This photo at 7th Street and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, was taken right around March 1, 1985. I can date it due to the marquee at the State Theater advertising Missing In Action 2 – The Beginning with Chuck Norris, which had just been released. At this time I would have been living in Phoenix, Arizona, and so I’m surprised by the date. The only thing I can figure out is that I made a quick trip back to California to say bye to family before leaving for Army basic training that started on March 26 of that year, or maybe I just had to get another concert in.

My photography of the downtown area started back around 1976 or ’77 when, at 13 or 14, I started jumping on the bus to venture the 25 miles down here. I wish some of those photos still existed.