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Los Angeles: A Narrow Perspective

May 20 2010, 10:17 AM ET Conor Friedersdorf

Via The League of Ordinary Gentleman, I'm informed about Narrow Streets Los Angeles, a blog that uses the magic of Photoshop to recast the urban landscape in the City of Angeles. For example, here is an image of an actual intersection:

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And below is an image that shows, far better than words ever could, why the width of a street matters:

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Visit Narrow Streets LA for more.



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