recent history of the Canadian building located on a street where in 1998 "shadows moved, street lamps illuminated nothing but lonely stretches of sidewalk and deserted buildings." The subject? Artists as an

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• More on Main St

  Published: September 16, 2007, 5:57 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  A Saturday night on Main St saw Man One at Crewest Gallery's opening night of "River City Visionz" month-long group show that features the L.A. River, and c0-sponsored by the Friends of The Los Angeles River. After the jump, the MJ Higgins crowd gathered outside for  cooler air at what may be the last night of a formal exhibition

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• New Life

  Published: September 16, 2007, 5:29 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  The scaffolding has been removed from Vibiana's, giving a clear view of the restored downtown landmark  from 3rd St, just east of Main.

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• Tower Theatre

  Published: September 19, 2007, 2:36 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  Joining the clean building movement is The Tower Theatre, with this pics taken Saturday.  Previous: Angelenic looks at The Palace and Eric is shocked at The Rowan.

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• Another Saturday Protest on Broadway

  Published: September 30, 2007, 12:48 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  The Devil Himself would wonder if today's march was at all effective. Surrounding streets were packed with detoured traffic while protest marchers brought a shared agenda of bringing troops home, begin impeachment proceedings--and to perhaps to garner more participation--establish full rights for immigrants. Didn't work. The number of marchers

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• Now Showing

  Published: October 5, 2007, 2:36 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  In the last few months, the Historic Downtown theaters were getting a good scrubbing and it's worth taking a look.  The Palace Theatre now has one of my new favorite uncovered details; the original 1911 signage from the theatre's first life as the Orpheum. Even on an overcast day, the building look repainted. First Look Rico [Palace Gets

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• Project Downtown Runway

  Published: October 12, 2007, 6:00 am

  Tags: Historic Core

  Front Row: BOXeight's answer to Culver City's Fashion Week opens at Vibiana Place with Downtown centered Jeffrey Sebelia's Cosa Nostra. "Have Faith in L.A." runs until Saturday.  More at blogdowntown  TK [Three's an in-crowd] LAT [Still not NY] AP [BOXeight]

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