Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net> wrote: Mark wrote:
>Yesterday I had to drive into downtown Los
>Angeles from the south, via Interstate 5. The
>sheer ugliness of the landscape I drove through
>_ South Central El Lay _ staggers the mind. It
>is a cliché to call it a vision of Hell, but
>clichés are clichés because they are substantially true.
Every morning I drive into downtown Los Angeles via myriad routes. And during the week I drive all over Los Angeles. Sometimes the sheer beauty of the landscape I drive through takes my breath away.
I agree. The ugliness of much of LA is well known, but when I've been out there, I've been struck by how beautiful much of the megapolis is. Must be something to do with the light.
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