End of the Trail

For the dedicated Route 66 explorer, visiting the Santa Monica Pier is a must. Little of the history survives once you get into Los Angeles – Route 66 passes right through Beverly Hills, after all – but this is the end of the old Mother Road, so you'll get here eventually.

Of course, the traffic is perfectly insane, and the parking isn't free, but that's L.A. for you. Santa Monica isn't part of the City of Los Angeles, of course, but that doesn't help the traffic situation any. If you've ever thought you'd been in a place with bad traffic, L.A. will give you new perspective: it's by far the worst I've ever seen, on a whole other level from places like New York City or Washington.

The arcade even has Skeeball. Remember Skeeball?

It has a few old video games, too, from back when video games were good. Sadly, Tempest is not among them. On the other hand, if it were, I might never have left.

These images are Ilford XP2. I'll post some Kodachromes from the Pier next.