Los Angeles, 1979

Peruvian immigrant George Porcari’s photos of Los Angeles in the late 1970s, including the 1979 shot of a strip mall parking lot we’ve included here, show that automobile-oriented city from perhaps the most apt vantage point of all – through the windshield of his car. After all, what is the most widespread culture of the greater Los Angeles city than of driving, and how else do most people experience it than behind the wheel? While pondering that, tell us what you see here.