Archive for June, 2009

Walking the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Jun 30, 2009 by

Starting at the corner of Hollywood and La Brea, the Hollywood Walk of Fame is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Los Angeles area. Being an atypical LA resident, I decided it was [...]

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Metro Monday’s Tour Maps

Jun 29, 2009 by

Last week, I had an enlightening email exchange with one of my readers who is soon traveling to California to visit his children. He doesn’t live here, so he isn’t very familiar with the LA [...]

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A Quick Tour of the Hollywood & Highland Center

Jun 27, 2009 by

Do you like to shop? That’s a rhetorical question to Angelenos, and others, of course. Yesterday, I went, I came, and I conquered in my search of the total Hollywood Walk of Fame experience, and [...]

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Hollywood and Vine: Where Old Meets New

Jun 25, 2009 by

Hollywood and Vine is one of Los Angeles’ most famous intersections. Who would have thought that one intersection could be packed with so many attractions–both new and old. Beginning in the 1920s, Hollywood began to [...]

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We Built this City

Jun 23, 2009

Every once in awhile, we pause and take a look at our surroundings. Sometimes, we basque in its glory because we never really looked around before. From arched hallways, to wrought iron rails, to hanging [...]

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Big Blue Boasts Better Bus Stops

Jun 22, 2009

As the need for additional Metro and Blue lines increases, the Los Angeles Metro and the Santa Monica Blue Bus’ are meeting their ridership challenges, and at the same time creating new and improved transit [...]

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Discover your Inner Child at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum

Jun 20, 2009

On Thursday, I was invited to see and cover a Natural History Museum of Los Angeles special event. It was an exhibition by, for, and dedicated to our children and nature: “A Sense of Wonder, [...]

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A Guide to Walking the Venice Canals in Los Angeles

Jun 18, 2009

[UPDATE] Hot off the wire, the Venice (Canals included) Walking Tour is complete. To get your copy for only $4.99, just click the link. Yesterday, Mike commented on my article and asked where the last [...]

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The Many Faces and Facets of Los Angeles

Jun 17, 2009

A rainbow treat for a child enjoyed slow cool bites by a dark haired girl in a colored sweater The Sky is Blue and the sleek Lines are moving in our Direction       [...]

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Visiting Los Angeles in June via January

Jun 16, 2009

Because of the Mediterranean climate Los Angeles is fortunate to have, I’d like to retour and recap a few places Travelin’ Local visited in January. You won’t find any snow in any of these articles. [...]

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Olvera Street the Alley of the City of the Angels

Jun 16, 2009

Taking a quick appraisal of most of our State’s–and the Southwestern States– its hard to not see our history from simply reading a map or street sign—from San Francisco, San Jose, Sonoma Valley, to San [...]

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Bike to School Day at John Adams Middle School

Jun 15, 2009

Travelin’ Local’s Monday stories characteristically feature a Metro Monday ride or issue, but today’s topic turns to another transportation alternative, bikes. More particularly, bicycle riding and school children. On Friday, I was privileged to be [...]

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Union Station – The Hub of Transport

Jun 14, 2009

Many times while traveling, your trip is made a bit longer and more difficult because you have to wait at a strange and distant airport, hotel, or new location. Most of us, tired from our [...]

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Los Angeles Historic Walks

Jun 12, 2009

Literally on the road to see, hear, and learn about the history of Los Angeles, to find its heart, spirit, and soul is through walking the inner and outer sanctums of Los Angeles to discover [...]

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