Comments on: It Caught My Eye: The Oldest Existing Swastika In Los Angeles? http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:57:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: marshall http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/#comment-54944 marshall Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:44:44 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=17457#comment-54944 Robbbb - there's an old City of LA light pole design that has swastikas all along the base. I've seen swastikas in pre-WWII municipal items like light poles and manholes all across the country. And neither the right or left facing swastikas need be Nazi ones - the swastika is a universal symbol that belongs to everybody. Robbbb – there’s an old City of LA light pole design that has swastikas all along the base. I’ve seen swastikas in pre-WWII municipal items like light poles and manholes all across the country. And neither the right or left facing swastikas need be Nazi ones – the swastika is a universal symbol that belongs to everybody.

]]> By: waltarrrrr http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/#comment-54846 waltarrrrr Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:07:37 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=17457#comment-54846 I used to live around there, and this swazi always caught my eye when walking down 4th to La Brea. I thought it was especially disturbing given the large orthodox jewish population in this neighborhood. I used to live around there, and this swazi always caught my eye when walking down 4th to La Brea. I thought it was especially disturbing given the large orthodox jewish population in this neighborhood.

]]> By: doran http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/#comment-54833 doran Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:47:44 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=17457#comment-54833 The <a href="http://www.thealexandria.net/" rel="nofollow">Alexandria Hotel</a> in Downtown has swastikas decorating the crown molding in the second floor ballroom. Or at least it did when I saw Husker Du there last century. The Alexandria Hotel in Downtown has swastikas decorating the crown molding in the second floor ballroom. Or at least it did when I saw Husker Du there last century.

]]> By: robbbbb http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/#comment-54832 robbbbb Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:26:42 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=17457#comment-54832 Well the bases of all the lampposts in my neighborhood in Glendale have swastikas (the "backward" ones, not the Nazi ones) on them... the neighborhood was laid out in the mid- to late- 1920's, so I assume the lampposts were installed at the same time. Well the bases of all the lampposts in my neighborhood in Glendale have swastikas (the "backward" ones, not the Nazi ones) on them… the neighborhood was laid out in the mid- to late- 1920’s, so I assume the lampposts were installed at the same time.

]]> By: edgreenberg http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/#comment-54830 edgreenberg Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:07:03 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=17457#comment-54830 This is indeed freaky. I just saw a swastika in concrete, in the support for a bus shelter on Balboa and Saticoy (southbound, in front of Yummy Donuts.) I imagine it will be there forever. This is indeed freaky. I just saw a swastika in concrete, in the support for a bus shelter on Balboa and Saticoy (southbound, in front of Yummy Donuts.)

I imagine it will be there forever.

]]> By: marshall http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/#comment-54829 marshall Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:06:28 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=17457#comment-54829 Well, it's facing to the left, so it could be a Buddhist or Hindu swastika - was there ever a temple in the area? Well, it’s facing to the left, so it could be a Buddhist or Hindu swastika – was there ever a temple in the area?

]]> By: browne http://la.metblogs.com/2008/11/20/it-caught-my-eye-the-oldest-existing-swastika-in-los-angeles/#comment-54824 browne Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:44:15 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=17457#comment-54824 "one of the secondary benefits of a bicycling being the more direct connection you get to the areas you pedal throughone of the secondary benefits of a bicycling being the more direct connection you get to the areas you pedal through," Will. Same thing with the bus. It's freaky man. When I drove I never saw anything, in regards to anything wrong with anything. I was in my car. I went to places people wanted to see me. I went home, that was it. On a bike or on public transit you see things you didn't intend on seeing, you have to sit next to for 20 minutes people who don't want to sit by you or you don't want to sit by. There are lots of positives to this though. I had no idea how wide the class divide is in LA. I felt so pissed that no one had told me about this, I mean this is real, really real. I know its weird if you are in a car, but in a car I used to talk about lots of things that I read about, on the bus or on a bike you get to see all of those things up close. I didn't think I could get more political, but oddly not owning a personal vehicle truly made me see the odd things, some good and some bad about LA. Browne "one of the secondary benefits of a bicycling being the more direct connection you get to the areas you pedal throughone of the secondary benefits of a bicycling being the more direct connection you get to the areas you pedal through," Will.

Same thing with the bus. It’s freaky man. When I drove I never saw anything, in regards to anything wrong with anything. I was in my car. I went to places people wanted to see me. I went home, that was it. On a bike or on public transit you see things you didn’t intend on seeing, you have to sit next to for 20 minutes people who don’t want to sit by you or you don’t want to sit by. There are lots of positives to this though. I had no idea how wide the class divide is in LA. I felt so pissed that no one had told me about this, I mean this is real, really real. I know its weird if you are in a car, but in a car I used to talk about lots of things that I read about, on the bus or on a bike you get to see all of those things up close. I didn’t think I could get more political, but oddly not owning a personal vehicle truly made me see the odd things, some good and some bad about LA.

Browne

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