111 Places in Los Angeles That You Must Not Miss

by Laurel Moglen, Julia Posey, Lyudmila Zotova (Photographer)

Overview

• The ultimate insider's guide to Los Angeles; features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides • Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 170 titles and 1 million copies in print worldwide • Appeals to both the local market (nearly 10 million call Los Angeles home) and the tourist market (over 42 million people visit Los Angeles every year) • Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs • Revised and updated edition "In Los Angeles, everyone is a star." - Denzel Washington For more than a century, seekers of sun and celebrity from around the world have flocked to this sprawling metropolis on the Pacific, which Dorothy Parker once described as "72 suburbs in search of a city." But beyond the red-carpet reputation and Tinseltown trappings is a west coast wonderland teeming with unexpected cultural experiences, iconic architecture, gorgeous open spaces, quirky museums, hidden vistas, unconventional art, and obscure stories about the starlets, moguls, personalities, and players who have made Los Angeles their playground. This unusual guidebook explores 111 of the city's most interesting and unknown places and experiences: wander a serpentine path in a spiritual quest of your own making; channel your inner cowboy at a tried and true honkytonk bar; pay homage to the Dude at the bungalow where the big Lebowski lived; turn your car tires into musical instruments on the country's only musical road; sleep with the ghosts of Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin; view a constellation of stars more vivid than anything Hollywood has to offer. From the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, Angelenos and visitors will fall in love with the real Los Angeles. Adventures beckon. Surprises await. Just imagine how much more scintillating your dinner-party storytelling will be.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783740809065
Publisher:	Emons Publishers
Publication date:	09/30/2020
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.49(w) x 8.18(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

Laurel Moglen has worked for NPR stations in Los Angeles and created podcasts for organizations and companies including Travelocity covering what to do, see, and eat in cities around the US. Understanding the nuances of what gives a place its identity is her passion, and nowhere is it more fascinating, complicated, and mercurial than Los Angeles, her home for 20 years. Julia Posey is a born Angeleno. Like the Dude, she's worked in the music industry, public radio and, in her dire youth, even in a recycling truck. She is a writer, artist, and designer. She lives on one of the last remaining groves of the Lindsay Olive Orchard Tract in Highland Park in a ramshackle house with her husband, sons, sweet dog, and delightfully nefarious cat. Lyudmila Zotova's photographs have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo News, and Eater, and she is the photographer of the book 111 Shops in Los Angeles That You Must Not Miss (Emons Publisher, 2015). Zotova is an alumnus of The Art Institute of California-Orange County and resides in San Diego, California.

Table of Contents

1 The 2nd Street Tunnel Basking in the glow of traffic 10

2 Adams Pack Station "Haulin'ass since 1936" 12

3 Amèrica Tropical A long-lost triumph rediscovered 14

4 Angelus Temple Step right up to hear a tale both wondrous and true 16

5 Audubon Center Into the wild 18

6 Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook A different point of view 20

7 Berendo Stairs to the Griffith Observatory Stairway to the stars 22

8 Biddy Mason Memorial From slave to wealthy landowner 24

9 Bluewhale Hitting all the right notes 26

10 The Bob Baker Marionette Theater The art of pulling strings 28

11 Boone Children's Gallery Where anyone can make their mark 30

12 Brady Bunch House Here's the story of a house called Brady 32

13 Bridge to Nowhere Taking that hike to nowhere 34

14 Bukowski's Bungalow Home of a dirty old man 36

15 Bulgarini Gelato A taste of Rome in LA 38

16 The Bunny Museum Hare hoarding 40

17 California Institute of Abnormalarts Gaffs! Wonders! Truth! Illusion! 42

18 Candelas Guitars Guitar heroes 44

19 Catalina Tile Chewing gum, red clay, sun, and sea 46

20 The Charlie Hotel If only the walls could talk 48

21 CicLAvia Pedal power 50

22 Cindy's Diner Site of the original cheeseburger 52

23 Clifton's Republic An homage to kitsch and cool 54

24 Corita Art Center Nun with a mission 56

25 The Cowboy Palace Saloon Where honky-tonk and horses still reign 58

26 Dapper Cadaver Gruesome business 60

27 Demonstration Gardens at Theodore Payne Go native! 62

28 Descanso's Ancient Forest The land before flowers 64

29 Discovery Room at the NHM Don't just look - touch 66

30 Drum Barracks Civil War Museum When camels roamed the west 68

31 The Dude's Bungalow "Does this place look like I'm married?" 70

32 Eames Case Study House No. 8 A thoroughly modem affair 72

33 Echo Mountain Resort Los Angeles has ruins too! Seriously, it does! 74

34 Echo Park Lake A heartwarming tale of stealing the right thing 76

35 Edelweiss Chocolates Where Lucy's lightbulb lit up 78

36 The Edison Like stepping into a glass of whiskey 80

37 Egyptian Theatre Home of the first movie premiere 82

38 El Segundo Butterfly Preserve A site for winged creatures, great and small 84

39 Evergreen Cemetery All comers accepted 86

40 Fast and Furious Home Living life a quarter mile at a time 88

41 Fire Pits at Dockweiler Beach Vanity of the bonfire 90

42 Frank Gehry's Residence Where the master architect makes his bed 92

43 Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation Home is where the art is 94

