tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189428092011-05-21T18:52:20.351-07:00GNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12878975632137802120noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942809.post-2317841859755707242011-05-08T09:35:00.000-07:002011-05-08T09:49:29.338-07:00<span style="font-size: large;">What's this? An tempt to <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/29/local/la-me-vernon-20110429">wipe out the city of Vernon</a>? Ridiculous. I don't care if its a city of one. The city that brings us every bottle of Tapatio sauce ever made should be left a lone.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7q4Nbz7hkAQ/TcbHibNqUjI/AAAAAAAAAOE/y2YB8HKfGjI/s1600/tapatio2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7q4Nbz7hkAQ/TcbHibNqUjI/AAAAAAAAAOE/y2YB8HKfGjI/s320/tapatio2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6GJFAa_RSwo/TcbJgZh94BI/AAAAAAAAAOI/LnJutSrBuBs/s1600/tapatiozoom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="140" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6GJFAa_RSwo/TcbJgZh94BI/AAAAAAAAAOI/LnJutSrBuBs/s320/tapatiozoom.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--cAIPKRBeMk/TcbF9_6FN5I/AAAAAAAAAOA/TVcScckTtYg/s1600/vernon1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18942809-231784185975570724?l=vernonca.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12878975632137802120noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18942809.post-1131940915260353502005-11-13T19:52:00.000-08:002005-11-14T09:19:09.213-08:00In June of 2004, driving south through Los Angeles I stopped for gas and a restroom break at the next available exit. By chance this brought me to Vernon CA. A surreal zone of factories and streets, but seemingly without people (outside anyway), houses, trees, or anything that was non-industrial. When I found a gas station, it appeared to be a ghost of one. It had an old pump with actual turning dials, and it was stuck on a price from way back in time. I figured I had found an abandoned place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1486/1865/1600/mapimage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1486/1865/320/mapimage.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><table class="mpoitable" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="200"> <tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="mpoititle"><small><b>O K Fuel Stop</b></small></td><td class="mpoicls" align="right"><a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="mpoi_close('9080014')"><img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/map/gr/cls.gif" alt="Close" border="0" height="12" width="12" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="mpoibody" colspan="2"><small>4175 District Blvd<br />Los Angeles, CA<br /><b>Phone:</b> (323) 581-4806</small></td></tr></tbody> </table><br /><br />Just to be sure I pulled my car right up to the door and saw signs of life. Two old guys watching a little TV set on the counter. I verfied they had gas, and took credit cards. Then found a restroom. No other customers showed up while I was there.<br /><br />Its hard for me to accurately describe the eeriness I felt in Vernon. But it struck me as unique and very strange to find a place like this so close to the center of LA. I was fascinated. Were there any people living in this city? Any restaurants? Any bars? I was about to find out.<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/GSCOTT/LOCALS%7E1/TEMP/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18942809-113194091526035350?l=vernonca.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>GNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12878975632137802120noreply@blogger.com5