Filming in No Ho

At the Hacienda Corona. Why should you care?  Because the movie industry has pretty much stopped filming in LA or even Ca and that means a lot of film workers, lighting guys, sound editors, crew, etc are not working which means no pay which means no rent or mortgage money. The Film Insustry is 9% […]

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Small joys

2 years old and 2 cute for words, although he can talk a lot. I wanted to adopt the entire family: they are wonderful

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I need a new shirt

I have worn mine out. Before I had a blog, I had nothing to do with all the photos I took on skid row – so I made clothing out of them. One morning, on the corner of 4th and Town, this man was blowing his horn. It is my favorite t-shirt, but now I […]

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Lamp Community: Art on Skid Row

ART is THERAPY The Lamp Art Project allows members of Lamp and the Skid Row Community as a who;e to enjoy a little art, take a painting class, get tutoring and learn from a real master and from the other painters – and it allows them to showcase their art works and sell them.  Darlene […]

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Born homeless | Recordnet.com

This is another great find from @hardlynormal (one of my favorites to follow on Twitter) I see this all the time, but mostly I see parents who can’t find a shelter to take their children to. In LA county, the county might have been able to help her pay the rent for a month or […]

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No Ho graffiti

Extra points to the dedicated tagger who climbed under the fence… But seriously_ TOONS!? What kind of gangster name is that? My poor old Coco’s!

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