i pity the fool! Traditional Cache
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---N 34° 06.607 W 118° 11.613------
---they will not put you in the backyard next door.---
The brick-and-concrete-block building at 5621 1/2 N. Figueroa St., across from the old Highland Theater, opened in 1929 as a garage. At some point during the early 1940s -- no one today can say for sure -- the property was converted to a bowling alley. From a nondescript double-glass door, a long hallway led to a single room divided into a bar and a dining area. Curved wooden benches lined the slightly submerged playing area. For years, the alley prospered alongside the neighborhood's family-owned department stores and movie houses.
Joseph "Mr. T" Teresa, an Italian immigrant by way of Louisiana, who owned a nearby liquor store, bought the property in 1966. Live big-band music, Mr. T's favorite, filled the space. Mr. T set up home-style buffets for hungry bowlers. And students from nearby Occidental College and other Eastside campuses indulged in the tradition of collegiate drinking there. But by the late 1980s, interest in the sport had waned considerably. The lanes went dark. And Mr. T's turned into a retiree bar. Not much more. Then a curious thing happened: An out-of-order bowling alley populated by graying drinkers became attractive to a party-seeking younger generation brought up on punk rock, hip-hop and, above all, an acute sense of irony.
Many of the bands that played some of their earliest gigs at Mr. T's -- if not their debuts -- have signed with major record labels, gone on tour, recorded videos, appeared on television. The Peak Show. Go Betty Go. Los Abandoned. The Mormons, 8-Bit, (whose members dress up as robots).
entrance is in the back and most shows are free or a $5 cover on the weekends. over the years becausetheyaredead has performed at mr. t's with his alt-classical garage band. its quite the dive bar, but don't let that stop you from seeing a show at one of the last independent music venues in los angeles.
very close to the highland park gold line station, this area can be heavily frequented by homeless muggles that sometimes live in the parking lot (although right now it is clear). the cache contains a variety of goodies for ftf. bring a writing utensil to sign the log.
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