tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post2203726504515760177..comments2024-03-28T04:53:31.881-07:00Comments on Militant Angeleno Archives: I Saw the Sign, And It Opened Up My Eyes...Militant Angelenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-89628778273522355832007-08-16T15:03:00.000-07:002007-08-16T15:03:00.000-07:00I didnt even have to use the Jedi Mind Trick on m....I didnt even have to use the Jedi Mind Trick on m.bouffant!The Hollywood Jedihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801585906026965198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-75255751766245748122007-08-13T18:57:00.000-07:002007-08-13T18:57:00.000-07:00The one you saw (the Militant's compound is not fa...The one you saw (the Militant's compound is not far from there yet he has never recalled it), perhaps bore a slight "typo." The street name of "Silver Lake Blvd" has always had its namesake as two words, and the reservoir named after Herman Silver was never officially listed as one word.<BR/><BR/><I>Hell, I'm a native of San Francisco, you know how converts are the greatest zealots. I even became a Dodger fan, putting the Giants in second place on my list.</I><BR/><BR/>The Militant, right now, is completely speechless.Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-83267523934410741582007-08-13T18:38:00.000-07:002007-08-13T18:38:00.000-07:00Oh, & P. S.: I was making mock of the attitudes (o...Oh, & P. S.: I was making mock of the attitudes (ours & others') toward our history. I know we have one, just not quite as long as that of some other regions (which doesn't make it any less meaningful or interesting) & I'm quite interested in it. It's just that developers, gov't., etc., don't seem quite as interested, let alone effete Easterners looking down their noses at us, trying to prove their superiority. Hell, I'm a native of San Francisco, you know how converts are the greatest zealots. I even became a Dodger fan, putting the Giants in second place on my list.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-33079986488829852702007-08-13T18:27:00.000-07:002007-08-13T18:27:00.000-07:00MA: Maybe they've changed them, but the signs, whe...MA: Maybe they've changed them, but the signs, when I lived in Silver Lake, used to be "Silverlake."<BR/>I've been exiled to Hollywood/WeHo for the last few years, & on the occasions when I revisit I haven't checked the signs, but I know the one on Sunset just east of the junction used to be "Silverlake."M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-74409557852312759602007-08-13T01:21:00.000-07:002007-08-13T01:21:00.000-07:00The brook of Brookside, which flows all year, dart...The brook of Brookside, which flows all year, darts down Highland for a bit, then follows through backyards along Longwood. Hoises in the area with the brook in the yard have always sold at a big premium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-10068130749404027942007-08-12T23:06:00.000-07:002007-08-12T23:06:00.000-07:00re: lack of "east" and "south" neighborhood design...re: lack of "east" and "south" neighborhood designations around USC. could it be because those cardinal points carry negative connotations in this town, real estate-wise? i mean, remember when USC was considered to be in south-central. no more. (aren't the blue signs really all about real estate brokers and developers anyway?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-82899884730826964062007-08-12T19:04:00.000-07:002007-08-12T19:04:00.000-07:00The designations around USC mystify me, also. Nor...The designations around USC mystify me, also. North University Park, University Park Expo West, what? <BR/><BR/>It's kind of like they just threw some adjectives in one hat, some actual locations/landmarks, and drew it out at random...<BR/><BR/>I live in West Adams and go to school in North University Park. I think.LA Bus Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141136583872111596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-44497445309256450052007-08-12T18:54:00.000-07:002007-08-12T18:54:00.000-07:00Valleypinoy: Wouldn't you want to live in a nice h...Valleypinoy: Wouldn't you want to live in a nice house in "North Historic Filipinotown Valley Business District Park Heights Estates" instead?Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-13404639622205019552007-08-12T18:52:00.000-07:002007-08-12T18:52:00.000-07:00M. Bouffant: Excuse the Militant, but the official...M. Bouffant: Excuse the Militant, but the official designation <I>IS</I> Silver_Lake, not one word. The signs tell it all. <BR/><BR/>And we do have a history, you just have been brainwashed by the East Coast cultural hegemony that makes you believe otherwise. Let not, the native inhabitants of Yang-Na shall forever curse you.Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-25495045933943918712007-08-12T16:57:00.000-07:002007-08-12T16:57:00.000-07:00I, too have often wondered why the "official" city...I, too have often wondered why the "official" city designation is "Silverlake," rather than "Silver Lake." Doubtless lost in the mists of what passes for history here.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-35450034183366787502007-08-12T12:53:00.000-07:002007-08-12T12:53:00.000-07:00Militant, there IS a brook at Brookside, believe i...Militant, there IS a brook at Brookside, believe it or not. It is in between Highland and the next street east, at about 8th street.<BR/><BR/>This is an underground stream that emerges for a few blocks before going back underground. I have been told that it is the source for the Ballona Creek, and that it originates somewhere in the Hollywood Hills.<BR/><BR/>One one of your bike rides, go check it out, it is VERY cool.bgfahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671508705589161703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-4025006096699480492007-08-12T12:04:00.000-07:002007-08-12T12:04:00.000-07:00I'm still waiting for the City to designate Woodma...I'm still waiting for the City to designate Woodman & Roscoe as "North Historic Filipinotown Valley Business District."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com