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Jared Cowan

Jared Cowan writes and podcasts about L.A. filming locations. He also works as a photographer and camera operator.

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Revisiting American Me and Its Boyle Heights Apartment Building 30 Years Later

March 18, 2022

Revisiting the Infamous ‘Uneeda’ Lincoln Heights Building From the ‘The Return of the Living Dead,’ 37 Years Later

October 29, 2021

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How Boyle Heights Became a Dance Battleground for Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo

April 13, 2021

How El Pino From ‘Blood In, Blood Out’ Became East L.A.’s Own Tree of Life

January 29, 2021

Revisiting the L.A. of ‘Heat’ 24 Years Later with the Iconic Crime Drama’s Location Manager

February 10, 2019

This Is the Century City Skyscraper That Became a ‘Leading Man’ with Bruce Willis in ‘Die Hard’ ~ 30 Years Later

July 13, 2018

Photographing the Filming Locations of ‘Menace II Society,’ 25 Years Later

May 25, 2018

Setting a Path Across L.A. With the Unhinged Antihero of ‘Falling Down’

February 25, 2018

How Quentin Tarantino and ‘Jackie Brown’ Made the South Bay a Star

December 21, 2017