Author Archives: EL CHAVO!

Latest Sign-os!

Posted on October 8, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

About a decade ago I did a post about typos on signs, aka sign-os. Here’s a random update just cuz I noticed these today as I was hanging around Chinatown. The first example above I noticed cuz I happened to … Continue reading →

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Eastside 101: Murals of Estrada Courts

Posted on September 18, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

July 24, 2007 at 3:15 pm in East Side This post was easily the hardest Eastside 101 post I did, going back to an area that scared the shit out of me as a kid, to try and document it … Continue reading →

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Eastside 101: El Mercadito & 5 Puntos

Posted on September 18, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

FYI, these republished Eastside 101 posts are old posts from blogging.la that lost their photos, just trying to keep them alive on the internet. Carry on. June 9, 2007 at 12:55 am in East Side For this second installment of … Continue reading →

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Eastside 101: Hollenbeck Park

Posted on September 17, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

June 3, 2007 at 12:41 am in >East Side This was the first of the Eastside 101 posts. Ed Fuentes of View from a Loft pointed out a new publication to hit LA, a monthly that imagines itself as “a … Continue reading →

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Eastside 101: Lupe’s #2 & La Placita del D.F.

Posted on September 17, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Back in 2007, when we tried to rectify the fake Eastside concept over by Silver Lake, people thought we were just being territorial and ridiculous. Now that utter bullshit has come to pass, I hope you can all appreciate our … Continue reading →

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Off The Grid

Posted on August 27, 2016 by EL CHAVO!

Near the outlet for El Chapo’s favorite shirts, a participant in the Tiny House movement gives it a go with the challenges of abstaining from creature comforts and being off the grid. He probably doesn’t even bother browsing those fine … Continue reading →

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