Audio slide show: A little something for everyone

There’s a plethora of reading material at the newsstand on Cahuenga Blvd, run by a feisty character named Diz.

By Mel Melcon

Sept. 16, 2014 10:16 AM PT

Los Angeles Times

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Mel Melcon

Mel Melcon started out with the Los Angeles Times in 1984 as a summer intern, worked on a freelance basis from 1985 to 1997 and then was hired full time. Melcon likes to capture the offbeat and funny side of life in his images. He left The Times in 2024.

Audio slide show: A little something for everyone

There’s a plethora of reading material at the newsstand on Cahuenga Blvd, run by a feisty character named Diz.

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