Valet In Echo Park Echo Park is a district of Los Angeles along Glendale Boulevard about a mile north of Westlake. The district is centered around Echo Park, which features an idyllic lake that is surrounded by palm trees and lotuses, in the middle of which is a little island that can be reached by […]
Griffith Observatory Griffith Park is a 4,000 acre wilderness park in the city of Los Angeles, originally donated to the city by Colonel Griffith J. Griffith in 1896 to avoid paying taxes on it. He probably had no idea how much his gift would be enjoyed. Griffith Park is essentially a playground for more than […]
UCLA vs Notre Dame The UCLA campus sits north of Westwood Village on a 419-acre area. The university was founded in 1882 in downtown Los Angeles, but moved to the Westwood site in 1925 not long after becoming an accredited state school. Early campus planners were inspired by the hillside setting and the Southern California […]
Exposition Park is located in Downtown Los Angeles close to the Los Angeles Convention Center. The 125 acre Exposition Park remains one of the city’s leading sports and cultural centers, a district where various event venues and museums are concentrated. For the longest time, Exposition Park has played this public role as a place where […]
Caltrans Ama 3 Civic Center is marked by City Hall’s magnificent white pillar and is the seat of the city and county government. Various state and federal agencies occupy the space of this center. It is bounded east and west by San Pedro and Figueroa Street, respectively, and in the south and north by First […]
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Park (more recently referred to as the Plaza district) consists of some 27 buildings with 11 of them open to the public. The park or district includes the Plaza circle and the attractions in and around Olvera Street. The El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Park is the site […]
The Getty Villa Brentwood is a wealthy district of LA, although not at the level of Beverly Hills or Bel-Air. Geographically, Brentwood occupies the base of the Santa Monica Mountains and is bounded by Wilshire Boulevard in the south, the 405 Freeway to the east, Topanga State Park to the west, Santa Monica to the […]
The Fairfax Avenue district is between Wilshire and Santa Monica and is the heart of LA’s Jewish community. You’ll find yeshivas, temples, and kosher shops and delis. There aren’t many tourist attractions in this area, but it is still a nice place to take a stroll.[1] Farmers MarketThe main attraction is the Farmers Market at […]
South Central South Central Los Angeles or more officially known as South Los Angeles is not as glamorous or attractive as the Westside of LA. In fact, it has a reputation for being a notoriously dangerous region of gang violence, crime, and racial tension. It burst onto the collective minds of people worldwide in 1992 […]
Angelino Heights Angelino Heights is a small, hilly district in Los Angeles just east of Echo Park. It was actually the city’s first suburb, established after a real estate boom in the 1880s. The district was once connected to downtown by electric streetcar. Many of the elaborate Victorian era residences that were built during this […]