Not Bukowski, but Bukowski's Los Angeles
- Thread starter mjp
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yeah it does,
Father Luke
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Native Noir
Been here:
http://www.exilesfilm.com/
Don't miss the Revels playing Revellion.
Look for it. Bottom left corner in Firefox.
Been here:
http://www.exilesfilm.com/
Don't miss the Revels playing Revellion.
Look for it. Bottom left corner in Firefox.
HenryChinaski
Founding member
whoa never heard of this. i'm gonna check this film out. oldschool man, wayyyy oldschool.
LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
I've been ignoring this thread for awhile and I don't know why.
I'm now interested as well. I'm really interested in the Bunker Hill area because of Fante's works... When I went to LA I was but a one year reader of his work, so I missed a lot. Angel's Flight, 3rd Street Tunnel, I may have even been on the wrong part of Bunker Hill. I couldn't tell.
Maybe someone here knows... What replaced the hotel where Fante wrote from? A Starbucks? Two Starbucks? Google Maps?
I'm now interested as well. I'm really interested in the Bunker Hill area because of Fante's works... When I went to LA I was but a one year reader of his work, so I missed a lot. Angel's Flight, 3rd Street Tunnel, I may have even been on the wrong part of Bunker Hill. I couldn't tell.
Maybe someone here knows... What replaced the hotel where Fante wrote from? A Starbucks? Two Starbucks? Google Maps?
Father Luke
Founding member
Whoaa! Just glanced this.
It's the boss's find.
I just work here, putting up links
from time to time.
There will be no stealing of thunder on my part.
Heh.
Carry on. . .
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Okay,
Father Luke
mjp
Founding member
Skyscrapers and the Disney concert hall. Bunker hill was leveled off to little more than a bump (it was never really a big hill, compared to say, hills in San Francisco) and redeveloped 50 years ago, nothing of the old neighborhood is still standing.
I'm sure ESOTOURIC will drive you around the skyscrapers for $50 or $60 and tell you what used to be there. ;)
This is Bunker Hill now:
Angel's Flight is still there, but they moved it a couple blocks from where it originally ran.
So it's hard to say what replaced a specific hotel or rooming house, since the area was completely reconfigured.
Digney in Burnaby
donkeys live a long time
Maybe most know about this site: on Bunker Hill, a lost neighborhood found.
LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
Thanks for that link. I'll check it out!
OK, thanks for that. I was there and took some photos before the guy told me that it was private and I couldn't anymore. So I stood in the middle of the street and took a couple. I was definitely in the right area.
Is Angel's Flight still closed after the accident? I'm hoping to make it down to the LA\UCSB area next summer and would love to take a ride on it.
mjp
Founding member
Yeah, still closed. I never hear any talk about starting it up again, so it's hard to say if/when that will happen.
Best Angel's Flight site, by the way.
That was a very interesting look back at the last century or so in a microcosm of the other side of the country; especially from an East-coaster who had no idea that Angel's Flight ever existed. A very cultural moment for me, indeed, yes. Thanks.
I was just reading one of mjp's links, and I wondered what this meant..
...and in the 1870s and 1880s was a tony neighborhood.
What is a tony neighborhood?
(no obvious jokes please, I'm genuinely curious)
When I was searching around on mother google, it seemed to imply the neighborhood as being elegant or a bit posh. Never heard it used in England, so just wondered if that would be correct.
...and in the 1870s and 1880s was a tony neighborhood.
What is a tony neighborhood?
(no obvious jokes please, I'm genuinely curious)
When I was searching around on mother google, it seemed to imply the neighborhood as being elegant or a bit posh. Never heard it used in England, so just wondered if that would be correct.
thanks chronic, that clears that up then.
mjp
Founding member
I've had this for a few days and the bonus disc is better than the film. The film is beautiful, but all the dialog was overdubbed, and the non-actors are no joy to listen to. But the bonus disc has a great short about Bunker Hill, made at the time the city was planning to clear everyone out and level it. That short is 100% Bukowski's Los Angeles, and may be worth the price of admission on its own.
mjp
Founding member
By the way, it reopened last week. $0.25 a ride.