Weird Los AngelesJoel Fletcher Photography

I have photographed numerous outlandish buildings in the LA area from the late eighties to current times. These places featured unusual signs, designs, and architecture intended to grab your attention! Unfortunately many of them are long gone. Click on any thumbnail image for a larger view.

SOAP PLANT and WACKO, Melrose Ave, 1986
THE BURGER THAT ATE LA, Melrose Ave, 1991
TOO CUTE, Melrose Ave, 1991
YONADA mural, Melrose Ave, 1991
STREET LEGAL, Melrose Ave, 1991
BACKSEAT BETTY, 1991
YOUNG MOGULS building, Hollywood, 1992
LA DIVE entrance, Century City, 1991
LA DIVE restaurant, Century City, 1991
CAFE JACK restaurant, Los Angeles Koreatown, 2010
SADDLE RANCH CHOP HOUSE, Universal City, 2008
ENCOUNTER restaurant, Los Angeles airport, 2007
THE GALLEY, Santa Monica, 2010.
CARPET MAN statue, San Fernando Valley, 2011
MUSEUM OF DEATH, Hollywood, 2011
BALLERINA CLOWN statue, Venice, 1991
LA SALSA statue, Malibu, 1992
TRADER VIC'S, Beverly Hills, 2003

Photo information: (1) SOAP PLANT and WACKO, Melrose Ave, 1986. (2) THE BURGER THAT ATE LA, Melrose Ave, 1991. (3) TOO CUTE, Melrose Ave, 1991. (4) YONADA mural, Melrose Ave, 1991. (5) STREET LEGAL, Melrose Ave, 1991. (6) BACKSEAT BETTY, 1991. (7) YOUNG MOGULS building, Hollywood, 1992. (8-9) LA DIVE restaurant, Century City, 1991. (10) CAFE JACK restaurant, Los Angeles Koreatown, 2010. (11) SADDLE RANCH CHOP HOUSE, Universal City, 2008. (12) ENCOUNTER restaurant, Los Angeles airport, 2007. (13) THE GALLEY, Santa Monica, 2010. (14) CARPET MAN statue, San Fernando Valley, 2011. (15) MUSEUM OF DEATH, Hollywood, 2011. (16) BALLERINA CLOWN statue, Venice, 1991. (17) LA SALSA statue, Malibu, 1992. (18) TRADER VIC'S, Beverly Hills, 2003.