Only in L.A.: El Conquistador in Silver Lake dons Lakers’ colors

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Not long ago, we blogged about an enthusiastic Lakers fan who painted his house in purple and gold. Recently I spotted another building following suit: El Conquistador Mexican restaurant in Silver Lake.

The eye-popping color scheme is accented with imagery of a dancing señorita and a caballero with his horse for an only-in-L.A. drive-by experience.

The fountain in the tiny greenspace next door also got a coating. Do three sightings in two months make a trend? To see more (if you’re up for it), click to the jump.

-- Barbara Thornburg

Photos, from top: El Conquistador restaurant; the fountain nearby. Credit: Barbara Thornburg / Los Angeles Times