Lisa ’s five places
- Adams district and the Golden State Life Insurance Building by Paul R. Williams, who was also featured in Episode 01 with Carolina Miranda.
- Laurel Canyon and its music history.
- Venice and the Venice Canals.
- Baldwin Hills with its scenic overlook and steps and Kenneth Hahn State Park, adjacent to the Crenshaw District and Leimert Park.
- Downtown LA, with Chinatown, Union Station, The Flower Market, and adjacent Silverlake/Echo Park.
Also Mentioned in this episode
Gorky’s – now closed
Hank’s bar – now closed
Musso and Frank’s – still open!
The Frolic Room – temporarily closed
Books mentioned in this episode:
available through Eso Won bookstore: Instagram @esowonbooks / Email to place orders: esowonbooks@yahoo.com
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles, by Mike Davis
After/Image: Los Angeles Outside the Frame, by Lynell George
Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the sixties, by Mike Davis and Jon Weiner
Living the California Dream: African American Leisure Sites during the Jim Crow Era, by Alison Rose Jefferson
Glow in the Dark, by Lisa Teasley
Dive, by Lisa Teasley
Heat Signature, by Lisa Teasley
Related links:
A Place at the Table in Echo Park, Alta Journal, September 29, 2022. Author and artist Lisa Teasley looks at Natalia Molina’s A Place at the Nayarit, through her own experience of Echo Park over the years.
Glossolalia, by Lisa Teasley, Kweli Journal, August 30, 2022.
The Only Black Person in the Room, by Lisa Teasley, Parabola Journal, July 28, 2022.
The Castle in the Trees, August 2020, for the L.A. Forum’s Every.Thing.Changes exhibition.
Credits:
This podcast is produced by a small team of volunteers at the LA Forum. To keep us going and growing, we’d greatly appreciate your support! Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you listen, and share with friends and colleagues. Or, make a donation at www.fiveplaces.la. Thank you for listening.
All images © Lisa Teasley 2022
Opening video © Emmanuelle Bourlier 2022
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
Host: Emmanuelle Bourlier
Special thanks to: Nina Briggs, Anne Predock
This podcast was recorded on Chumash, Kizh, Tongva and Micqanaqa’n land.
© 2022 Los Angeles Forum AUD, and FIVE PLACES
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