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Eric Brightwell, shown at his Silver Lake "gentleman's shop," has become known for his brightly colored hand-drawn maps of Los Angles neighborhoods. When he first saw L.A. on a post-college road trip in 1998, its hugeness floored him. There were so many people from so many countries, so many wildly different experiences within reach.

Pointing out the places

( Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times / June 13, 2012 )

Eric Brightwell, shown at his Silver Lake "gentleman's shop," has become known for his brightly colored hand-drawn maps of Los Angles neighborhoods. When he first saw L.A. on a post-college road trip in 1998, its hugeness floored him. There were so many people from so many countries, so many wildly different experiences within reach.

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