Eleven Places to Keep Cool During the LA Heatwave
LA is experiencing record breaking heat. Reports are of the temperatures hitting 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, 118 degrees in Beverly Hills and Pasadena and I have seen reports of it hitting 119 in parts on social media. (more…)
Great Vantage Points to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in LA
Independence Day is almost upon us and Los Angeles has no shortage of of fireworks displays to watch. While you can go to one of the various venues putting on the pyrotechnics, you can also watch multiple shows at once by going to one of several vantage points overlooking the city! (more…)
DTLA Attractions: Grand Park
If you have been visiting the sights of downtown Los Angeles, or you want to take in a concert or other performance in DTLA then head on over to Grand Park. (more…)
DTLA: Times Mirror Square
If you are taking a walking tour of downtown Los Angeles, it wouldn't be complete without swinging by the Los Angeles Times Building and Times Mirror Square. (more…)
LA Attractions: The Walt Disney Concert Hall
Above the Second Street Tunnel where it cuts under Bunker Hill sits a beautiful stainless steel structure resembling sheets of sheet music blowing in the wind. (more…)
The State Park in the Oil Field
Los Angeles is probably the only city in the world where you can eat a picnic lunch at a state park in the middle of the city that is also in the middle of an oil field. (more…)
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…)