The Bronze Plate is Still There, Slightly Hidden<\/h1>\n

by Paul Hunt<\/strong><\/p>\n

A couple of folks went by the site of Baroque Books to look for the memorial plate that was placed there to honor Red Skodolsky, whose bookshop was the model for Bukowski’s last novel “Pulp”.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Ed Murray sent a note and asked where it was, so I went by there myself to look for it.\u00a0 I almost missed it as it is hidden at the bottom of the metal grate that covered the windows.<\/p>\n

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Here’s the Plaque, but notice that the address is wrong.\u00a0 His shop was next to the newsstand, at 1643 N. Las Palmas, not 1843 that is lettered on the Plate.\u00a0 The recent store that was in that location was called Antibellum.\u00a0 It was an Art Gallery run by Rick Castro, and focused on Fetish and Bondage\/Domination.\u00a0 Bukowski would get some good material out of there, were he alive, and were the Gallery still open.\u00a0 It closed in early 2017, and still sits empty.\u00a0 Here’s a photo of the store front, I put an arrow showing where the almost hidden plaque is.\u00a0 I hope the next occupant of the store keeps\u00a0 it there.<\/p>\n

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A close-up of Red.\u00a0 Although at the bottom off the window, he is at least safe and protected from what goes on outside.\u00a0 I swear I heard someone say “Get Out”.\u00a0 Maybe it came from the tattoo parlor on the corner, but it had an echo sound, like from an empty store front.<\/p>\n

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