Drove by last week and the often Buk mentioned Pioneer Chicken in East Hollywood is now officially closed for business...
It was an LA institution for many years, though has been on the decline for a long time (as long as I can remember it has been a sketchy place).
At one time, you really could see everything he wrote about and more at the Pioneer, the people and their lives, laid out in front of buckets of fried chicken, sorting out hunger before getting back to it.
It was a seedy place open late and the characters never in short supply. The tables are still out front, though the business looks to have fallen to commercial redevelopment.
It's sad to see these LA landmarks falling off. One of the last places standing from that crazy era in LA he wrote so well.
Thought it worth mentioning...
It was an LA institution for many years, though has been on the decline for a long time (as long as I can remember it has been a sketchy place).
At one time, you really could see everything he wrote about and more at the Pioneer, the people and their lives, laid out in front of buckets of fried chicken, sorting out hunger before getting back to it.
It was a seedy place open late and the characters never in short supply. The tables are still out front, though the business looks to have fallen to commercial redevelopment.
It's sad to see these LA landmarks falling off. One of the last places standing from that crazy era in LA he wrote so well.
Thought it worth mentioning...