Comments on: I’ll give you a tour for 30 cents. The Bridges of LA. http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/ Life Beyond The River Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:33:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Browne http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Browne Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:22:12 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-189 The money isn't going to the lofts, this was simply pr to showcase the loft under the guise of a LA River bridges tour, look who sponsored it. Click on the LA Revitalization River Plan link, lots of real estate developers involved. So you're right the money didn't go to the developers, but they got some rather cheap publicity owing to the LA Bridges tours. Lots of good causes sleep with the devil, but we have to acknowledge the devil is there. Browne The money isn’t going to the lofts, this was simply pr to showcase the loft under the guise of a LA River bridges tour, look who sponsored it. Click on the LA Revitalization River Plan link, lots of real estate developers involved.

So you’re right the money didn’t go to the developers, but they got some rather cheap publicity owing to the LA Bridges tours.

Lots of good causes sleep with the devil, but we have to acknowledge the devil is there.

Browne

]]> By: Real Bomber http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Real Bomber Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:00:35 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-186 I doubt the money is going to the lofts thats usually are handled by some gazillionare developer, the conservancy is run non profit and all the people are volunteers. Now I hate gentrification and its happening in my town , But I cant be against the preservation of old buildings neither I know the best thing would be to make it affordable to all the people and that’s the problem they are not but in a sense the building being torn down is not any better. And believe me I had bad run ins with yuppies trying to act up, just the other day some girl was being a smart ass from her Toy Factory lofts balcony I felt like smacking her ass but I am sure she is lounging in her roof top pool right about now and that’s what’s wrong with gentrification is high costs and people like that.6 or 7 years ago them people would have never stepped in that area. As for the tours I hear your rant that it was to much or what not but if the money is going for things like perserving the old theaters thats cool i rather have that then some cult church lol but if you don’t want to pay you didn’t have to it was super easy to just walk up like the everybody else nobody is checking ids and the old ladies working it wont chase you away lol and you could do the same for every single tour if you don’t want to pay 10 bucks for the other ones. But you can’t hate on actually wanting to know history from someone who knows it. A lot of people have this LA pride but don’t know a thing about facts and history?? I actually give props to a lot of the old ladies walking all up in the dark tunnel of the 6th st bridge with a bum chillen ,right on Agnes! lol. As for painting and graffiti on commercial movie posters believe me its done but them people are freaken thirsty and actually buff them things quick or pull them off , so we go for shit that will run ya know. I doubt the money is going to the lofts thats usually are handled by some gazillionare developer, the conservancy is run non profit and all the people are volunteers. Now I hate gentrification and its happening in my town , But I cant be against the preservation of old buildings neither I know the best thing would be to make it affordable to all the people and that’s the problem they are not but in a sense the building being torn down is not any better.
And believe me I had bad run ins with yuppies trying to act up, just the other day some girl was being a smart ass from her Toy Factory lofts balcony I felt like smacking her ass but I am sure she is lounging in her roof top pool right about now and that’s what’s wrong with gentrification is high costs and people like that.6 or 7 years ago them people would have never stepped in that area.
As for the tours I hear your rant that it was to much or what not but if the money is going for things like perserving the old theaters thats cool i rather have that then some cult church lol
but if you don’t want to pay you didn’t have to it was super easy to just walk up like the everybody else nobody is checking ids and the old ladies working it wont chase you away lol and you could do the same for every single tour if you don’t want to pay 10 bucks for the other ones. But you can’t hate on actually wanting to know history from someone who knows it. A lot of people have this LA pride but don’t know a thing about facts and history?? I actually give props to a lot of the old ladies walking all up in the dark tunnel of the 6th st bridge with a bum chillen ,right on Agnes! lol.
As for painting and graffiti on commercial movie posters believe me its done but them people are freaken thirsty and actually buff them things quick or pull them off , so we go for shit that will run ya know.

]]> By: browne http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-181 browne Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:04:24 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-181 The 30 dollars was for a good cause, to help sell the lofts that they overbuilt between skidrow and the LA River bridges. On my studio in Boyle Heights there are movie posters on my building. Commercial crap movie posters, but the kids always put graffiti on the building, but respect the commercial ads...I'm confused about that why don't people do there messages on commerical graffiti(movie posters, buildboards, and ads of all kinds of variety), why respect these capitalist a**holes. Browne The 30 dollars was for a good cause, to help sell the lofts that they overbuilt between skidrow and the LA River bridges.

