Preparation
I have been photographing in Downtown Los Angeles for over twenty-six years, but my affinity for the area began in childhood. As a kid, I loved being dropped off at one of the movie palaces that lined Broadway: the Orpheum, the Tower, the Million Dollar. While my parents shopped at one of the major department stores, my brothers and I enjoyed second-run horror films and kung fu movies.
Downtown was a city from another time. I knew nothing about its history as the former financial and artistic heart of Los Angeles, but I was enamored of the canyons of classic architecture, the majesty of the theaters, and the rush of people. This was ...
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