Once upon a time in the west; gay city on the hill. (West Hollywood, California)

From: The Nation | Date: June 1, 1985| Author: | Copyright information

West Hollywood is no place like home. The tiny enclave in the vast Los Angeles basin inverts the demographics, politics and poetics of what Americans consider normal urban life. It stands the traditional population pyramid on its head: only about 6 percent of its 36,000 residents are under 18 years of age, and a quarter are over 60. Its 1.9 square miles, gerrymandered over the years into the shape of a long-barreled revolver, contain hardly an inch of undeveloped land; even without many conspicuous high-rises, it has the densest population of any city west of the Mississippi. In ...

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