Driving Down Arleta Avenue and Seeing the Valley
If you ever find yourself driving through the northeast San Fernando Valley, you'll likely end up on arleta avenue at some point. It's one of those stretches of road that doesn't try too hard to be anything other than what it is: a solid, working-class backbone for a neighborhood that's been around for decades. While tourists are busy fighting for parking in Santa Monica or staring at stars on Hollywood Boulevard, the real life of Los Angeles is happening on streets just like this one. ...