DON'T WALK, leap into this smart, lively and sometimes contentious discussion (it's L.A. of course so everybody has an opinion). Hidden L.A. hosts L.A. stories told from the inside out, by natives, transplants and all manner of modern-day boosters. The website zeroes in on the Los Angeles we are all hoping to get closer to -- the one that lives on the edges of much of the rest of the world's imagination. Webmaster, W. Lynn Garrett has humanized the city -- it's the contours and shadings that interest her not the broad stroke. While many of her posts feature found video, old newscasts and newspaper clips, ("Local Interest," "Flashbacks," "Bookmarks") Garrett (who designs boardgames by day, she revealed on a recent Facebook post) has now taken to hosting in-person events/mixers around the city, like a recent cocktail hour at Hollywood's iconic Musso and Frank's. Many of the events are happily a little more off-the-beaten path than Musso's (Tiki bars in our far-flung Valleys and the like). And what turns out to be a vast treasure trove for the enterprising reporter are the the plentiful discussion boards on-site and on Facebook where those loquacious opinionated Angelenos really get going. The site's popularity has been more than its poor webmaster's server could bear however. For example: the reason we couldn't get onto the site last night was, well, that server crashed! Tonight, however, all is right in the world at hiddenla.com-- L.G.
photo caption: HiddenLA opening page
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