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