It’s about time someone made a t-shirt for Downtown, Culver City, Miracle Mile, Griffith Park…Boyle Heights! You live in L.A. but an “I Love L.A.” t-shirt just ain’t gonna cut it, plus that Randy Newman song gives you hives.
Fortunately Thrillist found Y-Que, a Los Feliz t-shirt shop that has took it upon themselves to create a screenprinted American Apparel shirt for “everything west of the 605,” meaning every neighborhood from Redondo Beach to Riverside (OK, that’s east of the 605).
Little graphics on the tee bring each neighborhood to life as well; Downtown gets the ubiquitous shopping cart, Boyle Heights a mariachi, and South Central a gun. Or you can choose your own graphics, in addition to whatever color t-shirt you want. And at $12-$18, the prices aren’t too bad.
Y-Que’s Web site doesn’t show the whole inventory yet, but you can always check out the goods in person at the store and even customize your gear.
Needless to say, having just completed my move to Westchester this weekend, I am thrilled.
Y-Que
1770 N Vermont Avenue
Los Feliz, California 90027 (map)
(323) 664-0021
These are so cool! Time to represent! :)
Aww… no representation for my old stomping grounds (Monterey Park) — I was expectin’ a graphic of crazy Asian drivers and jaywalkers!
I have to get my echo hood one before I move. As well as an COC shirt
Meg L.,
I know! This is a brilliant idea.
H.C.,
That IS weird. I wonder why that is?
Yolanda,
Yes please!
Now I just wish I lived in a different neighborhood: WeHo’s banana, while not inaccurate, just doesn’t capture the essence of why I live here.
Michelle,
That’s weird. I think they must’ve changed the site cuz when I looked at it this morning their West Hollywood T-shirt had a working man on it. I couldn’t see what it was clearly since it was a tiny picture but I think it was a construction guy. In any case, you could always customize your own WeHo shirt.
I stopped by Y-Que today to see their inventory. Unfortunately, all they have is the shirts they have pictures of on their site right now.