This is the full piece, At Home, by Ben AdairAt Home explores ideas of memory, home and place through a lens particular to Southern California, Los Angeles and greater Silver Lake. Voices of longtime residents, newcomers and those who have co

At Home, Ep8 - The Farmers Market

Dec 5th, 2015 6m 49s

"When I was a girl, I imagined the United States being shiny and that there were blocks of ice, everywhere. I don't know why I thought that. Maybe because my country was so hot and people said the United States was so cold? I imagined people wo

At Home, Ep7 - West Adams Tear Down

Dec 5th, 2015 10m 19s

"It wasn't like, 'Oh, the guy's here to do the foundation.' It was like, 'Our friend Leonard's coming to help us and we're going to make dinner for him and talk about what his life was like in the Philippines.' We were all immigrants from all o

At Home, Ep6 - Being Alive

Dec 5th, 2015 9m 24s

"There was a lot of laughter here but to say it was a happy place wouldn't capture the whole reality. There was singing and shouting and sadness, sometimes bitterness, anger, resentment—'What the fuck's going on?' There was tremendous joy and h

At Home, Ep5 - West Silver Lake Dr

Dec 5th, 2015 7m 49s

"Do you see the tree that's clear of bark? And right next to it, the back of a glider? That's my glider! I thought, I'll just put it out there and someone will take it but the next day, they put this yellow caution tape and now, we're not allow

At Home, Ep4 - Baxter Street

Dec 5th, 2015 8m 28s

"There are two different kinds of people going over that hill—the people who slow down at the top and think that'll make it safer. But they're wrong. What you need to get over that hill is some momentum and some trust. And that's what the Baxte

At Home, Ep3 - Under The 101

Dec 5th, 2015 10m 11s

"Nobody's gonna be like me and nobody's gonna keep everything clean like I want it to be kept clean. I've pretty much given up on that. But everybody here is like family. And that's how family is—you have your ups and downs. We all get together

At Home, Ep2 - Shakespeare Bridge

Dec 5th, 2015 6m 44s

"After my son Dillion was hit by a car right off the bridge, I was like, 'It's really important that we conquer this fear and make this a place like it was in the beginning—a place of awe and joy.' We'd take these walks and we'd cross the bridg

At Home, Ep1 - When I First Felt LA Was Home

Dec 5th, 2015 9m 14s

"I felt like I was asleep my whole life. And when I first moved here, I felt like I woke up. I didn't know anybody here and I found myself and I fell in love with being myself because I could be anybody that I wanted to be. It was like, in a wa

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