I’m a firm believer in the idea that getting to know a person’s hometown helps you understand them on a deeper level. After all, to a large extent, we are the product of our environments. If I had to introduce you to the soul of El Segundo, CA, my hometown, I would take you to: 1) the public high school in the heart of town. It’s got a very old-school 1950’s “Americana” look and for that reason (and proximity to Hollywood) has appeared in lots of movies and TV shows over the decades. That makes the school an interesting mix of old and new. Next, I’d take you to 2) the five blocks of Main St. that constitute our “downtown”, – mostly mom and pop shops, restaurants, and the empty building where they recently closed our branch post office. And finally, I’d take you to 3) the beach. There’s no understanding El Segundo (or me) without understanding the beach.

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