Midtown Los Angeles Tapestries

A map I did of the Midtown region of Los Angeles. https://ericbrightwell.com/2011/07/14/california-fools-gold-a-midtown-primer/

West Adams, historically, refers to a sub-region of Los Angeles centered along West Adams Boulevard. Today, it also refers to a newer neighborhood of South Los Angeles, also bisected by West Adams. Thus, this map is distinguished as "Historic West Adams."

Hancock Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles's Midtown region. Although primarily composed of single-family homes, Rossmore Avenue is home to a charming section of older, mid-rise apartment buildings. I explored it for my series, "California Fool's Gold," in 2015. https://ericbrightwell.com/2015/05/28/california-fools-gold-exploring-hancock-park/

Wilshire Center is one of those somewhat vague sub-regions of Midtown Los Angeles defined around Wilshire Boulevard -- along the lines of Mid-Wilshire or Mid-City. There are, nevertheless, LADOT signs posted at what one would assume to be its borders -- although the northernmost extend into what is generally regarded to be East Hollywood. This, then, is my compromise and an attempt at a more sane definition, which includes Koreatown and Little Bangladesh, and areas otherwise undesignated to the east, west, and north.

Planning for the Metro Purple Line Extension began in earnest in 2010. Construction of the Metro Purple Line Extension began in 2014. I walked (above ground) along its route, exploring the line's surroundings for my series, "Nobody Drives in LA" in 2013. https://ericbrightwell.com/2013/08/29/exploring-the-planned-course-of-the-metro-purple-line-extension-block-by-block-land-of-sunshine-kcet/

Wilshire Park is a small neighborhood west of Koreatown in Midtown Los Angeles. It's home to the home seen in on the television series, My Three Sons. I explored it in 2009 for my series, "California Fool's Gold." https://ericbrightwell.com/2009/10/08/california-fools-gold-exploring-wilshire-park/

Longwood Highlands is a small neighborhood in Midtown Los Angeles. I explored it in 2010 for my series, "California Fool's Gold." https://ericbrightwell.com/2010/01/20/california-fools-gold-exploring-longwood-highlands-a-neighborhood-of-pride/

St. Andrews Square is a small neighborhood in Midtown Los Angeles. Presumably named after the local street, St. Andrews Place, it also shares a name with a city square in Edinburgh. St. Andrew is, of course, also famous for being the patron saint of Scotland.

In 2017, on the tenth anniversary of exploring Los Angeles neighborhoods as "California Fool's Gold," I went on a few explorations accompanied and suggested by friends. My friend Machiko suggested that we explore the malls of Koreatown, which I thought was a great idea. https://ericbrightwell.com/2017/07/20/urban-rambles-exploring-koreatown-malls-with-machiko/

An ink map of Koreatown I made for "California Fool's Gold" in 2010. For Los Angeles's most densely-populated neighborhood, I decided to go more minimal in a nod to Korean graphic design. https://ericbrightwell.com/2010/05/17/california-fools-gold-exploring-koreatown-%EC%BD%94%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84%ED%83%80%EC%9A%B4/

An ink and oil paint map of the Little Ethiopia neighborhood, in Midtown Los Angeles. I explored the enclave and made this map for "California Fool's Gold" in 2010. (https://ericbrightwell.com/2010/08/03/california-fools-gold-exploring-little-ethiopia-%E1%88%8A%E1%89%B5%E1%88%8D-%E1%8A%A2%E1%89%B5%E1%8B%AE%E1%8C%B5%E1%8B%AB/)

An ink map of the Midtown Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilshire Vista that I did for "California Fool's Gold." https://ericbrightwell.com/2018/09/07/california-fools-gold-exploring-wilshire-vista/

An oil paint map of Miracle Mile that I did on commission. It was actually my first map pointed with oils -- in honor of the tar beneath the region.