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Seen in L.A.: Spooky and Colorful Festiveness

Posted on October 31, 2013December 6, 2021 by L1OTB

Overly done and “composed” Halloween decorations are just not my thing . . . I can appreciate other folks’ expense and hard work, but my eyes are always drawn to the more “perfectly imperfect.” So while out and about in the days leading up to tonight’s All Hallow’s Eve festivities and the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations (11/2), I snapped a few photos that, to me, capture the unscripted quirkiness of Angelenos at this time of year. Here’s to the festivities!

Halloween shop
On Foothill Boulevard in Sunland.
la planada
Garvanza (Highland Park).
Set of Mt. Washington "secret steps" with a lone jack o' lantern lying in wait.
Set of Mt. Washington “secret steps” with a lone jack o’ lantern lying in wait.
Pasadena (The Folk Tree shop).
Pasadena (The Folk Tree shop).

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