Gary Leonard page at LA Observed

Gary Leonard has been photographing Los Angeles for 40 years. He first made a name by chronicling the city's punk clubs and nightlife. He's centered mostly in Downtown now, and has a gallery called Take My Picture on the same block of Broadway as the Orpheum Theater and Broadway Bar.

His long-running series Take My Picture Gary Leonard is now based at LA Observed, appearing on Thursdays. Click to enlarge any photo.

Panorama Tower

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Renovation of a former bank building into residences in Panorama City.


Year of the Rat

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Gary in Chinatown for the 42nd annual Firecracker Run/Walk.


Across from Disney Hall

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Sleeping downtown near Disney Hall.


Pink's turns 80

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The La Brea Avenue landmark celebrates a birthday.


Canyon Country Store

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Celebration of a Laurel Canyon landmark.


Red Car Pedestrian Bridge

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Gary checks out the new pedestrian bridge going over the Los Angeles River.


Randy's Donuts

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Installation in Downey.


Lucas Museum

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Mayor Eric Garcetti with George Lucas and Mellody Hobson.


Elizabeth Warren rally

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When the candidates come to town, Gary is there.


Coliseum restoration celebration

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Civic officials and USC unveiled the newly remodeled Memorial Coliseum.


Dodger Stadium unveiling

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Vin Scully and Mayor Eric Garcetti helped the Dodgers unveil the logo for next year's All-Star game to be held in Los Angeles.


Toni Morrison in 2008

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Author Toni Morrison at an Aloud LA event at the Aratani Theatre in 2008. Gary brought it out of the archives after Morrison died last week.


World Naked Bike Ride

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Gary was there.


Parker Center

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The old LAPD headquarters, denuded.


WWII veteran Jack Nagano

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Marking his 101st birthday at Evergreen Memorial Park.


Jackie Goldberg swearing in

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Jackie Goldberg, the former Los Angeles City Council member and state legislator, returns to the LA school board.


25th story concrete pour

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High-rise construction at 4th Street and Broadway in the heart of downtown.


Digital media lab

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Vi Thuc Ha, librarian at Central Library.


Tom Bradley plaque

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They honored the late mayor with a plaque at the Coliseum.


Chuck Levin birthday

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Gary photographs activist Chuck Levin and City Councilman Paul Koretz in Chinatown.


Ed Ruscha and Kent Twitchell

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Artists Ed Ruscha and Kent Twitchell in front of the latter's mural of the former on the legendary American Hotel building in the Arts District downtown.


Fallen tree

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One of the last 150-year-old Moreton Bay fig trees in the Old Plaza downtown fell after the rains this winter.


The Grand (Parcel Q)

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Big turnout for the groundbreaking at the new high-rise project across Grand Avenue from the Walt Disney Concert Hall.


Elizabeth Warren at the Alex Theatre

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Gary catches up with Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren in Glendale.


John C. Reilly and Jackie Goldberg

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Former school board member Jackie Goldberg wants to return to elected office. Gary attended her fundraiser in Beachwood Canyon.


Green New Deal

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Mayor Eric Garcetti's press conference announcing his decision not to upgrade three natural gas-burning power plants the city operates along the coast.


Madeleine Albright

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The Secretary of State for President Bill Clinton was in Culver City. Click on the image to see it larger.


Skid Row

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Spotted on San Julian Street in downtown's Skid Row district. Click on the image to enlarge.


Molly Barnes

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Gary caught up with the curator at the West Los Angeles College Gallery. Click on the image to see larger.


March for public education

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Gary covered a UTLA rally downtown during the run-up to the teachers strike. Click on the image to enlarge.


Red Hot Chili Peppers and Santa

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Gary and the band outside the Take My Picture studio in DTLA. Click on the image for larger.


Sheriff Alex Villanueva

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At the swearing-in ceremony for newly elected Sheriff Alex Villanueva, held at East Los Angeles College.

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Pickle Works Building

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A landmark of the downtown Arts District burns. Click on the image to enlarge.


Jose Huizar and Nate Hayward

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Community celebration in Little Tokyo. Click the image to enlarge.


Maria del Socorro Olea de Siqueiros

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99th birthday photo by Gary Leonard.

