I was in downtown LA this weekend. I hung out in my old neck of the woods in the Artist District. Before Covid, gentrification was beginning to set in. The area was becoming lively with new businesses popping up. Then Covid hit. One of the lasting symptoms was closure of many of the businesses. The … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: The World I Know – Collective Soul
I met friends in downtown Los Angeles for dinner. As I was driving up Figueroa Street, I saw something that caught my eye and I couldn’t look away. There was an unfinished highrise covered in graffiti. Graffiti spray painted by taggers on at least 27 stories of an unfinished skyscraper development in Los Angeles. The … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: 21 Guns – Green Day
I got a job working in downtown Los Angeles early in my career. I eventually tired of the hour commute and decided to move to downtown to get a few hours of my life back. My move was right on the cusp before downtown was gentrifying and was still a mix of a lot of … Continue reading My Gen X Playlist: Even Flow – Pearl Jam
