Charles Bukowski’s Favorite Los Angeles Spots

Woodcut of Charles Bukowski.

Time Magazine called Charles Bukowski “laureate of the lowlife.” A student of the gritty streets, Bukowski wrote about the shadow side of America. Prostitutes, dingy bars, human cruelty, and lonely trysts. He was a brutal drunk, a misogynist, a self-admitted louse. He was also a prolific writer and at times a sensitive poet with a twisted sense of humor.