On our last MONA (Museum of Neon Art) Neon Cruise post, I left you at the Chapman Market near Koreatown. Disneyland fans might find this building a bit familiar, especially if they compare it to Off the Page in Disney California Adventure:
The drive-in Chapman Park Market opened in 1929 and was one of the first markets in the western U.S. designed for the automobile. Today it thrives with chic Korean shops, restaurants, coffeehouses, and clubs.
OK readers...let's bring it on home! A few more shots as the double decker bus made its way through Saturday night traffic to show us what's left of the glorious vintage neon that once burned brightly throughout Los Angeles. The Gaylord Building (I'm not touching that one).
The Bryson, made famous by author Raymond Chandler:
Park Wilshire:
What's left of the Westlake Theatre sign. Please fix!!
Those beautiful light standards of Wilshire Boulevard:
And what better place to stop after your Neon Cruise than Clifton's Cafeteria, which looks even more splendid at night!
I HIGHLY recommend you check out the MONA (Museum of Neon Art) Neon Cruise for yourself!
See more MONA Neon Cruise photos at my main website.
Great tour and commentary. Thanks. I'll probably check out the MONA on my next trip. I never knew about the Chapman/OffThePage connection. There's so many architectural emulations within DCA that I can't recognize many of them.
ReplyDeleteFormer LA resident but now stuck in the Midwest, I love your blog and check for a new post everyday. Did not know about the Chapman - so I looked for more info, circled the building on Google Maps, etc. Rabbit hole of the internet took me to the Wiltern - could you do a post on that grand old theater someday? Love to see how it has been restored (yeah, could just look it up but I like your eye and know you'd grab some unique detail shots not otherwise found on-line). I was in it back in the early 1970s for a screening of The Wind complete with live organ and very old star Lillian Gish to present the film. I remember being awed by the huge theater (I sat in the balcony). Pretty please?
ReplyDeleteHi Jody - The Wiltern has been on my bucket list for awhile. Will do my best!
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