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99% Vernacular: Volume 1

99% Invisible

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Los Angeles Dingbats

L a, la is famous for its ding bats. These apartments arose in the 19 fifties and sixties. They delivered both sprawl and density in the midst of an enormous population boom. You could pull into the car port of your ding bat, and if you squinted, it almost felt like you had your own personal driveway.

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