Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles: In a Lonely Place October 11, 2008

Vroman's Bookstore and Esotouric present... Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles: In a Lonely Place (Bus tour)
Saturday, October 11, noon - 4pm
$65.00 per person (plus tax)

Bungalows. Crime. Hollywood. Blondes. Vets. Smog. Death. This was Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles, which resonated from deft and melancholy fits of his writer's bow. Join us as we go down the mean streets that shaped his fiction, and that in turn shaped his hard-boiled times, in a four hour tour of downtown, Hollywood and surrounding environs: Musso & Frank, Union Station, the Hotel Van Nuys, Paramount Studio's gates, and much, much more. Through published work, private correspondence, screenplays and film adaptations, we trace Chandler's search for meaning and his anti-hero Philip Marlowe's struggle not to be pigeonholed or give anything less than all he has, which led them both down the rabbit hole of isolation, depression, and drink.

The bus will leave at noon sharp. Check-in at 11am in the Vroman's parking lot. Please be on time. Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or videotaping without permission. This event was a sold out hit the first time we hosted it! Seating is limited so call us today to sign up! (626) 449-5320.

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