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August 11, 2017
Los Angeles Neon Tours
Recently I went on two different bus tours offered by the Museum of Neon Art in Glendale. We toured on two Saturday nights, starting at 7:30 PM in downtown Los Angeles. The tours, while mostly about neon, become tours of architecture and history as well as drinking and dining suggestions. The buses rarely stop and stand still just where you want them to, but the surprisingly good image stabilization and fast focusing of one of my cheap Canon cameras managed to produce some good images.
Tower Theater, which has been acquired by Apple to become the downtown Apple Store.
Just like it says, in downtown LA.
To my utter surprise, I learned this is the oldest gay bathhouse in LA! I'd never heard of it before...nor had any of my friends who I asked. Klyt (I don't know what it stands for) opened in the 1920s on 4th Street not as a gay bathhouse, but evolved into one. How this escaped the 1980s, I can't imagine. My fear of bedbugs will keep me from exploring this one, although I'd really like to check it out.
The Chinatown Chevron must have the highest prices in the state. The price at Furnace Creek this day was only $3.069.
Angels Flight, which is supposed to return to service in 2018.
2nd Street Tunnel video. Click through to see the video.
Still the tallest building in L.A., IMO.
Eric, the tour guide for the first tour I went on. The guide for the second tour was also named Eric, but looked a little different.
"New Chinatown" is Chinatown, which was moved here in the 1930s to clear way for the construction of Union Station.
The Bradbury Building with its controversial new lighting.
A parking garage at 4th & Main. I think it's just art.
The complete sets of photos can be seen here.
Filed under Architecture,California,Cities/Urbanism,History,Photography | permalink | August 11, 2017 at 12:08 PM
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