44 Gaam Karaoke Noreabang until the sun comes up 96

45 Gower Gulch Calling all cowboys! 98

46 Griffith J. Griffith Statue Ode to a deranged philanthropist 100

47 Hare Krishna Cultural Center A feast for the soul 102

48 Harvey House The last stop for a groundbreaking designer 104

49 Heritage Square Museum A sanctuary for endangered homes 106

50 Highland Gardens Hotel Where Joplin spent her final night 108

51 Highland Park Bowl Booze and a bowl, no prescription required 110

52 Holyland Exhibition Treasures of the real Indiana Jones'? 112

53 Homestead Museum The saga of an old LA family 114

54 Idle Hour A barrel of fun 116

55 Inspiration Point at Will Rogers State Park A ranch to riches story 118

56 Institute for Art and Olfaction Making scents 120

57 International Printing Museum Types of all kind 122

58 It's a Wrap! As seen on TV 124

59 Judson Studios A light shines through it 126

60 Kayaking on the Los Angeles River Big-city rapids 128

61 L.A. Derby Dolls Classic banked roller derby with a modern twist 130

62 L.A. Theatre Works Old-School radio theater 132

63 Leo Politi Mural Painting over the past 134

64 Libros Schmibros A book and a cozy nook 136

65 Moore Lab of Zoology Birds of a feather flocked together 138

66 Mosaic Tile House A million little pieces 140

67 Mount Wilson Observatory A star-studded event 142

68 Museum of Death To live and die in LA 144

69 Museum of Jurassic Technology A cabinet of curiosities 146

70 Museum of Neon Art Atomic number 10 148

71 Music Box Staircase What goes up must come down 150

72 The Musical Road Hi-yo Silver! 152

73 Neon Retro Arcade The greatest hits of coin-op video games 154

74 The Nethercutt Collection and Museum Every car will break your heart 156

75 New Beverly Cinema Something old, new, borrowed, and blue 158

76 Norton Simon Museum Portrait of a lady, by a lady 160

77 Orcutt Ranch The oldest citrus orchard in town 162

78 The Original Los Angeles Subway Terminal Lost but not forgotten 164

79 Pasadena City College Flea Market Trash and treasure 166

80 Pasadena Model Railroad Club A giant miniature world 168

81 Peace Awareness Labyrinth 8c Gardens Find your self 170

82 Philippe's Send in the clowns! 172

83 Plaza Where machismo is a wallflower 174

84 Poketo at the Line Hotel Art for your everyday 176

85 Royal Palms Beach Tide Pools Down by the sea 178

86 Runyon Canyon A walk above it all 180

87 San Antonio Winery Prohibition survivor 182

88 Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area Dam it all 184

89 The Schindler House Quintessential California living 186

90 Serra Springs Where sacred waters still flow 188

91 Shumei Retreat House From literary nest to spiritually blessed 190

92 The Source Restaurant Peace, love, and sprouts 192

93 Stoney Point The boulder approach 194

94 Sugihara Sculpture The power of one 196

95 Surfrider Beach Dude, here rolls the perfect wave 198

96 Tam's Burgers #21 Come for the gangsta history, stay for the fries 200

97 Terminal Annex Murals Perfectly preserved government-funded art 202

98 Time Travel Mart "Wherever you are, we're already then." 204

99 Tonga Hut Return of the killer zombie 206

100 Trapeze School New York Look Ma, no bands! 208

101 Underground Museum Art and. community at the highest level 210

102 Valley Relics Museum Preserving a discarded history 212

103 VDL Research House II Ashes to ashes 214

104 The Velaslavasay Panorama The precursor to motion pictures 216

105 Venice Art Walls Where it's okay to spray 218

106 Vineland Drive-In Just like when Grandma and Grandpa were kids 220

107 Walt's Barn Where Mr. Disney's imagination wandered 222

108 West Hollywood Park Tennis Courts Practice your groundstrokes on a rooftop 224

109 Wi Spa Naked and unafraid 226

110 The Wishing Well A symbol of renewal 228

111 York Boulevard The coolest shopping street you've never heard of 230

Editorial Reviews

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