Talk:Fairfax District, Los Angeles, California
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[edit] Melrose Ave
Olivia Newton-John's Koala Blue certainly attracted attention to Melrose Avenue, but its transformation was already under way by the time she opened it up. There were a few boutiques (all long gone) like Flip and Poseur that predated Koala Blue, as did the record store Vinyl Fetish (still in existence under the name Melrose Music).
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- I can't agree with the Melrose Avenue section and summary, either. If I'm correct, Poseur was the big botique that made Melrose, along with long standing businesses such as Helen Bed's Retail Slut, Vinyl Fetish, Golden Apple Comics and the Groundling's Comedy Theatre. Koala Blue, to my knowledge, was a minor press release media opening, that did little to change the district, although I'm sure it wasn't bad for business. If I can find a good source, I'll re-write the section. Glowimperial 01:37, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
- I just read that section after referring someone to this article at the reference desk, and it is completely inaccurate both historically and conceptually, both about the freeway, and confusing cause and effect. It's on my list of things to fix. MCB 22:22, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
- I can't agree with the Melrose Avenue section and summary, either. If I'm correct, Poseur was the big botique that made Melrose, along with long standing businesses such as Helen Bed's Retail Slut, Vinyl Fetish, Golden Apple Comics and the Groundling's Comedy Theatre. Koala Blue, to my knowledge, was a minor press release media opening, that did little to change the district, although I'm sure it wasn't bad for business. If I can find a good source, I'll re-write the section. Glowimperial 01:37, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fairfax Funk Factory
The Fairfax District was referenced in the name of an apocryphal musical group, the Fairfax Funk Factory.
Fairfax Funk Factory was mentioned on Rhino Records' 1979 "Rhino Brothers' Circus Royale" record album.
Fairfax Funk Factory may have either been an early incarnation or a fictious history of either the "Yiddish People" or "Gefilte Joe & Fish" (both of which are real musical groups that played parodies of popular songs with humourous lyrics about Jews and Jewishness).
71.168.133.195 (talk) 12:05, 6 March 2008 (UTC)
