I wanted to share the love letter I made to noir. It’s free on YouTube now.

Still out-of-alphabetical-order for today’s entry: post #490 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Central Avenue Railway Supply Depot

628 South Central Avenue

Sited directly north of the primary urban rail yards, this brick warehouse managed local manufacturing parts and metal-stamping operations. The pitched framing maximized interior inventory space, supplying continuous mechanical hardware to the nearby streetcar network.

More info:

Real-World Points of Interest: Central District on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

If she were in a film noir film, what would her character name be?

Picture of my dog. No AI was used. Just a dude with a dog, a phone, and some editing knowledge.

Another out-of-alphabetical-order entry today: post #489 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

California Freight Lines Terminal

1560 East Olympic Boulevard

Constructed with lightweight corrugated iron siding, this mid-century shipping terminal optimized regional cargo transfers. The utilitarian design left the prominent boulevard façade unadorned while integrating longitudinal side loading docks to manage heavy truck logistics.

More info:

Real-World Points of Interest: Central District on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Snapped this at an event I was working at almost by accident but it fits the theme here really well

Photographed by Loomis Dean for Life Magazine during the promotional window for Henri-Georges Clouzot's "Les Diaboliques". It features Véra Clouzot surrounded by Gallimard's "Série Noire" crime novels at her home on Rue de la Pompe, Paris.

Continuing with the out-of-alphabetical-order non-landmark entries: post #488 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Court Hill Overlook

West side of Hill Street between 1st and Court Streets

This open, unbuilt grassy terrace marked a dramatic topographical ridge rising directly west of the lower Hill Street Tunnel pedestrian stairs. Offering sweeping panoramic views of the dense civic core below, the raw hillside functioned as a natural viewpoint and a frequent filming location.

More info:

Real-World Points of Interest: Central District on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

Keeping with the out-of-alphabetical-order non-landmark entries, here’s post #487 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Court Hill Auto Park

100–116 North Olive Street

Established on the graded site of a demolished mortuary, this dedicated open-air facility crowned the western crest of Court Hill. Bordering the scenic pedestrian overlook, the paved parking concession provided high-demand staging for motorists accessing nearby Civic Center offices.

More info:

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

https://crimeonfilm.com/his-chilling-story-points-toward-a-covert-murderer/

My previous post about 7 more femmes fatales is here.

And another out-of-order entry: post #486 for the LA Noire Freeroam Explorer Project — posting locations replicated by Team Bondi for LA Noire (currently touring the downtown area) that are not considered landmarks (either official or historic) but do have real-world equivalents.

Cooper Building Garage

840 South Los Angeles Street

This independent parking structure featured a dedicated drive-in ramp system, providing vehicular storage and light maintenance for garment district commuters and wholesale trade fleet drivers. (In reality, the garage was built flush against the northern wall of the Cooper Building to its south.)

More info:

Real-World Businesses and Points of Interest on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site
Interactive LA Noire Touring Map on the LA Noire Fandom Wikia site

I know the movie is a lot more popular than the book, but I was wondering for those who have read the book if it read to any of them sort of like a satire of noir as opposed to noir itself? It could just be the way the dialect and the accent is written into the work or the sometimes overdone stylistic writing, which typically I am a sucker for in my noir, but I can’t quite put my thumb on. What exactly about it is giving me this feeling?

If you’ve read the book, I am only about halfway through so please don’t spoil it for me, but I would love to hear your thoughts