Jon Crispin's Notebook

I’m sitting at the outside bar at the Long Beach Airport drinking a beer and waiting for my flight back home.

It has been a pretty quick but lovely trip.

The above photos are from a nice trip to Olvera Street that we took to eat some great Mexican food and walk around a bit.  Frida Kahlo is everywhere!

Cris and I always try to go to Huntington Beach.  This day was cool, grey, and rainy.  Lovely.

I really like wandering on and under the pier.

It wasn’t very crowded due to the weather.

A Ruby’s chocolate shake always hits the spot.

I don’t remember Zoltar from previous years.  He will tell your fortune though.

I am kind of attracted to photographing weird stuff.

I wonder how many times the Life Ring has been used.

The nearest In n Out is about a 30 minute walk from Lynne’s house.  So much to see along the way!

My brother-in-law John knows so much about LA and it is amazing to spend a day with him cruising around.  This is the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Brentwood.  It is referred to as the Sturges House but is most famous for the fact that Jack Larson the actor who played Jimmy Olsen on the Superman TV show, lived here for many years.  It was to be auctioned a few years ago, but didn’t sell.  It is now abandoned and in rough shape.  Shocking.

It is in a very quaint and beautiful neighborhood.

Check out this deck from below.  It is nearly the size of the house which is only 1400 square feet.  I am always saddened and amazed that such an important house can sit abandoned and empty.  Especially in Brentwood!

John grew up in Palos Verdes, which is to me the most amazing community in the LA area.  It was nice to go there for a coffee before driving back to Tustin.  This fountain is in the center of the little commercial area.

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