Show notes and Carolina’s five places:
Carolina’s article on the “Low Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles” competition, referencing Panorama City.
1. The Psychic Center of LA. Its proximity to the freeway, and LA’s freeways in general. Carolina references Reyner Banham, whose book “Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies” and the accompanying documentary “Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles” are referenced in her article “Drive-throughs and drive-ins were fading. Coronavirus made them a lifeline”.
Also mentioned are Lisa Anne Auerbach’s photos of psychic establishments, in particular this one of the Psychic Center abutting the freeway.
2. La Brea Tar Pits, and the mammoths. (Also, Carry that Weight by the Beatles is mentioned.)
3. LAX theme building (and the now-defunctNude Nudes). Sam First jazz bar is also mentioned.
4. Improvised drive throughs and snack-shacks (and a less improvised drive-in church.) Special mentions:
Chano’s Mexican drive through in Lincoln heights, where the machaca con huevo burrito is Carolina’s favorite in Los Angeles.
Christ Cathedral complex, and related places: Neutra’s Garden Grove community church, Isamu Noguchi gardens, the Hour of Power opening sequence on YouTube and Taco Maria.
5. The Stahl House by Pierre Koenig. Carolina Miranda’s piece on Paul Revere Williams, and on his archive being acquired by the Getty. The Golden State life insurance building.
Also mentioned in this episode:
Carolina’s piece on Chilean architecture.
Avila adobe house on Olvera street
Piece by Alexandra Lange on declaring this the summer of play
Outtake: The work of Carolina Miranda’s husband, painter El Celso is discussed. Instagram: @elcels0
Credits:
Logo design: still room (www.still-room.com/)
Animated logo: Bee Murphy (@supadupabee on Instagram)
Music: Guido Parisi, www.pond5.com
Produced by: Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design
Production team: Emmanuelle Bourlier, Anali Gharakhani, Quynh Nguyen, Jayna Zweiman
Host: Emmanuelle Bourlier
Special thanks to: Nina Briggs, Anne Predock
This podcast was recorded on Chumash, Kizh, Tongva and Micqanaqa’n land.
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