Gutter Glitter

Attending Pillar of Fire christian school on Fig was quite the experience. The 8th graders had an awesome teacher who would take them to the L.A River and take them deep in man size drain tunnels in pitch back. Us lowly 7th graders dream of this rite of passage. So when it came time all I can think was "omg this shit is scary" I mean it is what it is, a pitch black tunnel with weird sounds and a never ending path. Especially comming off of seeing the movie "IT" two weeks prior, I thought seriously this is were im gonna die. Beyond that is graffiti should the teacher "feel" like bringing a flashlight. Allot of it from the 80's , allot of it racist like KKK etc, which makes it the wierdest part of HP cause that stuff aint around no more. I do remember a friends mother saying in the 60's and 70's white clubs use to stage parades back when this place was majority white which makes the graffiti all the more crazy. But in the back of my mind I always knew I would end up back in the labyrinth of Highland Park, only this time with a flood light hehe. And so i did with my sister which not only to her but to all 0 people who read this, that there is always photos to be made in whichever dark place you are at, all you need is to use what is given to you. To get to the tunnel I used which is actually very clean and very dry and not smelly at all, you should go towards the Adubon directly across the street from the Adubon is Montecito Park, and you'll see the entrance to the bridge but right behind the bridge is the entrance to the la river. Upon first arriving walking down to the river youll see the first drain tunnel but that one is always full of water and not very nice, but make a note of how it looks. Make a right and walk down for about 4-5min and one your left youll see another one of the same tunnels, thats the one.

Model: Ximena Gil

Lummis

The Lummis Home much like Heritage Square is a place near my parents home but I always seemed to just pass it. There are two things I associate with the Lummis Home. One : It's my entrance to the 110 and Two: When I was small I picked up a stray around there and it was my cat until old age. But recently I decided to visit this home because frankly I got tired of putting it off that I should go. I really do regret not going sooner. Not that it's awe inspiring but simply, it's a quaint garden so close to my old home. The garden is nice with benches for some evening relaxing. I loved the garden variety, from dessert to almost orchid type flowers. I notice also should you like a plant they have plants for sale in the back, a very nice touch. The house itself is again quaint adobe style. Walking in gives you a sense how it must of been in highland park during those farm days. All in all this place can be covered in like 15-20min but as far as photos go there is only one person working the place so your pretty much free to roam and use the enviroment as you see fit. So have some tacos around and then stop by this place. for 20 min of your time, you will deffinitly find it worth your time.