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Tag Archives: LA
Google Maps, Now Featuring… Property Lines?!?
I just noticed that the regular view of my area on Google Maps now shows property lines. If this doesn’t blow your mind, maybe you’ll get a kick out of the fact that it does blow mine. Check it out, I’ve got visuals… Continue reading
Happy Bella Day
On August 3, 2000 my then-wife spotted Bella trotting into an intersection. As the stoplight turned green, signaling the waiting traffic to proceed forward toward the hapless little stray, my ex rushed out into the open space and waved her … Continue reading
How Do You Rate on the LA-dar?
An old schoolmate of mine from the S.F. Bay Area had a quiz on Facebook tell her that she should live in Los Angeles. She was puzzled by this result, so I developed a more in-depth questionnaire to determine how well someone is suited temperamentally for L.A. So here it is: Derek’s L.A.dar, v 0.5. Continue reading
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Giant Panoramas: The Owls Are Not What They Seem
Clicking through Google Earth the other day I stumbled across 360 Cities’s layer of panoramic photos. The one of the Bradbury Building (perhaps my favorite historic site in L.A.) was taken by a photographer whose name rang a distant bell… Continue reading
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