This concrete graffiti raises so many questions: whose lights? What was being done to them? Why did the writer feel strongly enough to inscribe their statement in concrete?

African Daisies at Los Angeles State Historic Park in Chinatown.

The Original Pantry Cafe, an all-night diner established in 1924 and moved to its current location at 9th and Figueroa in 1950. Each order comes with a generous helping of coleslaw.

Original logo on the Helms Bakery Building, now converted to commercial use for furniture stores, restaurants and more. Helms was the official bakery of the 1932 Summer Olympics.

If you're looking for more photo-bloggy goodness, I recommend that you click over to look what I saw on flickr -- particularly yesterday's picture of the Santa Monica Pier.

An old bank building Downtown, decorated for Christmas 2008. Could be mistaken for any number of other U.S. cities... many buildings in the area were built before the boom of the 1920s-1950s when lighter, less-bulky buildings came into vogue.

Original signs on businesses on Pico Blvd.

This retro light fixture hangs in the ladies' room in Pete's Cafe & Bar.