Was thinking more about this and saw a TED talk on how bad city flags are so I tried my hand at one that might capture the city’s identity. You may find it interesting. Here’s the current one below and then mine after a short explanation.
I first saw Los Angeles in movies. Red convertibles going up sunset boulevard and palm tree lined roads. The characters would look up at the trees in awe, and when I visited Los Angeles as a child, I did too.
I never dreamt of being a celebrity, but there was a sort of spiritual calling that brought me here. I think all of us in this city share the personal experience of looking up at these fronds and dreaming; these stars and angels that always remain beyond, but feel so close here.
As if for some reason, this is the life we have chosen: to sit on this far flung beach in vivid color on the edge of the universe, continually re-imagining some exotic America and building our endless path to the stars overhead.
