Boomtown Marathon

[clayhornik]

"Not quite the Ganges, is it? Not really a river any more. Used to flood like a son of a bitch back when I was a boy. They paved it all over in the 50's. London's got the Thames, Paris' got the Seine, Vienna's got the Blue Danube. L.A.'s got a concrete drainage ditch. That's all we got - it'll have to do."

Comments

[theorgangardens.livejournal.com]

did they pave the river? or did they make the whole thing artificial.

It's a powerful image. I'm really in love with it.

[francis-clay.livejournal.com]

From what I've read, they paved it. Michael Connolley's The Narrows give some history as well, but that was over a year ago. If you get a chance, rent Boomtown on DVD. Just the first disk. They quote is the opening monologue. Very powerful.