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    LA's Checkered Past

    The lure and lore of LA's checkered past help define the city that exists today. John Buntin, author of LA Noir and Richard Rayner, author of A Bright and Guilty Place, talk with LA Observed's Kevin Roderick about why they both chose to view LA history through the lens of paired opposites.

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    By Kevin Roderick • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Kevin Roderick

      LA Observed

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      John Buntin

      author, 'LA Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City'

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      author, 'A Bright and Guilty Place'

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