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A guide to touring...

Los Angeles

by piero scaruffi
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Things to see...

Mt Wilson:

  • Observatory (210 & Angeles Crest Hwy)

    Pasadena:

  • Old Town Pasadena (Colorado & Fair Oaks)
  • Caltech
  • Civic Center
  • Norton Simon Museum (411 W. Colorado Ave): Rodin's The Burghers of Calais (1885)
  • Hotel Green (1898) Raymond & Green St
  • Greene & Greene's Gamble House (4 Westmoreland Place)
  • Sumner Greene House (368 Arroyo Terr)
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Millard House (645 Prospect)
  • Greene & Greene's Blacker House (1177 Hillcrest)
  • City Hall (100 N. Garfield)
  • Plaza Las Fuentes (Los Robles Ave & Colorado Blvd)
  • Pacific Asia Museum (Los Robles Ave & Colorado Blvd)

    Arcadia:

  • Arboretum (301 N. Baldwin Ave)

    San Marino:

  • Huntington Library

    San Gabriel:

  • Mission
  • Hsi Lai Temple, Hacienda Heights (largest Buddhist temple in the USA, Hwy 60 exit Hacienda Blvd)

    Glendale:

  • Brand Library

    Hollywood:

  • Hollywood Sign (near 101, driving up Beachwood Canyon)
  • Mann's Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Blvd, near La Brea)
  • Walk west on the boulevard to the new Oscar building, the Kodak Theater
  • Walk of Fame (Hollywood Blvd, bet Gower & Sycamore)
  • Murale (Hudson Ave & Hollywood Blvd)
  • Hollywood Bowl
  • Sunset Strip (Roxy's to Whiskey A Go Go, from Doheny to Crescent)
  • Marlboro sign on Sunset Blvd
  • Sunset Plaza
  • Troubador (Sta Monica & Doheny)
  • Melrose (7700 blokc, bet Fairfax & Poinsetta)
  • Silver Lake homes (east of Hollywood)
  • Pacific Design Center ("Blue Whale"), 8687 Melrose Ave, West Hollywood (Cesar Pelli)
  • La Brea Place (bet Melrose & Wilshire)
  • Kodak Theater (Highland & Hollywood)
  • View from Mulholland Drive (north on Highland to Hollywood Bowl, north to Cahuenga)
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House (1921) in Barnsdall Park (Hollywood Blvd & Berendo, west of Vermont)
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House (1924) in 2607 Glendower St
  • Capitol Building (1750 N. Vine)
  • International Press, open 24 hours (Cahuenga & Hollywood)

    Griffith Park:

  • View from the Observatory (east on Franklin, left on Western)

    Valencia:

  • Six Flags Magic Mountains (on 5 & 126): Colossus, Revolution, Edge, Batman,

    Carlsbad:

  • Legoland Superman

    Burbank:

  • Universal Studios (off 101)
  • Disney Studios building (Alameda Ave)

    San Fernando Valley:

  • Tujunga Wash Mural (Coldwater & Burbank)
  • Laurel Canyon
  • San Fernando Mission

    Downtown:

