The most famous writer from the rabble, Henry Charles Bukowski, worked as a postman in LA till 50 years old. He lived his life as he wanted, but he wrote 45 books in his life. He wandered pubs and bars in Sunset strip unless sitting in front of typewriter.
Most of his poem and novels shows the life of East Hollywood and Hollywood road. Bukowski spent his latter years in Sanfed, southern port city. There is a grave of him in Greenhills Memorial Park which says "DON'T TRY".
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
3911 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90037
When Bukowski was in 5th Grade, his teacher instructed him (and the rest of his class) to attend a ceremony here where President Herbert Hoover was to speak and then write an essay about it. Bukowski wrote the best essay in the class — and then confessed that he hadn’t attended the ceremony. This apocryphal tale epitomizes Bukowski’s nonchalant dedication to realistic fiction, even at 10 years old.
Bukowski Court
5124 W. De Longpre Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90027
This is the apartment building where Bukowski lived between 1963-1972. In 2008, in a victory for Bukowski fan’s everywhere, the Los Angeles City Council saved it from destruction by declaring it a culturally significant landmark. And hey, if people really want to visit apartments where guys used to binge drink and use a lot of filthy words, my old apartment is right nearby.
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