64 Worst’s Sweet 16: No Respect for Local History vs. Curb Sneakers
Posted By David Markland On April 22, 2008 @ 1:00 pm In 64 Worst | Comments Disabled
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Three things you probably didn’t know about L.A.’s history:
- During the 1940s, the site Travel Town now occupies “was used as a Photo Experimentation Laboratory, a military film location, a Camouflage Experimental Laboratory and Yard, (and) a Prisoner of War Enclosure.” [from Beneath L.A. [2]]
- Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles on January 13, 1929 after living in the city since at least 1920. His residences included 4021 Pasadena Ave., and 4004 W 17th Street, where he expired at the age of 80. [Wikipedia [3]]
- Terminal Island was known as Rattlesnake Island prior to the Los Angeles Terminal Railway’s extension there in 1911. [from Beneath L.A. [4]]
All you really need to know about Curb Sneakers:
They are “scum of the earth” [5] who speed into the right turn lane at red lights, then pull back into traffic when the light turns green cutting off the rest of us suckers.
Which is worse about L.A.:
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…poll closes Thursday evening…
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Article printed from Los Angeles Metblogs: http://la.metblogs.com
URL to article: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/04/22/64-worsts-sweet-16-no-respect-for-local-history-vs-curb-sneakers/
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[1] Image: http://la.metblogs.com/category/64-worst/
[2] Beneath L.A.: http://www.beneathla.com/go.cgi?=travel1
[3] Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyatt_Earp
[4] Beneath L.A.: http://www.beneathla.com/go.cgi?=names
[5] “scum of the earth”: http://www.sashastone.com/?p=157
[6] Win Tix to Matthew Sweet TONIGHT at the El Rey: http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/26/win-tix-to-matthew-sweet-1126-at-the-el-rey/
[7] In Praise Of Local Businessmen: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/08/in-praise-of-local-businessmen/
[8] Local Weatherman Takes Photos, May Have A Career Ahead of Him: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/05/29/dark-night-of-the-soul/
[9] Natural History Museum celebrates Darwin’s 200th birthday: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/02/03/natural-history-museum-celebrates-darwins-200th-birthday/
[10] History is a Bitch, or, in This Case, a Bastard: http://la.metblogs.com/2009/06/05/history-is-a-bitch-or-in-this-case-a-bastard/
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