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Show notes and Gary ’s five places

1. Canter’s Deli
2. Fairfax district: Pan Pacific auditorium, Pan Pacific movie theatre, and bowling alley. Gilmore drive in, Kiddieland, Tail o’ the Pup, Original Farmer’s Market, CBS Studios. Many of the buildings Gary remembers no longer exist. This neighborhood guide and this post by The Hundreds dig into the history.
3. La Brea Tar Pits
4. The Witch’s House aka the Spadena House (though Gary nearly chose “his hill” in Griffith Park)
5. Musso + Frank

Related Links / Also Mentioned in this episode

Discover more of Gary’s work on his website and instagram

Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall”: The New Yorker’s view of Los Angeles

Remembering Beverly Park and Kiddieland

Beverly Park and Ponyland: The 'Kiddieland' that Inspired Walt Disney

The Carol Burnett show, and The Price is Right.

The Formosa Café

Genghis Cohen

Chateau Marmont

The Griffith Observatory

The Mamas & The Papas

Jim Heimann and his many books on California

History and photos of the Pan Pacific Auditorium (1935, architects Wurdeman & Becket) and Pan Pacific Movie Theatre (opened 1942, architect William L. Pereira).

A Pan Pacific history from the perspective of Scotty Moore, studio and touring guitarist for Elvis Presley between 1954 and 1968.

Annie Hall driving scene in which the Gilmore drive-in appears at timestamp 1:06

CBS television City (1952, architects Pereira & Luckman)

The tastes that define LA for Gary Baseman: The martini at Musso &Frank; the potato knish with gravy, or the chocolate rugelach at Canter's, the enchiladas Howard at El Coyote.

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This podcast was recorded on Chumash, Tongva and Micqanaqa’n land.

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