Communications beyond
We went to the Venice Beach Boardwalk, mostly because it was there. But also because it’s Famous! It’s Not To Be Missed! It’s the Number One Tourist Attraction! (I know all these things because their very own website told me.)
But, for better entertainment, you could read the reviews on Yelp. If you don’t have time, here are some convenient highlights:
* I still love visiting this mecca of strangeness and chaos.
* Crowded and funky, filled with tourists, transients hanging out/sleeping, people smoking “medical” marijuana, and people enjoying the beach.
* Stand near a hippie drum circle and try to catch a contact high.
* Just don’t equate the people you see there to everyone in this part of the state because we’re not all freaks. Some of us just like to go and watch them from time to time.
* Never again will I be coming back to the Sodom and Gomorrah of LA County.
* If you want a carnival-on-acid experience with all sorts of weirdness, come on down to Venice Beach.
Venice Beach, California
photographed 6.26.2013
Posted on August 17, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, los angeles, los angeles california, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, venice beach boardwalk. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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Well of course I had to check out the reviews. Not sure how you missed this one for your summary, but no problem, here it is anyway: “I guess if there was a place to throw your feces like a gorilla, this would be the place to do it.”
Nice pic by the way. Are those windows along the top actual windows, or fake ones like so much here place seems to be?
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I couldn’t quote all the interesting reviews: I wanted to leave something for you to find, because I knew you’d head over to Yelp.
I think the windows on the top are actual windows, which doesn’t see right, does it?
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Another reviewer wrote “Cruel and demonic place. ” Although it looks like there are untold photo-ops (i like this photo), I might skip this next time I’m out that way.
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To be fair, I also took this picture on the Venice Boardwalk – https://melindagreenharvey.com/2013/07/10/arms-flung-wide/ – and it’s one of the happiest pictures I’ve ever taken.
But, still, there are probably better things to see in Los Angeles. Unless you’re looking for “cruel and demonic.”
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Yeah! Well seen, buddy!
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Thanks, Brett. I had to wait a minute, because there were some people in the way, and you know how much I hate having people in the way!
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Sounds interesting to me. 🙂
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It certainly is interesting…!
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