Three Images

Pictures of Mickey Mouse taped to a window in an abandoned dwelling.
According to sociologist Jose Vergara, Mickey enjoys unrivaled transcultural appeal.


The exquisite marquee of the Union Theatre, now home of the Velaslavasay Panorama, in West Adams' Victorian Village. The Union, once the home of a union (of tile workers), was originally constructed in 1921 and heavily remodeled in 1939.

An unusual pocket window, glimpsed in the bathroom of an 1898 Queen Anne cottage. The sash window recesses into a pocket fronted by a built-in mirror. Cool.