Getting our bearings brought us, inevitably, to the freeways, which demonstrated how fecund the car fauna is in LA. Running along the freeways is a rich vein of Beemers and Mercedes and a cacophony of convertibles, showing that the car is not king in LA, it's super-Zeus. But in this case, Zeus spews smog, which covers downtown LA with a brown-green gauze as you gaze in its general direction from the Century Plaza tower.

Gotta go - the glittering lights of this sybaritic city are calling - but tune in for tomorrow's postcard. There's so much to see here deep in the heart of LA . . .

(From top to bottom: Smog above downtown L.A.; Mercedes-Benz under the lights; Avenue of the Stars cafe tables; and sunset looking towards Santa Monica and the Pacific Ocean.)

More postcards:
Dec. 28: Westard ho!
Dec. 28: Thawing out
Dec. 28: LA scene
Dec. 29: Old Pasadena
Dec. 29: Roses HQ
Dec. 29: Petal pushers
Dec. 30: 90210
Dec. 30: 90210, cont'd
Dec. 30: A sea of red
Dec. 31: Venice Beach
Jan. 1: Rose Parade
Jan. 1: The Game
Jan. 1: The Game, cont'd
Jan. 2: P.S.

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Photos by Jeff Miller, text by Jeff Iseminger.