Nagahama Experiments

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Nagahama
Illustration from Experiment #1 Back to the Future, Long Beach City Hall. Currently I'm slowly posting all Experiments created during Nagahama installation.


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Frank Bros.

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A store that changed L.A.'s ways | August 15, 2009 | Martha Groves | Los Angeles Times Added 2/19/16

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Carlos Diniz - Entrance Presentation, Frank Brothers Furniture, Long Beach, CA  This is an Architectural Rendering of Frank Brothers Furniture in Long Beach, CA by architect Edward Killingsworth, CDA #1283.  1963
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Redlining Los Angeles County

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haiku + mural = ❤

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california heights / fun bixby to wardlow lime / to gardenia map
= haiku
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w/ lots of painting help from the Tanakas

Fun Fun Fun

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