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Off-Ramp

Meet Ramon Aragon for the first, and last, time

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Mar 31, 2017
Ray poses in a photobooth in the 1940's.
Ray and a relative near the LA Civic Center, 1947
Ray helping fix a car in Lincoln Heights, 1949
Ray in a swimsuit, 1940's
Ray and his wife, Frances and their infant daughter Suzette with a family friend on 9th street in downtown LA, 1947
Ray studying for his barber's license on 6th street in downtown LA
Ray studying for his barber's license on 6th street in downtown LA
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Photo courtesy of the Aragon Family
)
Ray and his coworkers at Hammond Lumber company in South LA, 1955
Temple Street, 1945
Temple Street, 1945
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Photo courtesy of the Aragon Family
)
Ray and one of his daughters
Ray and one of his daughters
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Photo courtesy of the Aragon Family
)
Ray in his final years

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Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Meet Ramon Aragon for the first, and last, time

Ramon Aragon, or "Ray" as many knew him, was Offramp producer Taylor Orci's abuelo. He died on Monday, March 27.

Temple Street, 1945
Temple Street, 1945
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Photo courtesy of the Aragon Family
)

Ray was a teenager when he moved from Albuquerque to LA in the 40's. Something special the family have is many black and white pictures of old Los Angeles.

A few years ago, Taylor brought her recorder to her grandfather's house, plunked down a few old pictures, and asked Ray to talk about about them. 

And though she didn't plan on eventually crafting the recordings into a remembrance, they have become one. 

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