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This book provides a very personal look at the colorful and conflicted neighborhood called Downtown Los Angeles. Downtown LA is a mixture of high-end apartment buildings, government offices, classy bistros and vintage architecture bordered by troubled areas like Skid Row. It is a historic neighborhood with a vibrant past and a troubled but exciting present. As a longtime resident the author combines poems, essays, and photographs to give an in-depth impression of the life of that community. The book examines the architecture, nightlife, and history of DTLA. The author tries to balance fairly and honestly images the grime and the glamour, the delights and the despair. It is a thematic study that portrays the exciting, sad, and dynamic sides of this complex and famous community.
