A Kaleidoscope Called Los Angeles

pwright1 · August 5th, 2012, 11:55 AM

Welcome to the Central Avenue Jazz Festival

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The Historic Dunbar Hotel is where many legendary AA jazz musicians
stayed when they came to L.A. Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan,
Billy Eckstein to name a few. It's now being renovated into senior housing.
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Grand Park opens in downtown Los Angeles

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Westlake/MacArthur Park
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Elysian Park
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Hiking around Griffith Park again
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Forest Lawn Cemetary
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Music Box Steps from the Laurel & Hardy movie
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Echo Park
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The Grove
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and the rest
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Thanks for stopping in. I really love this city!

112597Jorge · August 5th, 2012, 04:47 PM

Your pictures are truly amazing, thanks for posting pwright1

***LosAngelesSportsFan*** · August 5th, 2012, 08:16 PM

great job! you got some amazing views in there. Whats striking to me is how much cleaner our air is compared to even 5 years ago. sometimes regulations do work!

pesto · August 6th, 2012, 05:43 PM

Hey, great slices of a great city. AND you got the Glendale skyline in there too!

klamedia · August 6th, 2012, 06:32 PM

Just crossed my mind....why would anyone want to go to The Grove when 3rd St is so much more superior? And it has a Ferris Wheel and a beach! Anyway good pics.

saiholmes · August 8th, 2012, 05:15 AM

cool!

Tiger Beer · December 28th, 2012, 03:10 PM

Love the photos here!

klamedia · December 28th, 2012, 05:44 PM

Went to Americana for the first time yesterday. We need to have a discussion. So it's not as fake as I thought it would be, although it is. But unlike The Grove, it actually opens up to the street and if it continues to spread could seamlessly become at one with the existing urban fabric more than it is presently, which isn't all that bad. Is this a form of new urbanism? The friend that I went with said that you are able to walk through at any time for there are no gates that close it off at a certain hour. Is this true? If gates don't exist then how is this any different than any other place? Even certain neighborhoods hire their own security that patrol the streets. Then there are whole neighborhoods that are gated off. Is this a passing fad or a new urban form?

Rail Claimore · December 28th, 2012, 08:14 PM

I miss it already, and it's only been 4 months since my last visit.

***LosAngelesSportsFan*** · December 29th, 2012, 07:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klamedia

Went to Americana for the first time yesterday. We need to have a discussion. So it's not as fake as I thought it would be, although it is. But unlike The Grove, it actually opens up to the street and if it continues to spread could seamlessly become at one with the existing urban fabric more than it is presently, which isn't all that bad. Is this a form of new urbanism? The friend that I went with said that you are able to walk through at any time for there are no gates that close it off at a certain hour. Is this true? If gates don't exist then how is this any different than any other place? Even certain neighborhoods hire their own security that patrol the streets. Then there are whole neighborhoods that are gated off. Is this a passing fad or a new urban form?

exactly. i dont get the hate for Americana. If there were 4 more Americana's all tying into each other, it would be a spectacular place.

btw, its true, you can walk through at any time you like. The park is public space, there are residences at the complex and no gates.

Also, traffic has not increased AT ALL since this place opened up. the bitching by the NIMBYS was proven to be nonsense like we all thought. Lastly, its great to see that the Galleria had to eat crow and now has to fully remodel the fortress since the Americana is so popular.

pwright1 · December 29th, 2012, 08:56 AM

Thanks everyone!

milquetoast · December 31st, 2012, 08:51 AM

P? You really did it WRIGHT! You're #1

pwright1 · December 31st, 2012, 10:10 AM

Thanks Milquetoast!

klamedia · December 31st, 2012, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LosAngelesSportsFan

exactly. i dont get the hate for Americana. If there were 4 more Americana's all tying into each other, it would be a spectacular place.

btw, its true, you can walk through at any time you like. The park is public space, there are residences at the complex and no gates.

