July 13, 2005

So I've been playing more with google maps API and have created a page that lists all the [Historical Cultural Monuments in Downtown Los Angeles](http://eecue.com/hcm-index.html) and a few surrounding neighborhoods. This phase is pretty buggy and due to the raw addresses from the HCM database being nonstandard, some of the addresses are ranges. I will have to hack my code up a bit to fix the range listings... also the [geocoder](http://geocoder.us) I am using doesn't have every address in it, so it is not very precise. The geocoding is still going so not all 600 of the locations are on the map yet, but there are still many points so be careful it may tax your system to view this page. Next I just have to integrate photos and descriptions! [If you have a slow computer try [this search for "broadway"](http://eecue.com/hcm.php?hcm_address=broadway)] People [seem](http://incadenza.typepad.com/the_scope/2005/07/los_angeles_his.html) to be [enjoying](http://blogdowntown.com/blog/1942) what I have started here. Tonight I hope to work on some custom icons and the xml-rpc.

If you are in the Downtown area tomorrow, make sure you get out on the street and check out the [Art Walk](http://downtownartwalk.com/)... I missed it last month when we first moved in, but this time I'm going to go to every gallery I can, plus take photos and write about it. Thanks for the [reminder](http://blogdowntown.com/blog/1940) Eric.

I just read [this post](http://lacowboy.blogspot.com/2005/07/major-media-scandal-1906-book-on-la.html) over on [LA Cowboy](http://lacowboy.blogspot.com) about the [engraving I posted](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23851-Hotel_Alexandria___Los_Angeles_from_an_A.html) of the Hotel Alexandria. I didn't even notice, but it is obviously not a real photo and is actually the architect's drawing... the [real thing](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-images-23876-Hotel_Alexandria.html) is much smaller.

Is now online over at [LA Voice](http://lavoice.org/)... [check it out](http://lavoice.org/article900.html)! The new buildings are now located on the [google map](http://eecue.com/laautomap-index.html). I will spend even more time tomorrow photographing buildings and this time I will shoot the parking lots where there were once buildings.