that L.A. is less crowded on Thanksgiving. for my friends & family (including my cat). for the Dodgers (2008 will be awesome--GO BLUE)!! for the 1st amendment. for LAist. Happy Thanksgiving! May you eat, drink & be loved today!! CANstruction Thanksgiving dinner photo by Jennifer Saxon for LAist.......

You’ve probably whizzed by his 17-foot image dozens of times or been stuck in traffic behind one of the many trucks that he rides on. The Little Man with the Hammer, the trademark of The Western Exterminator Company was born in 1931. The creation of telephone company artist Vaughn Kaufman, “The Little Man” has been used as the trademark for this family-run company (celebrating it’s 86th year) ever since. The Los Angeles icon known over......