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Maria Elena Durazo

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The former Los Angeles County labor leader celebrated her election to the state Senate.

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Michael Bloomberg

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The media mogul and former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg at the observatory in Griffith Park.

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Kwame Anthony Appiah

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Gary caught up with Kwame Anthony Appiah, the philosopher, cultural theorist, and novelist, outside the Central Library.


Framing House Design

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Both photos by Gary Leonard. Click to see larger.

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LA Phil 100 celebration

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The Lula Washington Dance Theatre performed as part of the LA Philharmonic's 100th birthday celebration.

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Pink's Hot Dogs

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Patt Morrison at the La Brea Avenue stand's 78th anniversary celebration.

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Hollywood and Vine

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There's a new scramble crosswalk in Hollywood. Click on the image to see larger.


Angeleno Wine Company

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Gary checks out the crush at the new winery downtown.

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Brett Kavanaugh protest

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City Hall protest of people and groups opposed to Trump Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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Jonathan Gold plaque

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Laurie Ochoa, wife of the late Jonathan Gold, with the plaque honoring him at Grand Central Market. Click on the image to see full-sized.


Typewriter repair

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Deconstruction

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Tear down at Temple and Beaudry downtown.


Chinatown at the Ace Hotel

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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The Democratic congressional candidate from New York was at the Los Angeles Theatre Center.


Trader Joe's crime scene

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The scene in Silver Lake after the fatal shooting at Trader Joe's on Hyperion Avenue.


Music Center staff

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The plaza at the Music Center under construction. Click on the photo to enlarge.


Marquez family cemetery dedication

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Ernie Marquez finally got to see the monument dedicated at his rancho family's cemetery in Santa Monica Canyon. Gary was there.

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Chief Michel Moore

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The official swearing-in of LAPD Chief Michel Moore by Mayor Eric Garcetti. Click on Gary's
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LA Plaza Cultura Village

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Gary spots some construction on North Broadway. Click on the image to blow it up bigger.


Mayor and the new police chief

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Gary catches the mayor and new LAPD chief-designate Michel Moore at Echo Park Lake. Click to see bigger.


Memorial Day

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Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard in Boyle Heights for the holiday.


David Freeman and Ted Lieu

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Gary attends the California Air Quality Awards. Click on the image for bigger.


Dodgers alumni game

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Gary caught up with Sandy Koufax and friends at the stadium. Click on the image to see full-sized.


Late afternoon

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Bus bench at Wilshire and Grand Avenue.

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May Day street vendor

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Concrete pour

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Big high rise coming to Broadway downtown.

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Mayor's State of the City

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Christopher Hawthorne, the former Times architecture columnist, attends his first state of the city speech as a member of the Garcetti Administration.

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Dodger Stadium announcement

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The Dodgers and the stadium will host baseball's 2020 All-Star Game. Click on the image to see it full-sized.


Kaleb Havins

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Kaleb Havins ends his Skid Row hunger strike. Click on the image to make it full size.

Earlier by Gary.


Skid Row hunger strike

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Kaleb Havins on a hunger strike near 6th and Gladys. Click on the image to see full sized.


Riverfront Park

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Al Nodal, Lewis MacAdams and Eugene Daub at the river in Atwater. Click on the image to see it full size.


Music Center Plaza

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An extensive facelift is underway. Viewed from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion side. Click on the image to see a full-sized version.


1968 walkout alumni

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The Los Angeles school board commemorated the landmark East LA school walkouts of 1968.

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Caravan Books closed

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Leonard Bernstein in the now-empty Caravan Book Store. A follow-up to last month's picture.


Caravan Book Store closing

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Gary photographs owner Leonard Bernstein before the final closure of downtown's Caravan Book Store.


Downtown

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Gina Lollobrigida

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Gary catches up with the Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Click on the image to see it full size.


Swing shift

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The crew digging the Regional Connector line beneath Flower and 4th streets. Click to see full-sized.


Lewis MacAdams monument

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Gary catches up with Friends of the Los Angeles River founder Lewis MacAdams at a new monument to him by the river. Click on the image to see full sized.


Kingdom Day parade

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Sen. Kamala Harris at the Kingdom Day parade in South Los Angeles. Click on the image to see full sized.


