Charles Phoenix's Slide of the Week: Used Car Lot, Compton, CA, 1958

Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week: Used Car Lot, Compton, CA, 1958

Knee high posts cage highly waxed used cars on a cement lot puddled with drippy motor oil. The signage is simple, satisfying and informative. Strung…

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Charles Phoenix's Slide of the Week: Angeles Abbey, Compton, CA, 1955

Charles Phoenix’s Slide of the Week: Angeles Abbey, Compton, CA, 1955

Three palms on one side, two on the other and an almost-centered flagless flagpole compliment one of Southern California’s least known architectural treasures. According to…

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