W. W A S H I N G T O N

P H O T O G R A P H S B Y

R P B R A D L E Y

This edition is limited to 250 copies signed by R P Bradley

This is copy number of 250

I made my first photographs at age 8 with a Brownie Hawkeye, mostly during field trips with

my geologist father in the American Midwest. On my 12th birthday, I purchased my first

serious camera, the Yashica D for $19, in Dover, NH with money earned from a summer job

picking strawberries.

The work presented here from early days living in Venice, was done on pawnshop cameras

by means of downloading film (far too often outdated) into my own cassettes and developing

when darkroom opportunities presented themselves. Most of my skimpy budget went to film,

and as the years went on I ended up freezing 100’s of rolls waiting for the darkroom. Many of

these images rested for close to two decades in last-legs refrigerator freezer units in various

rented domiciles around Los Angeles, before the latent images met developer. When they

finally did, the best of them seemed to awaken back to life after a long sleep.

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I remain to this day, essentially what used to be called a street photographer, ie a docu-

mentarian of the every day, hoping to reveal the fleeting small miracles of poetry in the

commonplace we tend to overlook.

1. STORMY WEATHER VENICE F ISHING PIER

Washington Blvd dead ends at the p ier. I t was c losed for a number of years due to storm damage - 1982

2. JESUS LOVE JUSTICE

Boardwalk k iosks, Westminster & Ocean Front Walk - c i rca 1976

3. BOARDWALK RAIN - LONE WALKER

Brooks & Ocean Front Walk - c i rca 1972

4. TWIL IGHT SURFERS

Venice Breakwater - 1979

5. FREE AGAIN

Speedway just north of Windward Ave - 1976

6. SPECULATION WALL

The wal ls c i rc led an o i l & gas dr i l l ing insta l lat ion just east of the breakwater - c i rca 1974

7. SUNDAY DUTY COPS

Windward & Ocean Front Walk - c i rca 1972

8. BOARDWALK STROLLERS

Ocean Front Walk near Brooks - ear ly 1980s

9. JUNIOR BIKERS

Ocean Front Walk & Dudley - c i rca 1978

10. BIG WHEEL RACER

Ocean Front Walk & Westminster - c i rca 1978

11. PHOENIX & COMPANY BOARDWALK JAM

Ocean Front Walk near Brooks - mid 1970s

12. SARONG VENDOR

Ocean Front Walk just east of Market - ear ly 1980s

13. PUDDLE JUMPING SQUAD CAR

Park ing lot at the end of Venice Blvd - c i rca 1982

14. NIGHT FOG HOAGIE

NE corner of Palms & L incoln - late 1970s

15. TWO MEN & A DOG

Adjacent to Rose Ave park ing lot - mid 1980s

16. PENNYFARTHING AFTERNOON

Venice b ike path around Brooks - c i rca 1980

17. CHEAPSKATES AT TWIL IGHT

2111 Ocean Front Walk - ear ly 1980s

18.SMOKEY

A popular skater at the height of the craze in the outdoor stage area of the o ld Venice Pavi l ion - c i rca 1979

19. SUNDAY AFTERNOON BABUSHKAS

Ocean Front Walk a b i t south of Rose - 1969

20. SOPRANO HIGH

Venice Green at Windward - ear ly 1980s

21. SWAMI -X HOLDS FORTH

Ocean Front Walk north of Brooks - c i rca 1978

22. MERCEDES CAMPER FOR SALE

Lot between Speedway & Ocean Front Walk souths ide of Windward - late 1970s

23. TRAILER

Park ing lot adjacent to 23 Windward with Terry Schoonhoven’s mural Windward Mirrored - 1979

24. SHERMAN CANAL IN JUNE

Del l Avenue & Sherman Canal - mid - late 1970s

25. THE HUMAN RACE IS GREAT

Del l Ave br idge over L inn ie Canal dur ing the annual Venice Canal fest iva l - 1974

26. BOY IN DOORWAY

Oakwood area of Venice - mid - late 1970s

27. DEAR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS

1305 Ocean Front Walk just north of Westminster - mid - late 1970s

28. WEST WASHINGTON POST RAIN

Venice & West Washington Blvd - c i rca 1978

29. WINDWARD AVENUE DAWN

Looking east - ear ly -mid 1970s

30. LOADED TRIKE

Rose Ave - ear ly 1980s

31. ELECTRIC AVE BOXERS

1894 Electr ic Avenue - 1974

32. CLINE’S NEW & USED

1632 West Washington - 1974

33. THE COMEBACK INN

A popular West Washington hangout featur ing local a l ternat ive music - mid - late 1970s

34. NUMBER 12

Somewhere on Amoroso p lace - c i rca 1979

35. RUMAGE SALE STOP LOOK

C l ine ’s window toward the end - ear ly 1980s

36. GETTING DOWN ON MAIN STREET

Main St just north of Rose - late 1970s

37. BRANDELLI ’S BRIG AT TWIL IGHT

Pa lms at West Washington Blvd - c i rca 1979

38. OCEAN DREAMS

Cement boat on Washington Blvd just east of Ocean Ave - c i rca late 1970s

39. VENICE IS NOT TOUR VAN

P isani P lace & Venice Blvd - mid - late 1970s

40. FOURTH OF JULY MODEL A

West Washington & Westminster - 1975

41. VENICE 4TH DRUMMER

West Washington - 1975

42. MYSTIC KNIGHTS

West Washington - 1975

43. V IOLIN BOW OVER TOMMY’S

West Washington - 1975

44. CALL YOUR BROKER BUNGALOW

West Washington - late 1970s

45. UNCLE BILL CRAWFORD

Park ing lot Speedway just north of Brooks - c i rca 1974

46. 7% DUMBER 4TH

West Washington - 1975

47. FREE VENICE GYPSY ROSE

I rv ’s Market on West Washington - 1975

48. VECTOR W2

West Washington at Westminster - c i rca 1980

49. DO NOT TOUCH IMPALA

E lectr ic Avenue abandoned tracks - c i rca 1978

50. BLUE MOON TRACKS

E lectr ic Avenue north of Cal i forn ia - mid 1970s

51. ON THE STREET

The photographer at h is photo stand on Ocean Front Walk between Windward & Market - 1979

PHOTOGRAPHS BY

R P BRADLEY

PUBLISHED BY

JUNK FOOD CLOTHING CO

DESIGN/LAYOUT

MIKE PALERMO

SCOTT ORTNER

SPECIAL THANKS

NICK BRADLEY

OLLIE PENCHANSKY