Since the pandemic began every single one of my relationships were tested. Some failed, some succeeded, some ended.
The Pandemic Changed Everything.
Sentries of the Past.
6600 Norwich There are ten houses along the west side of the 6600 block of Norwich in Van Nuys. They are all ranches, built in the early 1950s, solid and compact. Unusual for Los Angeles, the houses are all original. There are no tear downs. There aren’t any protective fences, walls or gates on any…
MacLeod Ale and Points East.
Yesterday, late afternoon, there were clouds in the sky and the temperature was notably cooler. On Calvert Street, outside MacLeod Ale, I was waiting outside for a friend when it began to rain. A few drops fell and then it moved on. My friend arrived and parked in one of the few spots reserved in…
Densmore and Stagg, N. of Saticoy.
Drive west on Saticoy St., past the 405 and turn right/north, onto Densmore Avenue. You are still, according to Google Maps, in Van Nuys. (all apologies to Lake Balboa, which seems to have some fourteen boundariesaround its neighborhood.) On Densmore, near Stagg, you’ll find, as I did, a neat, monotonous, hard-working district of small companies; mostly…
Looking East For Ideas.
On these torrid July days, when the temperature is 105 degrees, and a walk down Van Nuys Boulevard near the Orange Line Metro stop brings you face-to-face with people sprawled out on the sidewalk, living in tents, sleeping on dirt, it is instructive and bracing to think of other civilizations, such as Japan, where…
The Van Nuys State Office Building
The Van Nuys State Office Building is that 4-story, yellow and green building on the east side of Van Nuys Boulevard right on the corner of Calvert. It has strips of windows, and a long, blank wall that fronts Van Nuys Boulevard, ensuring that no retail activity will ever enliven its frontage. What is the…
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