A Badger in LaLa Land Part Five - Sacred Illusions

Strolling along York Avenue one morning I peered up over a car wash and saw something a block away.  Huh...

I thought this looked very much like the architecture of some 1930's vintage movie theaters I've seen.  Towers were in vogue during the Art Deco period.  Here's an example from Bellflower California:

Of course I had to take a closer look.  And it turns out this was actually a church.  I guess it makes sense in LA for houses of worship and houses of illusion to look the same.  The Bellflower incidentally has been converted in recent years to sacred purposes.  

This being LA and the 21st century of course there are more houses of reverence and illusion.  Behold:

I have it on authority that they sell crystals capable of some remarkable powers of attraction and warding off.  Maybe not everyone believes even in California.  On the pavement out front the street decor was a little skeptical...

The House of Intuition is actually part of a franchise chain.  Here's their website.  Feel free to search for Meaning by your zodiac sign or by a randomly drawn tarot card.  The two methods work equally well.