I love the essay about LA. As a native New Yorker whose in-laws live there, I quickly learned that the only way to tell which postwar suburb you're in is to look at the name on the streetsigns hanging over the multi-lane streets. Otherwise, you just pass one chain after another until the pattern repeats. On the other hand, there are lovely enclaves: San Clemente, Santa Monica, Laguna (all incredibly expensive, needless to say). Funny place for a New Yorker to navigage.
Agree, pigeon was robbed.
I love the essay about LA. As a native New Yorker whose in-laws live there, I quickly learned that the only way to tell which postwar suburb you're in is to look at the name on the streetsigns hanging over the multi-lane streets. Otherwise, you just pass one chain after another until the pattern repeats. On the other hand, there are lovely enclaves: San Clemente, Santa Monica, Laguna (all incredibly expensive, needless to say). Funny place for a New Yorker to navigage.