It's been more than 50 years since the hardboiled crime writer Raymond Chandler said "The Long Goodbye".

But the author of that book and other noir classics, like "Farewell My Lovely" and "The Big Sleep" is still being celebrated.

Earlier this week, devotees of his wisecracking detective stories gathered to celebrate the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of his birth.

Our literary contributor David Kipen couldn't resist joining in.

Kipen is the founder of the lending library Libros Schmibros in Boyle Heights and a verified Chandler Geek.

He headed downtown to an event hosted by the literary salon known as the Los Angeles Visionaries Association to check out some of Chandler's favorite haunts.

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