City of Quartz : A great book about Los Angeles by Mike Davis. He is talking about the Dog in the first chapter.
The favorite
restaurant of the Dog in L.A. : The Pacific Dining Car (1310 W 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90017. Phone:
213.483.6000.). The marriage of James Ellroy and Helen Knode took place here. The Dog says that it's his favorite place on Earth.