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The Man in the High Tower

Just above the tourist trap of Hollywood Boulevard is a beautiful neighborhood with the most scenic stairway walk in Los Angeles.

Posted byJohn PerryJuly 2, 2020October 2, 2020Posted inCentral LA, Neighborhoods, Red Line, WalksTags:high tower, hollywood, hollywood boulevard, hollywood bowl, hollywood hills, la, los angeles, metro, Red Line, scenic, siege of fort anthony, stairs, stairway, stairway walk, transit, walk1 Comment on The Man in the High Tower

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Today marks the 1-year anniversary of the launch of Transiting Los Angeles! It has been a wild year, but the pandemic and the stay-at-home orders really underscored how much it means to be able to get outside and explore and see other people. We hope that our guides inspired you to get out and (safely) see something new! As Los Angeles begins to reopen, we encourage you to go through the archives on our website and check out all the guides we created over the past year--you might find something for you!

Chinatown has had a rough year, to put it mildly. But as Los Angeles begins to fully reopen, we decided to share what this wonderful neighborhood has to offer. Click the link in our bio for our walking tour of the highlights of Chinatown, including beautiful temples, intricate architecture, lively markets, and great restaurants.

Along Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena, just about every period of American roadside architecture is represented. From early 20th century storefronts with colorful awnings to classic movie theaters to mid-century Googie diners to postmodern strip malls to kitschy fast food places. Layers of history all jumbled together; the beloved next to the ignored, the sublime next to the tacky.

Under the supports of an abandoned bridge on the LA River, we managed to find the guerrilla art gallery created by @s.c.mero and #wild_life_street_art and a bunch of other great artists last week! It's a surreal and spectacular collection of work, in a very evocative setting. Check out Mero's instagram and reach out to her if you want to see it for yourself! (But hurry, street art never lasts long!)

In Chinatown, a new park is taking shape on the hill slope behind the Chinatown Branch Library, where Ord Street turns sharply into Yale. It looks very close to opening; when we checked it out earlier this week, the fountain in the entrance plaza was running! When it opens, there will be terraced gardens and a staircase linking to the street above. Most of LA's public stairways are quite old, so it's very exciting to see a new one being built!

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