Du-par's Studio City

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Gary catches Biff Naylor on the last day of his Du-par's restaurant on Ventura Boulevard near Laurel Canyon in Studio City. Click on the image to see full sized.


Milt Larsen of the Magic Castle

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Raw Materials

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Chanukah at City Hall

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dan Rather

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Foothill Gold Line groundbreaking

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War of the Worlds

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Disney Hall

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Chris Matthews

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Election Night downtown

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Trump National Golf Club

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Vicente Fox and Mayor Garcetti

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Exene Cervenka at City Hall

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Moon Festival

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David Ryu and candidate Mike Fong

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Lloyd Hamrol

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Shepard Fairey

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Visualizing Language

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Chinatown Branch Library

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Go Topless Day at Venice Boardwalk

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Dick Gregory

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Political activist and comedian Dick Gregory died on August 19 at age 84. Click on the image to see larger.


Pop Sixties

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Traction Avenue

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Al Gore and Garcetti

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Anthony Quinn's handprints

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Covina Bowl

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Kent Twitchell

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Peter Shire

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Off-Ramp finale

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John Rabe prepares his final "Off-Ramp" show for KPCC. Click on the photo to see it bigger.


First paying customer at Wilshire Grand

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Jerry Sullivan - LABJ editor

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Jordan Downs redevelopment

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Metro bike hub

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Amy Goodman

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Stendahl Gallery

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News item: Stendahl Galleries to close in 2017


LA State Historic Park

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Last hurrah

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Bandaloop aerial dancers

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Tax Day march

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Rep. John Lewis

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Shade balls

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Paul McCarthy and Paul Schimmel

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Artist Sandy Bleifer

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Erwin Chemerinsky

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Garcetti reelection party

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Adam Schiff

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Immigrant rally

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The Black Cat

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State Senator Kevin de Leon

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Women's march

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Women's march

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Artists

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The End Begins

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LADWP headquarters

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Wilshire Grand spire

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'History of the Central Library'

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Echo Park Community Parade

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New County Board of Supervisors

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Pink Lady of Malibu Canyon

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Steve Seemayer with the original artwork used by his mother, Lynne Seemayer, to paint the Pink Lady over the Malibu Canyon tunnel in 1966. Backstory at LA Observed.

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Day before Thanksgiving meal

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Site of Pandora's Box

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Figueroa Street

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Garcetti and Measure M

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Silver Lake Conservatory of Music

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Garcetti on skateboard

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The Smoke House

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Last news conference

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Citizenship ceremony

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Chief Charlie Beck

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700 women artists

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Betty Markhoff

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The last arch

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Spumoni Sisters

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National Night Out

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Liquid Kitty closing

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Jane Wiedlin and Pleasant Gehman

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Slash Magazine book party

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Breakfast at Zabie's

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Metro Bike Share

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Pacific Palisades parade

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Nick Ut and Kim Phuc

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Lady Gaga at vigil

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Looff Hippodrome

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Lewis MacAdams

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The founder of Friends of the Los Angeles River was honored at City Hall.

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Canoga Park Memorial Day parade

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Big Lots!

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Paul Greenstein and Harpo

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Prince memorial

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Orthopaedic Institute for Children

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Rick's Monday's 1976 rescued flag

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Los Burritos

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Elysian Park Avenue name change

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Blessing of the animals

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Headworks Underground Reservoir Project

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Shaolin Festival

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Wilshire Grand topping out

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Cartoonist Doug Davis

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Sunset Blvd.

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Wilshire Grand

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Baptism ceremony

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Chambers Brothers reunion

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'Which Way, LA?' wrap party

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Last ride

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Loco'l Grand Opening

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Polar Bear swim

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Echo Park graffiti

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Bel-Air Camera closing

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Quentin Tarantino

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Menorah lighting

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Clifton's holiday window

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Jefferson Branch Library

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Car Pool DeVille

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Autonomous Vehicle Showcase

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ACLU Awards

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Tyrus Wong 105 years old

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Tyson Wong's 104th birthday
Tyson Wong's 103rd birthday
Tyson Wong's 102nd birthday
Tyson Wong's 101st birthday
Kite Man of Sunland


