DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES:
Langer’s in Los Angeles has been making the greatest pastrami sandwich on the planet for nearly 80 years and now may be closing due to the crime, drug use, homelessness, violence, and all the other 3rd world conditions that have overwhelmed this family business. pic.twitter.com/GmMKr7tfSi
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) August 27, 2024
LA’s streets went from merely filthy and badly maintained 15 years ago to full-on Third World today. But decline is a choice, and Los Angelenos choose it at every opportunity.