California Crazy
By Jim Heimann
![California Crazy, by Jim Heimann](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/rkalApW8sMCPRL9sepzRU/8fcafab5963036a94bd1e9a06f3f0745/california_crazy_va_int_3d_04608_1805071723_id_1191388.png?w=1000&q=70)
California Crazy
by Jim Heimann
California Crazy by Jim Heimann chronicles the history of roadside attraction architecture in my beloved home state. It reminded me—as someone who spends a lot of time listening to pop radio in my Prius—to take pride in car culture's importance to our region. Driving is not just an everyday necessity, but also a catalyst for creativity across so many forms.
![Randy's Donuts, 805 W Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, California](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6W5dOWDp97RRlUAYizEIVC/6cdcbc63712a96e942059e7f77e767a7/9925237753_72c2441f11_h.0.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Randy's Donuts
805 W Manchester Blvd, Inglewood, California
I grew up going to Randy’s Donuts (the shop replete with a giant Donut—remember Ironman 2?) and the hot-dog-stand-in-the-shape-of-a-hot-dog: Tail of the Pup (no longer with us). I recently discovered The Idle Hour, the bar-in-the-shape-of-a-beer-barrel, and was inspired by Heimann’s book to imagine a recent Rimowa pop-up shop for West Hollywood as a giant Rimowa suitcase.
![Alex Israel x RIMOWA, Giant Suitcase](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/icjaxLv9WoUxLMZN8dxBa/8dff81254f98e602a67b45fab98257c9/1550502139654772-BFA_26919_3321596.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Alex Israel x RIMOWA
Giant Suitcase
While most of these Venturi-dubbed “Ducks” have been destroyed to make way for strip malls and the like, the generously illustrated "California Crazy” really makes you imagine just how surreal a drive across town might have been back in the day.
![Image from MinnieMuse article](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4y57v2cTlPe4LyfcBIHw3L/5a1be55e1587d5c3059fffc40867c847/71zEHgt_PPL.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
![Image from MinnieMuse article](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6gKXi2vRoZMEYQ4M6Q6lCZ/d6d7587f7ce55d2709248cefebd8cc81/81CkhEhqA8L.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
![Image from MinnieMuse article](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/59NFdCKyWdlgNOmpshiDL2/a07251438cef50e42430a7bd90d5a7c5/california_crazy_va_int_open_0058_0059_04608_1805071717_id_1189875.jpg?w=1000&q=70)