Sort of.
This story may or may not be readable to everyone, but the headline caught my attention. The reason for that is that when I lived in L.A. in a decade long ago and far away, some 7-Eleven (convenience) stores were open all night. You could buy a used car in L.A. at 3 AM, or do grocery shopping at a supermarket. My experience was that late at night in 7-Elevens, big band music would be blaring. I always thought it was to keep the employees awake.
"The roar of traffic along Camarillo Street in North Hollywood doesn’t drown out the soaring strings of Pachelbel’s Canon in C.
The classical music continues all day and all night. It’s not coming from some stranger with a violin sitting on the street, but a set of speakers bolted below a glowing 7-Eleven sign."
This story may or may not be readable to everyone, but the headline caught my attention. The reason for that is that when I lived in L.A. in a decade long ago and far away, some 7-Eleven (convenience) stores were open all night. You could buy a used car in L.A. at 3 AM, or do grocery shopping at a supermarket. My experience was that late at night in 7-Elevens, big band music would be blaring. I always thought it was to keep the employees awake.
"The roar of traffic along Camarillo Street in North Hollywood doesn’t drown out the soaring strings of Pachelbel’s Canon in C.
The classical music continues all day and all night. It’s not coming from some stranger with a violin sitting on the street, but a set of speakers bolted below a glowing 7-Eleven sign."
To chase away homeless people, 7-Eleven stores in L.A. use classical music
Frustrated with homeless people loitering in their parking lots, the owners of several 7-Eleven franchises in Los Angeles have started installing speakers to blast a playlist of classical music all day and all night.
www.latimes.com