On my studio in Boyle Heights there are movie posters on my building. Commercial crap movie posters, but the kids always put graffiti on the building, but respect the commercial ads…I’m confused about that why don’t people do there messages on commerical graffiti(movie posters, buildboards, and ads of all kinds of variety), why respect these capitalist a**holes.

Browne

]]> By: Real Bomber http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Real Bomber Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:15:09 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-180 I painted the bridges plenty in my days(graff) mostly middle of the night having bums chase you ect most yuppies or hipsters would be too delicate or lets say normal people who don't do Graff, but aside it was 30 dollars the knowledge and history its self it very interesting something I did not know as often as I been there. and if its for a good cause to conserve old LA fuck it I painted the bridges plenty in my days(graff) mostly middle of the night having bums chase you ect most yuppies or hipsters would be too delicate or lets say normal people who don’t do Graff, but aside it was 30 dollars the knowledge and history its self it very interesting something I did not know as often as I been there. and if its for a good cause to conserve old LA fuck it

]]> By: Keep http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Keep Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:17:48 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-90 Great comments and perspective esp on the bike thing. I was really surprised the tour cost so much but I suppose its because its a fund raiser for an organization that is trying to save things that LA loves, the downtown theatres, etc. I mean, that takes money and time. But hey, if I could do a tour of the bridges with a guide who knows the history, its worth more to me than me doing it myself because I'll actually retain more info. Call me crazy. I was almost one of those white people in shorts and sunscreen. Ouch. Great comments and perspective esp on the bike thing. I was really surprised the tour cost so much but I suppose its because its a fund raiser for an organization that is trying to save things that LA loves, the downtown theatres, etc. I mean, that takes money and time. But hey, if I could do a tour of the bridges with a guide who knows the history, its worth more to me than me doing it myself because I’ll actually retain more info. Call me crazy. I was almost one of those white people in shorts and sunscreen. Ouch.

]]> By: Randall BusTard http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Randall BusTard Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:54:27 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-88 Off to a nice start, El Chavo and crew. It reminds me why I got started in punk fanzine publishing in the 1980s: a medium that offers nearly endless possibilities but nevertheless is filled with people writing in pencil about their inner-most thoughts despite the few (like this blog) that step up and swing hard and fast at the first pitch. Can I be the token white guy? Oh, wait—why am I asking? I am now the token white guy, so there. Off to a nice start, El Chavo and crew. It reminds me why I got started in punk fanzine publishing in the 1980s: a medium that offers nearly endless possibilities but nevertheless is filled with people writing in pencil about their inner-most thoughts despite the few (like this blog) that step up and swing hard and fast at the first pitch.

Can I be the token white guy? Oh, wait—why am I asking? I am now the token white guy, so there.

]]> By: Marie http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Marie Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:19:01 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-84 This is hilarious. Great site. This is hilarious. Great site.

]]> By: Salty http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Salty Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:03:21 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-78 Hey, just wanted to say "gratz" to the whole LAEastside crew for putting together a blog for us, I'm putting you in my daily feed. It's about time. Hey, just wanted to say “gratz” to the whole LAEastside crew for putting together a blog for us, I’m putting you in my daily feed. It’s about time.

]]> By: Fred Camino http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Fred Camino Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:58:50 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-75 LOL. This is funny as hell. I laughed hard. You are probably insane. LOL. This is funny as hell. I laughed hard. You are probably insane.

]]> By: Browne http://laeastside.com/2008/04/ill-give-you-a-tour-for-30-cents-the-bridges-of-la/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Browne Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:23:43 +0000 http://laeastside.com/?p=37#comment-69 Dude, you put credit card in a post and the autospambots attack. It's amazing the ways that are completely ok to make money, like ripping people off for tours but on the other hand prostitution is illegal. How is that fair? I guess freelance prostitution doesn't bring up the value of property, which is why it is illegal. That totally sucks, because I would be so good that. Browne Dude, you put credit card in a post and the autospambots attack.

It’s amazing the ways that are completely ok to make money, like ripping people off for tours but on the other hand prostitution is illegal.

How is that fair?

I guess freelance prostitution doesn’t bring up the value of property, which is why it is illegal. That totally sucks, because I would be so good that.

Browne

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