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  • Charmont

    Charmont

    330 California Ave in Santa Monica. Just gorgeous. Known as the Charmont Apartments, it was built in 1929 in a mix of Mediterranean and art deco styles… With a front courtyard that features this tiled fountain.

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  • Where All The Houses Look The Same

    Where All The Houses Look The Same

    The man shows me around his living room with pride, and I smile and take pictures and try my best to act as though I’m seeing it for the first time, when in fact I’ve already been in this living room three times this afternoon. Because I’m scouting a neighborhood where all the houses look…

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  • The Haunted Oak Tree

    The Haunted Oak Tree

    I’m scouting today in the Hollywood Forever cemetery, and by total chance, I happen to notice this young oak tree, and then the grave beside it. Or…maybe it wasn’t by chance? Despite such a tragically young death, the grave’s message put such a wide smile on my face, which I’m quite sure was the aim…

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  • Broken Jewel

    Broken Jewel

    Out scouting again on the streets of East LA on yet another rainy morning. So I thought I’d share an interesting one I don’t think many people know about… When you walk through City Terrace Park in East LA, look near the playground and you’ll see chunks of sandstone haphazardly tossed about. While they might…

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