Shoutout to @architectureofdoom for sending me down a vortex of research about my hometown’s main library in Inglewood, CA. I always loved visiting the library and my high school was right next to it, which meant I’d often stop by after school to dig up some new book about Star Wars or just random stuff I found on my wanderings. In hindsight, the physical contrast of this sort of brutalist structure amid the surrounding neighborhood really felt like I was transported to a different world. I had a somber childhood and don’t like visiting Inglewood except to see my parents and siblings, but places like this library always put me in a great mood.

The photos here are from this short article, and there’s a bit more history of the civic center here.