Retiring Guy's Digest

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Greetings from Parklabrea Towers and Residential Community in L.A, where shared room is available for $695/month

From Retiring Guy's postcard collection

The offer is found at Craigslist.

Related reading:

Park La Brea. (Los Angeles Conservancy)

Constructed in 1944, "Parklabrea" (as it was known at the time of construction) is Southern California's only multi-family complex developed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, who was also responsible for Parkmerced (San Francisco), Stuyvesant Town (Manhattan, New York), Parkchester (the Bronx, New York), and Parkfairfax (Alexandria, Virginia), among others. Upon its construction, the Los Angeles Times reported that the design of the complex was "in keeping with the California climate for outdoor recreation," with only eighteen percent of the land devoted to buildings and a view out of every living room window into a large park.

Other greetings:
Los Angeles. (5/11/2017)
Laguna Beach, California. (5/10/2017)
California. (5/9/2017)
Los Angeles. (5/9/2017)
California. (5/8/2017)
Pomona College, Claremont, California. (5/7/2017)
La Jolla, California. (5/6/2017)
Hope, Arkansas. (5/4/2017)
Bakersfield, California. (5/3/2017)
Little Rock, Arkansas. (5/1/2017)

California. (4/28/2017)
Little Rock, Arkansas. (4/19/2017)
Superstition Mountain, Arizona. (4/15/2017)
Tucson, Arizona. (4/12/2017)
Phoenix, Arizona. (4/8/2017)
Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah. (4/8/2017)
Dothan, Alabama. (4/5/2017)
Mobile, Alabama. (4/5/2017)

Anniston, Alabama. (3/29/2017)

During commencement speech, Trump wanders into prime Make America Great Again territory

The 1950s

Quoted in Trump: 'In America we don't worship government, we worship God'. (The Hill, 5/13/2017)

June 14, 1954.
Statement by the President Upon Signing Bill To Include the Words "Under God" in the Pledge to the Flag. (The American Presidency Project)

July 30, 1956.
President Eisenhower signs “In God We Trust” into law. (This Day in History)

From 1955

UPDATE: The healthiest county in each Southern state: Oldham County, Kentucky

Healthiest County in Every State. (24/7 Wall Street, 5/9/2017)

Located within the Louisville metro area, Oldham County's population has increased 372% since 1970, compared to a 63% decrease in Harlan County, Kentucky's least healthy, since its 1940 peak. The percentage of people living in poverty in Harlan County is more than 5 times that of Oldham County. Resident of Oldham County are more than 3 times as likely to have a bachelors degree compared to residents of Harlan County.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

Oldham Couunty | 6.2%
Harlan County | 35.5%
Kentucky | 18.5%
U.S. 13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

Oldham County | 39.4%
Harlan County | 11.7%
Kentucky | 22.3%
U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

Oldham County | $85,452
Harlan County | $25,814
Kentucky | $43,740
U.S. | $53,889

Source: Wikipedia

Other posts in series.
Shelby County, Alabama. (5/10/2017)
Benton County, Arkasnsas.  (5/11/2017)
St. Johns County, Florida.  (5/12/2017)
Oconee County, Georgia. (5/13/2017)

Original 4/3/2017 post starts here.

The least healthy counties in every state.  (24/7 Wall Street, 3/15/201\7)

Harlan County, Kentucky. Its population has dropped 63% since its 1940 peak.