People Watching Club

People
Watching
Club

Like a ghost among the living, silently witnessing
Official Issue

The Handbook

People
Watching
Club
Field Guide

The official People Watching Club handbook. Passport-sized. Gold-foiled.

Field Notes

Trader Joe's parking lot · Sunny
A man loaded groceries into his trunk, then sat in the driver's seat with the door open for several minutes before starting the car. Checked a receipt twice.
— Member
Bus stop, 4th and Broadway · Overcast
Two women met at the bench, talked for about five minutes, then left walking in opposite directions. Neither got on a bus.
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Public library, reading room · Indoor
An older man read the same page of a newspaper for a long time, then folded it neatly and moved to a chair closer to the window.
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Events

Are you people watching? Let us know where.
Saturday Morning Watch
public
Palisades Park, north lawn · Santa Monica · Sat, May 16 · 09:00
Bring coffee. We sit along the bluff and note the morning joggers, dog walkers, and the regulars who feed the squirrels. Compare notes at 10.
we like to know who's coming
Transit Hour Observation
public
Union Station, main concourse · Los Angeles · Thu, May 21 · 17:30
Rush-hour fieldwork. Find a bench near the departures board and track the commuter flow for one hour.
we like to know who's coming
Members Evening Sit
private
Café on Main, window counter · Santa Monica · Sat, May 23 · 19:00
Indoor session for members. Window seats, two-hour watch, short debrief at the end.
we like to know who's coming

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