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Northeast Santa Monica

Northeast Santa Monica is a charming neighborhood of parks and beautiful homes, a world away from the touristy districts along the beach.

Posted byJohn PerrySeptember 24, 2020October 28, 2020Posted inExpo Line, Neighborhoods, Walks, West SideTags:cookie good, douglas park, Expo Line, farnam house, la metro, la transit, santa monicaLeave a comment on Northeast Santa Monica

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Took advantage of the wonderful overcast weather to check out the nearly complete ped/bike bridge over the LA River in Frogtown. It looked like they were still doing some work on the path across the river, but it's almost done!

@villastacoslosangeles appreciation post: Just a block south of York and Ave 50 is the hottest new taco stand in LA, and my goodness does it live up to the hype. So much cheese and meat 🤤🤤🤤 You gotta try those pickled onions (so sweet!) and the cucumber lime agua fresca. And there's a really nice park on York for you to sit down and enjoy your tacos.

There's a one-block stretch of Union Street in Pasadena that is lined with incredibly popular local chains all serving up delicious food. We decided to try as many as we could today, sampling one item from each: the House Dog at @dirtdogla, the Caterpie Roll at @naughtyveganpnda, a couple tacos from @tacos1986la, and finishing off with some frozen yogurt at @21choicesfrozenyogurt. All of it was absolutely delicious 😋

Picking up where we left off last time, we continue our Bad Art walking tour into Downtown's financial district, with its corporate plazas, gleaming office towers, and surprisingly prestigious public art. Play with cubes, bury your head, watch a fountain catch on fire, and learn about a secret NSA surveillance site, all in the link in the bio!

So yes, it's a little tacky that a historic Downtown theater got turned into an Apple Store. But my god, the interiors are just so gorgeous. There's even a viewing balcony on the top floor where you can just sit and admire the architecture (with minimal inquiries from Apple employees). Even if you don't worship at the altar of Steve Jobs, it's still very much worth a visit.

New on the site, it's our "Bad Art" Walking Tour of Downtown LA! In this fun itinerary, we explore the history (and offer our own commentary) on some of the strangest, most bizarre, or just flat out bad pieces of public art in Downtown. From scrap metal in Little Tokyo to disembodied figures in the Music Center, from a beheaded king to the Great Emancipator, we found the weirdest the civic center has to offer. Link in the bio!

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