I'M MOST excited to confirm that our guest this week for our final class will be W. Lynn Garrett who runs the website and Facebook page, Hidden Los Angeles, an online space dedicated to "going beneath the surface", an attempt to unravel the various stubborn stereotypes of Los Angeles. It is a fitting way to close the semester, as Garrett has been dedicated to writing a deeper story via interacting with her online community.
She's created an evocative virtual neighborhood -- one that in many ways is as lively, celebratory -- and sometimes contentious -- as the city is itself. Angelenos have strong opinions about what their city was, is and should be and so, consequently, Garrett has often been among other things -- mediator, therapist and good old fashioned booster. Daily she offers up a mix of quizzes, videos, mini-histories contests and between all of that frequently throws out topics for conversation across the L.A.' s virtual basin. Since the site's inception, her motto has been, "Look Deeper" -- because, as we all now know, it's a full time job going head-to-head with these overriding myths that have come to stand as written in stone definitions for Los Angeles.
Take a spin around the site and its Facebook incarnation too to see what Garrett's got going this week.
Come prepared to ask her some questions about how she juggles this huge task and how she keeps all the information fresh or what signifies *her* L.A. She's delightful. You'll enjoy her.
-- L.G.
(image via hidden los angeles)
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