Figure 8 wall
Autumn de Wilde photographed Smith at the Solutions Audio mural for Figure 8. The looping lines became an album sleeve, then a gathering point for listeners remembering him.
Musician · Cultural figure
Elliott Smith
A record sleeve becomes a place to remember. Follow Elliott Smith from a Sunset Boulevard wall to the intimate rooms of Los Angeles.
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Original Largo
Smith was part of the circle of musicians who performed at Largo in its Fairfax Avenue years. The small room offers a different scale from the public memorial on Sunset.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
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Figure 8 wall
Autumn de Wilde photographed Smith at the Solutions Audio mural for Figure 8. The looping lines became an album sleeve, then a gathering point for listeners remembering him.
Figure 8 wall — location account ↗︎
View the mural from the sidewalk. Its surface and surrounding storefront have changed; this is not an untouched recreation of the sleeve.
Open street map ↗︎Original Largo
Smith was part of the circle of musicians who performed at Largo in its Fairfax Avenue years. The small room offers a different scale from the public memorial on Sunset.
Original Largo — location account ↗︎
This is the former Fairfax location. Largo subsequently moved to the Coronet; do not expect the original performance room to be available.
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORYAlbum cover · 2000 Live music · former venue