Giant Robot Store and GR2 News

So the hills are burning again, it's early in the year for that, and this one is close to LA. CBS has a report.

A site that always has great LA updates is bloggingla.com, at this moment, there's a few photos and they keep updating.

I shot this going down Olympic in West LA, I thought the fire was in the middle of LA! Two kids, lighter, brush. Duh.
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Took a quick visit to the Walt Disney Concert Hall



The fourth photo is pretty neat. See where the light reflects harsh? That's actually part of the many thousands of metal pieces that make up the crazy building. Some of the neighbors complained that their homes were getting heated up during the daylight. So they had to sand them. But in that fourth photo, there's some panels that were left alone....
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On my way into sawtelle, here's another view of the business. Low cut jean skirts, a lot of orange outfits, and a Hawaiian shirt. This is pathetic.


A few more step down further (this is back), nice merchandising. I prefer by garbage bags in green, and really, shouldn't there be some shelf talkers? I also think there needs to some risers so tall people can really get a good whiff. Sorry, it's less...
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Tokyo Garment Outlet - nice sign eh?

So here's an update. That's Yamaguchi. Did you know we (GR) tried to buy this spot? It's a large spot, and even includes the lot behind it. I didn't really talk about this much, since it's private, but now, since it's what it is, I'll tell you a little about it.

This space was for sale. It was a high number. So high, we went hunting all over for funds. We were...
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On Flickr, I have a set of Frank Lloyd Wright houses from Chicago. The deal is that when you get there, you'll see a bunch of people trying to get in tours or rent the $12 headsets. Basically, you get a narrative, that's relatively simple that tells the story about each house. Some are 30 seconds long and some are more in depth. Either way, I didn't feel like listening, so I was content to just...
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