Also, traffic has not increased AT ALL since this place opened up. the bitching by the NIMBYS was proven to be nonsense like we all thought. Lastly, its great to see that the Galleria had to eat crow and now has to fully remodel the fortress since the Americana is so popular.

My one issue with Glendale is the future of their transit connectivity. If there was line that went up Brand is it? would Americana spread out and lie down beside it for the length of downtown? Anyway, really interesting place. Although right now it is only practically car accessible from the basin. Btw, is Glendale a part of the SF Valley? If so, where does the Valley start and the basin end? I don't remember seeing any type of topographical markers.

August 6th, 2012, 06:32 PM	#5
klamedia Silver Lake Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 5,015 Likes (Received): 16	Just crossed my mind....why would anyone want to go to The Grove when 3rd St is so much more superior? And it has a Ferris Wheel and a beach! Anyway good pics. __________________ "Self defense is not violence" - Malcolm X "I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're so beautiful. Everything's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic." - Andy Warhol Minimum parking standards are fertility drugs for cars. - Donald Shoup

December 28th, 2012, 05:44 PM	#8
klamedia Silver Lake Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 5,015 Likes (Received): 16	Went to Americana for the first time yesterday. We need to have a discussion. So it's not as fake as I thought it would be, although it is. But unlike The Grove, it actually opens up to the street and if it continues to spread could seamlessly become at one with the existing urban fabric more than it is presently, which isn't all that bad. Is this a form of new urbanism? The friend that I went with said that you are able to walk through at any time for there are no gates that close it off at a certain hour. Is this true? If gates don't exist then how is this any different than any other place? Even certain neighborhoods hire their own security that patrol the streets. Then there are whole neighborhoods that are gated off. Is this a passing fad or a new urban form? __________________ "Self defense is not violence" - Malcolm X "I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're so beautiful. Everything's plastic, but I love plastic. I want to be plastic." - Andy Warhol Minimum parking standards are fertility drugs for cars. - Donald Shoup

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August 5th, 2012, 11:55 AM	#1
pwright1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,864 Likes (Received): 61	A Kaleidoscope Called Los Angeles Welcome to the Central Avenue Jazz Festival image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr The Historic Dunbar Hotel is where many legendary AA jazz musicians stayed when they came to L.A. Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstein to name a few. It's now being renovated into senior housing. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Grand Park opens in downtown Los Angeles image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Westlake/MacArthur Park image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Elysian Park image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Hiking around Griffith Park again image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Forest Lawn Cemetary image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Music Box Steps from the Laurel & Hardy movie image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Echo Park image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr The Grove image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr and the rest image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Thanks for stopping in. I really love this city!

August 5th, 2012, 04:47 PM	#2
112597Jorge Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 227 Likes (Received): 4	Your pictures are truly amazing, thanks for posting pwright1

August 5th, 2012, 08:16 PM	#3
*LosAngelesSportsFan* Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,923 Likes (Received): 15	great job! you got some amazing views in there. Whats striking to me is how much cleaner our air is compared to even 5 years ago. sometimes regulations do work!

August 6th, 2012, 05:43 PM	#4
pesto Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,167 Likes (Received): 27	Hey, great slices of a great city. AND you got the Glendale skyline in there too!

August 8th, 2012, 05:15 AM	#6
saiholmes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,320 Likes (Received): 22	cool!

December 28th, 2012, 03:10 PM	#7
Tiger Beer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 276 Likes (Received): 2	Love the photos here!

December 28th, 2012, 08:14 PM	#9
Rail Claimore Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 1,171 Likes (Received): 2	I miss it already, and it's only been 4 months since my last visit.

December 29th, 2012, 08:56 AM	#11
pwright1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,864 Likes (Received): 61	Thanks everyone!

December 31st, 2012, 08:51 AM	#12
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,294 Likes (Received): 24	P? You really did it WRIGHT! You're #1

December 31st, 2012, 10:10 AM	#13
pwright1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,864 Likes (Received): 61	Thanks Milquetoast!