Some people love donuts. Cops for example are stereotypically associated with the donut. Maybe they do love donuts as much as they are portrayed to, but I have a theory, one that comes down to the donut shop. See, the majority of representations we see of officers of the law come from film and television, most of these shows take place in Los Angeles, even if the setting isn’t LA, generally they are shot here. Of all the places I have ever been to, I have never seen a city so filled with donut shops (that and places that serve pastrami all over shit) as LA. Yelp has around 465 donuts listed in LA County - although I think its much more than that even. My point is, with the hours cops have and the surprising lack of places that are open 24 hours a day, donut shops are sort of the default establishment for cops. Or maybe cops just love donuts.
All this being said, I am not much of a donut man. I did have to make a trip to UPS in Baldwin Park and knowing the Donut Hole was down the street, I made the pilgrimage to neighboring La Puente. A building that looks like the axle of a car from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, even with my lack of donut enthusiasm, one can’t suppress the giddy excitement derived from driving through two gigantic donuts:
Freud would probably have a field day with the implications of this, one can’t help to see or feel the obvious similarity of passing through the birth canal, a feeling one has over and over again passing through endless tunnels during a visit to Disneyland. The symbolic act of birth and rebirth through these tunnels is probably a well thought out psychological effect to bring even adults back to the feeling of being a child, passing through dark cavernous tunnels only to emerge into a bright, blinding light thrown into the constantly disappointing throws of actually society, of age and decay… or something. So you again, stand in line - to repeat that feeling ad infinitum; to crawl back into the womb, emerge with disappointment and eat a churro.
Driving through the Donut Hole is similar to this although less dramatically so. I got a single glazed donut for the sake of it:
The donut was as fresh and tasty as a donut should be at its best. Would I drive all the way here to get a donut? Well, I guess I did. If anything you should drive all the way here to pass through the tunnel to be re-welcomed into life with a delicious donut, realizing simple pleasure also exists on the other side.
The Donut Hole is located at: 15300 Amar Rd, La Puente, CA 91744
See more penatrating photos of the Donut Hole in the Gallery.
I so want to go to that donut shop and get a fresh and tasty treat!!…..465 donut shops in LA. That rocks!
I want to eat ALL the donuts at the Donut Hole. I want them NOW.
They opened a Dunkin’ Donuts near my house last week, and I took Kali there. She said, “Do we get to drive through it like in the picture?” She’s your youngest fan I think.