  • 110 freeway, south of 10
  • Shrine Auditorium (Figueroa & Jefferson)
  • Museum of Science (700 State Dr)
  • Museum of Tolerance (9786 Pico & Roxbury)
  • Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture (Main St. near First and Main, Los Angeles)
  • St Vincent de Paul (Adams & Figueroa)
  • Coca-Cola Building (1334 S. Central Ave)
  • Zanja Madre (Figueroa & 8th)
  • Broadway (between 7th and 1st)
  • Nickelodeon theaters on Broadway & 6th (Cameo, Arcade, etc)
  • Biltmore Hotel
  • Pershing Square (5th-6th & South Olive) & Biltmore Hotel (1923)
  • First Interstate (Hope & 5th)
  • Gas Company Tower (555 West 5th bet Grand and Olive)
  • Loyola School Law (1441 West Olympic bet Abany and Valencia, near 110 exit)
  • Bonaventure Hotel (1970) (Figueroa Street & 5th Street)
  • Bunker Hill (Grand Ave complex)
  • Cathedral (Grand & Temple)
  • Disney Auditorium (Grand)
  • Library Tower, tallest building (South Hope Street & West 5th Street)
  • Museum of Contemporary Art
  • Angels Flight
  • +Bradbury Building (304 S. Broadway), Columbia (849 S. Brodway)
  • Skid Row: 4th & Los Angeles (homeless quarters)
  • Little Tokyo Sq (First St, bet Main & Alameda)
  • Traction Ave (artists) & Temporary Contemporary Art Museum
  • Museum of Neon Art (704 Traction Ave)
  • 4th St bridge (east of railway tracks)
  • City Buildings (Temple & San Pedro)
  • City Hall (Temple & Main)
  • Music Center (on Hope)
  • El Pueblo (Main St & Sunset Blvd)
  • Union Station (Alameda & Chavez)
  • Freeway interchange: 5 & 101, 105 & 110
  • Angelino Heights (victorian homes): Carroll Ave, 1300 block
  • Farmers Market (6333 W. Third St)
  • Chinatown (North Broadway, bet 11, 10 & 5)
  • Mc Arthur Park
  • Miracle Mile (Wilshire Blvd bet La Cienega & Vermont)
  • Bullock's (3050 Wilshire), Wiltern (3790),
  • Heritage Sq (3800 Homer Ave, Highland Park)
  • County Museum of Art "LACMA" (Hancock Park, 5905 Wilshire)
  • Renzo Piano's Broad Contemporary Art Museum
  • Central Library (Photo Collection!) 630 W. 5th St.
  • LaBrea Pitts
  • 1300 Carroll Ave (Victorian houses)
  • Richard Neutra's Lovell House (4616 Dundee Dr)
  • Freeman House (1962 Glencoe St)
  • Schindler House (835 N. Kings Rd)
  • Brentwood: Frank Lloyd Wright's Sturgis House (449 Skyeway)

    West Central:

  • Normandie & Florence (1991 riots)
  • Watts Towers (1765 E. 107th St)

    Beverly Hills:

  • Sunset Blvd (between UCLA and Hollywood)
  • Santa Monica Blvd (between 405 and La Cienega)
  • Star Homes
  • Bel Air
  • Beverly Dr (bet Sunset & Sta Monica)
  • 2 Rodeo Dr
  • Police Dept (Sta Monica & Crescent)
  • Restaurant Row (La Cienega)
  • 99 Cents Only Stores (Wilshire & Fairfax)
  • Golden Triangle (Sta Monica, Wilshire, Rexford)
  • Rodeo Dr boutiques & art galleries (Galerie Michael, Dyansen Gallery)
  • Beverly Wilshire Hotel
  • Electric Fountain
  • Masonic Temple
  • Greystone Park & Doheny Mansion (905 Loma Vista Dr)
  • Virginia Robinson Gardens (1008 Elden Way, 276-5367)
  • Abbey (Robertson & Sta Monica)

    Century City:

  • Avenue of the Star
  • Constellation
  • Century Plaza Hotel
  • Entertainment Center & Towers

    Westwood:

  • UCLA (north on Westwood): Royce Hall. inverted founting, Murphy's sculpture garden
  • Westwood Village (Wilshire to Westwood, right on Westwood)
  • Armand Hammer Museum @ 10899 Wilshire Blvd & Westwood (near 405)

    Marina Del Rey:

  • Admiralty Way & village

    Venice:

  • Venice square (Main St & Windward)
  • Chiat Day Mojo (340 S.Main St, Venice)
  • Ocean Front Walk (Winward)

    Santa Monica:

  • Third St Promenade, bet Wilshire & Colorado (specialty books)
  • Montana Ave ("croissant canyon"), bet 7th & 17th (ethnic restaurants)
  • 18th St Arts Complex (artists in residence)
  • Main St (at the Venice border)
  • Pacific Coast Hwy & California Incline (end of California Ave)
  • Palisades Park (bet Colorado & California)
  • Bicycle Path to Venice
  • Pier (end of Colorado Ave)
  • Chiat/Day Mojo (Pier Ave & Main St)
  • Sunset Blvd
  • Getty Center - a truly pathetic collection but amazing building and location (Church north of Sunset, left on Sepulveda, closed on mondays)

    Malibu:

  • Pepperdine Campus (24255 W. Pacific Coast Hwy)
  • St Matthews (1031 Bienvenida Ave, Pacific Palisades)
  • Getty Villa (reopens 28 Jan 2005)
  • Great Pacific Highway

