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Before Bukowski, there was Fante. And, the historic United Artists Building, the new home of the Ace Hotel Los Angeles, was the tallest building in LA for one year after its completion in 1927. So, we know John Fante, the quintessential L.A. novelist, saw it while walking the downtown streets as a young man. Here's a love letter through time in Fante's words to the Ace. Read a book!
My role: Director, cameraman, editor, illustrator and animator. Yeah, I made this thing. So, if you don’t like it, well…
“Los Angeles, give me some of you! Los Angeles come to me the way I came to you, my feet over your streets, you pretty town I loved you so much, you sad flower in the sand, you pretty town!”
