Title supplied by cataloger. Photographer's caption reads, "A blizzard of bubbles drifted across the intersection of Melrose and Western. Yogi makes his living selling motorized "Double Bubble" bubble guns on the streets of Hollywood - two for eight dollars, one for five, no bargaining. His is a bubble economy, his living for the last three years. Yogi had his demo model working overtime emitting its double stream of soapy bubbles. "How are sales?" I asked. He delivered a surprisingly analytical answer. Yogi explained that he'd picked that particular corner for two reasons: to intercept Sears Spring Sale shoppers and for proximity to the busy southbound Western Avenue bus stop. The day was lovely weatherwise, he pointed out. And the mid-month payday was at hand. Weighing all these factors, Yogi predicted sales of $50 to $60 for the day."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;24 x 36 cm. on sheet 26 x 38 cm. Photographic prints
Signalized intersections--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Soap bubbles--California--Los Angeles Bubbles Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs
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