The future

Right off the 101 freeway in downtown L.A. this unusually shaped structure is under construction:




When first I saw it I figured it must be a museum or some crazy condo (every other building is). Still, even without knowing its coming purpose, it struck me as a worthwhile subject, so I got into downtown a bit early one morning and took some shots.

Both from a distance and then up a bit closer.


And around on the Grand Avenue side where these round windows could be seen.



And after I had done that I looked into what the building was to be. When finished it will be... Los Angeles Unified School District Central High School #9.
But the design makes more sense calling it the High School for the Visual and Performing Arts.

(Images of how it will look can also be found here.)

Tunnel, facing west

Looking down the 2nd St. tunnel in downtown Los Angeles from the east end.







(Yes, all these shots are showing the ambient, natural colors. The lights in the ceiling really do look that green from the other end.)

Night palms

(Yes, that spot of light behind it is the moon.)

Outline

(Only in black & white do the light lines show.)

Windows

They don't make windows like this any more when building high schools.

Buttercup

Ranunculus in shot glass in front of blanket...

Ghost tree

Broken

Setting sun reflected off the wings of one of the decorated statues from A Community of Angels (this one is near the 7th & Fig shopping center in downtown L.A.).

Its wings are covered in pieces of broken glass.

Office life

Statue outside office building in downtown L.A. (Yes, it is what it looks like.)

Self-indulgently long Romanesque broccoli project

This are also known as Romanesco broccoli, or (not surprisingly) fractal broccoli. (Although it isn't actually broccoli; it's a type of cauliflower.)

Last hurrah

This is the last photo I shot in calendar year 2007:

And here it is, unmodified, so you can figure out what the heck it really is:

(The reflection of a tree on the top of a Honda with a sun roof, cropped and flipped vertically.)

Gold dragon

Sepia-fied entrance to L.A.'s Chinatown.

Rails

At Del Mar Station on the Gold Line.

Manger

Playing with sepia on the Nativity scene at El Pueblo de Los Angeles (Olvera Street).

And a little black & white.

'nother sunset

(The last one is as it was reflected off a tarp.)

Get out

Fire escape of unidentified building in downtown L.A.