Gold’s Gym Venice Beach: Where the Fitness Movement Began
Believe it or not, there was a time when there wasn't a fitness club near every shopping mall and if a man had muscles it was because he worked construction or a similar labor oriented type job. (more…)
California Plaza: The Reward on Top of Angels Flight
If you need a good reason to ride Angels Flight, other than how utterly cool it is, or that it is a favorite LA tourist attraction (and by far one of the cheapest), I have one more. It's what you get to see at the top. (more…)
The LA (secret) Staircases, Part One
Probably the only thing more elaborate than the Los Angeles freeway system it the system of "secret" staircases that lace the city and were once part of the overall transportation system along with the famed Red Car electric streetcar system. (more…)
Prospect Studios in Los Feliz
Before Hollywood was an area once know as Edendale which was home to the studios of the silent film era and some of the greatest creatives in history including Walt Disney. (more…)
LA Public Art: The Lost Soldier of Los Angeles
Original statue of General Otis, the paperboy and doughboy at MacArthur Park. See photo credit below. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has walked by the statues at the northeast entrance to MacArthur Park near downtown Los Angeles and wondered what they represent. (more…)
Angel’s Point: Best View of Downtown Los Angeles
Hands down the best view of downtown Los Angeles to be found is from Angels Point in Elysian Park. (more…)
Pershing Square in Downtown Los Angeles
Pershing Square is a public park in downtown Los Angeles, California, covering the block bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th Street to the south, Hill Street to the east, and Olive Street to the west. (more…)
Best Place to Play Basketball in Los Angeles
Hands down, the best place to play basketball in Los Angeles well, it's in San Pedro. And actually that is in Los Angeles. San Pedro, while once a separate city, incorporated into Los Angeles way back in 1909. (more…)
Barnsdall Art Park: An Undiscovered LA Treasure
Did you know that amidst the heavy traffic and noise of Hollywood there is a place you can go and find utter peace and and some of the best views of Los Angeles to be found? (more…)
Best LA Christmas Shopping – Americana Mall Glendale
The beautiful Americana in Glendale is almost more of a planned community than a shopping mall. (more…)