6th Street Bridge farewell

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Hollywood, California

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Politicon

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Frying Fish

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Blood moon eclipse

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The Broad ribbon cutting

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Vice President Joe Biden

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234th birthday of Los Angeles

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Go Topless Day

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Untitled Woody Allen project

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Clifton's Brookdale Cafeteria

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Gordon Henderson

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Special Olympics

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Michelle Obama at Special Olympics

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Forest Lawn Memorial Park

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Phil and Dave Alvin

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Pacific Palisades parade

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The Mighty Echos

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LA Fight Club

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Minimum wage signing ceremony

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Treasures of LA

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The Bloc

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Prom night

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Old-timer's game

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Urban Light

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Pedestrian enforcement

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Homeless

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Rachel Robinson and Sandy Koufax

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Color coded parking signs

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Biltmore banquet staff

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CicLAvia founder and mother

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Carlos Guitarlos

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Prayer vigil for 'Africa'

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Encino Little League

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Miss LA Chinatown court

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6th Street Viaduct replacement groundbreaking

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African American Heritage Month

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Restored Hollyhock House

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Remains of the Atomic Cafe

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Leo Scharf's Bar Mitzvah

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Norms La Cienega

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Jose Huizar re-election campaign kickoff

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Corporate head

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Hipster Replacements

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Die in

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Los Angeles Mission

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Samaritan Jazz Lab

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Steve Soboroff typewriter collection

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Stories Books and Cafe

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Elizabeth Warren and Steve Earle

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Bob Pool retires

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Promoting Proposition 39

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Tyrus Wong's 104th birthday

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See Gary's archive.


Lewis MacAdams 70th birthday

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Pop-up Broadway

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Honoring James Hahn

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Bookworm

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The mayor's endorsement

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Gary's archive


LA's 233rd birthday

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Clippers rally @ Staples Center

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Plaza firehouse

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Fin Fest

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Mitch O'Farrell, kayaker

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Toy Factory Lofts

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Mayor Villaraigosa and Banc of California

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Farmers Market anniversary

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Marijuana farmers market

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Bringing back Broadway

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Chicken Boy

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Henry Waxman

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LA Pride Parade

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Canoga Park Memorial Day parade

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Philippe Petit

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Top of Beachwood Canyon

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Original Pantry's 90th birthday

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Big Jay McNeely

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LA Clippers press conference

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Federal Wilderness Act

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First edition: Los Angeles Register

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Philippe Vergne

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Machado Lake

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Manny Aguirre

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Oomo Cube

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CA Democratic Party convention

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Ernest Marquez and Jennifer Watts

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Jamzilla

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Take My Picture Gary Leonard: William Mitchell

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From Kevin Roderick: Gary received a call from the coroner Tuesday morning informing him of his friend's death. William Mitchell was an artist and illustrator and a familiar figure in Downtown Los Angeles and the Arts District. Friends are commenting at Mitchell's Facebook page.


Bob Baker

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John Rabe

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'Homeless'

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Velveteria

Whisky a Go Go

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The Hayworth Theatre

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Vin Scully, Grand Marshal

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The Last Race: Hollywood Park

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Richard Ankrom, sign painter

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Duchamp reenactment

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Victory party

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Under the 4-Level Interchange at Figueroa

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Riordan and kids

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Kent Twitchell - Patriotic Hall

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The Cascades

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Tyrus Wong's 103rd birthday

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Gary Leonard covers artist Tyrus Wong's birthday every year. Here is 102 and 101, and some of the Wong story.

[Wong] is described by the Amoeba Music blog as "a Chinese-American artist who's most best-known work was as the background artist largely responsible for the look of Walt Disney's 1942 film Bambi.' He's also worked as a landscape painter, muralist, ceramicist, lithographer, designer and kite maker. Some of his well known paintings include Self Portrait, Fire, Reclining Nude, East and West. ...One of the earliest successful Chinese-American artists, he is a living legend."

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Wong graduated from the Otis art school in 1930...

