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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What was all the fuss about the Sunset Strip in the 1960s? The answer comes in a series at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood this weekend (starting Friday July 31st, if you're checking out this website early), introduced by Domenic Priore, author of "Riot on the Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood." John talks with him about Saturday's movies.
The photo caption in the Herald-Examiner: A long hair leaves teen hangout as police disperses crowd from Pandora's Box on the Sunset Strip. In background, nite spot's owner Bill Tilden (arrow) was arrested. Photo dated: November 20, 1966.