Around Los Angeles
You've probably never noticed it before, even if you pass by the intersection of Vermont and Santa Monica boulevards. But stationed smack dab in the middle of a shopping center parking lot is one of Los Angeles' lesser known--and more bizarre--works of public art. "Vermonica" is the name given to a collection of 25 lamp posts stationed one right next to each other. Yes, lamp posts. But these 25 come in all shapes, sizes and designs and come from a variety of Los Angeles neighborhoods, past and present. Driving home earlier this week, I drove through the parking lot right at dusk to catch a glimpse of the display. The lights work and, one next to the other, make for quite a startling sight in an otherwise drab, typical strip shopping center. According to the L.A. Times, the collection of vintage streetlights were erected in 1990 and were only supposed to stay there one year--but they proved so popular, that they still light up the night sky, over 10 years later.
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