Also: The Kite Man of Sunland


Owens Valley aqueduct intake

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Beverly Hills equestrian parade

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Day 100

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Tom LaBonge 60th

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Moby Dick

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Four mayors

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Former Magic Gas station

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Salvadoran Independence Day parade

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Milton Quon 100th birthday celebration

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Supermarket magazine rack

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Mulholland Fountain

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Wilshire Boulevard historic street lights

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Baseball Reliquary

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Mucca Pazza

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Dodgers photo day

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Echo Park Avenue

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Herb Wesson's socks

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Media walk-through

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Echo Park lake renovation

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Villaraigosa and Stevie Wonder

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Eric Garcetti and Sergio Alonso

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Presto Magic

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Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti

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Happy Birthday Bill Rosendahl

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Education debate

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Tower relocation

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Bill Clinton

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Harrison Ford

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TMPGL: Garcetti sign

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Wilshire Grand demolition

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Al Gore and the mayor

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Ross Dress for Less

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Herald Examiner reunion

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Ross Cutlery

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More angel wings

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Angel wings

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Disney Hall bench

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LaBonge and Mulholland

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Sonia Sotomayor and Patt Morrison

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Parcel M

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Lance Armstrong at Ciclavia

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The Broad

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Polar bears for 2013

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King Eddy last call

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Ejilah Wood

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Loft housing

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Stanley Cup and shuttle

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Don't sign

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Jane Fonda

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Barbara Kruger @ The Broad

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Daisies

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Happy 102, Tyrus Wong

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Previously from Gary Leonard:
Tyrus Wong celebrates 101
Backstory: Tyrus Wong


6th Street Bridge

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Hollywood dirt

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Target dog

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New from Gary Leonard.


Farmers Field signing

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Gene Simmons and Wolfgang Puck

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Mitt Romney

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9/11 Remembrance

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Joseph Hellen, developer

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Rainbow over Vin Scully

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Soda tax in El Monte

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Glendale gun show II

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Glendale gun show

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Jerry Brown and the bullet train

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Dog day afternoon


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LA Conservancy's Modern Committee

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Garrison Keillor at Vroman's

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Dead end

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Gary Leonard: Iran peace

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Gary Leonard: #19

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Leave it to Beaver guys

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Bob Baker's theater for sale

Running mates

Dodger Infield

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Public comment - plastic bag ban


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Two Boots Pizza
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Take My Picture Gary Leonard: Panhandler

Take My Picture Gary Leonard: Panhandler at Hollywood and Highland

Take My Picture Gary Leonard: New owners

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April 1992
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Rock settles in
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Opening day
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Dream Center
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Expo Line drivers
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Highland Park
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Echo Park boat house
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Freak show
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Car wash
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Ed Reyes in Highland Park
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Wong and Quon
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Skid Row music festival
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Levitated mass
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Hahn and LaBonge
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Hahn and LaBonge go for a swim

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Rep. Janice Hahn and City Councilman Tom LaBonge show no fear (of the cameras) and head for the Pacific at Cabrillo Beach on New Year's Day. Click to embiggen. More Take My Picture Gary Leonard.


Karaoke night
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Chanukah at City Hall
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William H. Macy with bandage
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Bill Tapia, R.I.P.
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Commander Andy
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Opening night
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Metro's Lady Gaga
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Richard Duardo
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Take My Picture Gary Leonard. Archive

Halloween downtown
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Tyrus Wong at 101
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Dia de los Muertos
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Occupy Los Angeles
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Charles Phoenix
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Spam in Little Tokyo
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Alex Trebek
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Remembering 9/11
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Mayor cuts the cake
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Ezat Delijani Square
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Community Dance, Little Tokyo

Go-Go's at The Masque
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Paul Greenstein
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Bert Boeckmann at Galpin Ford
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Roz Wyman
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On the empty 405
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Ian Whitcomb's 70th birthday
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Ticket lawyers
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The Palace
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Time capsule
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Homeboy Cafe in City Hall
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George Barris
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Felix Chevrolet
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Original Tommy's
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Soapbox races
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Riordan and Beutner
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Tom Schieffer
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O'Malley and McCourt
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El Classico Tattoo
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Bob Zoell
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Luxuria
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Labor rally
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Rib contest
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Caravan
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Borders
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Lakers
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Van Nuys centennial
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Hate signs at Grammys
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Chinatown parade
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Leiweke and football
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Maxine Waters
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Eli Broad
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Polar Bear Club
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Phil Alvin at the Redwood
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Christmas morning
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Women's Center
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Rockettes
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