    San Pedro:

  • Palos Verdes Estates (drive and Malaga Plaza)
  • Wayfarers Chapel (5755 Palos Verdes)
  • San Pedro Harbor
  • Bridges to Terminal Island
  • Point Fermin
  • Angels Gate Lighthouse & Breakwater
  • Ports O' Call Village
  • Cabrillo Aquarium
  • Maritime Museum

    Catalina Island:

    Anaheim:

  • Disneyland
  • Crystal Cathedral (Chapman & Hwy 5)
  • Community Church (1960) 12141 Lewis St
  • Knott's Berry Farm
  • Mission San Juan Capistrano

    Long Beach:

  • Shoreline Village
  • Queen Mary, Spruce Goose

    Newport Beach:

  • Balboa Island
  • Lovell Home (13th & Beach Walk)
  • Irvine Campus

  • Information

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    A two-day tour of Los Angeles

    Beverly Hills:

  • From 405 take the Sunset Blvd exit east and drive up Sunset Blv
  • Sunset Blvd (between UCLA and Hollywood)
  • Turn left into Bel Air and drive around the hills
  • Star Homes in Bel Air
  • Back to Sunset Blvd, turn left and go east. Turn right on Beverly Dr. Cross Santa Monica Blvd and park. Walk to Rodeo Dr to Wilshire Blvd back to the car.
  • Rodeo Dr boutiques & art galleries

    Hollywood:

  • Take Santa Monica Blvd east and turn left on La Brea and turn right on Hollywood Blvd.
  • Mann's Chinese Theatre (6925 Hollywood Blvd, near La Brea) and Walk of Fame (Hollywood Blvd, bet Gower & Sycamore)
  • Walk west on the boulevard to the new Oscar building
  • Drive south on La Brea, turn right on Sunset Blvd
  • Sunset Strip (Sunset Blvd from Doheny to Crescent)
  • Turn left on Doheny, turn left on Santa Monica Blvd, turn right on Fairfax, turn left on Melrose, park.
  • Melrose (bet Fairfax & Poinsetta)
  • Drive east on Melrose to Highland, turn left on Highland, right on Franklin, left on Western, all the way to the top
  • Griffith Park: View from the Observatory

    Downtown:

  • Drive down Western, Take 101 south towards downtown LA, Take 110 south towards San Pedro, take the first exit (3rd/4th St) towards the skyscrapers, park and walk up the 3-story hill on Grand Ave
  • Bunker Hill (Grand Ave and 3rd) and surrounding skyscrapers
  • Cathedral (Grand & Temple)
  • Disney Auditorium (Grand)
  • Walk to Broadway & 7th
  • Broadway (between 7th and 1st)
  • Walk back to the car. Drive south to Main St, turn left and drive east to the other side of 101 on Main St, park.
  • Pueblo (Main St & Sunset Blvd)

    Beaches:

  • Hermosa Beach: Pier (12th St), volleyball courts
  • Manhattan Beach

    Venice:

  • Take 110 south and 10 west (move rapidly to left lanes). Take the Venice Blvd exit and drive several kms. After the intersection with Lincoln, turn right into Venice Way. Park near the round square. Walk to Windward and to the beach.
  • Ocean Front Walk (Winward)

    Santa Monica:

  • Rent rollerblades or bike and rollerblade/bike to Santa Monica. Or drive north on Ocean Ave till Colorado.
  • Pier (end of Colorado Ave)
  • Palisades Park (bet Colorado & California)
  • Third Street intersects Colorado 3 blocks from the beach
  • Third St Promenade, bet Wilshire & Colorado (specialty books)

    Westwood:

  • Drive 10 east to 405 and then 405 north. Take the Wilshired Blvd east, turn left into Westwood. Park.
  • Westwood Village (Wilshire to Westwood, right on Westwood)
  • Drive to the end of Westwood. Park.
  • UCLA (north on Westwood)

    Getty Center

  • Drive to Sunset Blvd, turn left, take 405 north, take the Getty Center exit.

    Pasadena:

  • Take 110 east to Pasadena to the end, proceed straight, turn left on Colorado, park.
  • Old Town Pasadena (Colorado & Fair Oaks)
  • Walk west on Colorado
  • Norton Simon Museum (411 W. Colorado Ave)

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