Tanzirian in LA - Page 4

tanzirian · March 17th, 2011, 07:45 AM

Continued...

tanzirian · March 17th, 2011, 07:49 AM

The north side of the Subway Terminal Bldg can be seen at lower left in the first pic...

tanzirian · March 18th, 2011, 04:52 AM

Angel's Flight...I was suprised to see this up and running. I hadn't realized it reopened last year after a gap of 14 years or so.

For those unfamiliar, in the old days...this funicular connected the mansions on Bunker Hill to the commercial areas down below. The funicular reopened in the 1990s after several decades then was closed shortly thereafter following a fatal accident. The current location is shifted several hundred feet south of where it originally was.

tanzirian · March 18th, 2011, 08:15 AM

Rear view of the Million Dollar Theater to the right...

...and red-orange brick of the Bradbury Building beyond.

tanzirian · March 19th, 2011, 08:53 AM

Side and details of the Million Dollar Theater. The style is called Churriguerresque.

Full view of the front facade, from across Broadway:

Corner of the Million Dollar (left) from across Broadway:

tanzirian · March 19th, 2011, 08:47 PM

The Bradbury Building is fairly unassuming from the outside...

...but the interior is among the most noteworthy of LA's oldie buildings. The space has taken it's place in popular culture, featuring in a number of Hollywood productions, most notably in the climax of "Blade Runner."

tanzirian · March 20th, 2011, 01:51 AM

tanzirian · March 20th, 2011, 08:52 PM

Moving on...I wanted to see what was at the top of Angel's Flight. It's called the Water Court, at the base of California Plaza. I had seen pictures of it before but didn't know where it was, so was happy to discover it. It's a nice little oasis in Downtown, with a nice view too. Bonus points for anyone who can spot the Disney Concert Hall in the last pic.

tanzirian · March 21st, 2011, 05:56 AM

Walking back towards the library, where my car was parked...

tanzirian · March 22nd, 2011, 06:30 AM

Back to the library, where I started out from. When I took some pics of the library for the first page of this thread, I had photographed the historic rotunda, but not the more modern atrium. So this time I went and snapped a pic of the latter...it's the second shot below.

And that's all from my first LA Conservancy tour day.

milquetoast · March 23rd, 2011, 07:47 AM

These are great pics.
I did the same thing, walking around downtown taking pictures, but I did it in 1978.

I'll see if I can find them.

tanzirian · March 24th, 2011, 06:22 AM

Thanks. Will look forward to your photos if you find them.

milquetoast · March 24th, 2011, 11:37 AM

Here's how Security Pacific Bank plaza, I mean, California plaza looks today ...

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... and here's how United California Bank looked in February of 1980,

444 (Citigroup) would have been in the way of this view.

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Here's a close-up of the 1980 lunch crowd

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(This is the same little park where Richard Gere took of his shoes to walk barefoot in Pretty Woman 10 years later.) MILQUETOAST

tanzirian · March 26th, 2011, 09:31 PM

Nice shot!

I was at the library this past tuesday and noticed how the many of the most prominent skyscrapers form a sort of cloister around the library garden. It was just a little while before sunset...the temp was pleasant, the fountains were splashing, and the sun lighting up the highrises with a nice glow...a very nice moment.

tanzirian · June 20th, 2011, 12:30 AM

U2 Concert at Angels stadium yesterday...

tanzirian · June 20th, 2011, 02:28 AM

A few more...

tanzirian · June 21st, 2011, 02:31 AM

Some pics taken while visiting the Tim Burton exhibit at the LACMA's (relatively) new Resnick Pavilion a few weeks ago. We tried to see this exhibit back in 2009 at NYC's MOMA but it was sold out. The exhibit is highly recommended for anyone interested in pop culture. We could not take pictures inside the exhibit proper so that's not seen in these posts. The Resnick is a pretty simple but attractive modernist addition to the LACMA's cluster of buildings. A few more pics to follow...

milquetoast · June 21st, 2011, 11:13 AM

Great pics, Tanz!

tanzirian · June 21st, 2011, 04:46 PM

Thanks Milque. I'll post a few more when I get back home today.

tanzirian · June 22nd, 2011, 06:41 AM

A few more of the same...

March 17th, 2011, 07:45 AM	#61
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Continued... Last edited by tanzirian; March 17th, 2011 at 07:52 AM.

March 19th, 2011, 08:53 AM	#65
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Side and details of the Million Dollar Theater. The style is called Churriguerresque. Full view of the front facade, from across Broadway: Corner of the Million Dollar (left) from across Broadway: Last edited by tanzirian; March 19th, 2011 at 08:42 PM.

March 20th, 2011, 08:52 PM	#68
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Moving on...I wanted to see what was at the top of Angel's Flight. It's called the Water Court, at the base of California Plaza. I had seen pictures of it before but didn't know where it was, so was happy to discover it. It's a nice little oasis in Downtown, with a nice view too. Bonus points for anyone who can spot the Disney Concert Hall in the last pic. Last edited by tanzirian; March 20th, 2011 at 09:07 PM.

March 24th, 2011, 11:37 AM	#73
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,288 Likes (Received): 24	Here's how Security Pacific Bank plaza, I mean, California plaza looks today ... . . ... and here's how United California Bank looked in February of 1980, 444 (Citigroup) would have been in the way of this view. . . Here's a close-up of the 1980 lunch crowd . . (This is the same little park where Richard Gere took of his shoes to walk barefoot in Pretty Woman* 10 years later.)* MILQUETOAST Last edited by milquetoast; March 24th, 2011 at 11:45 AM.

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March 17th, 2011, 07:49 AM	#62
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	The north side of the Subway Terminal Bldg can be seen at lower left in the first pic...

March 18th, 2011, 04:52 AM	#63
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Angel's Flight...I was suprised to see this up and running. I hadn't realized it reopened last year after a gap of 14 years or so. For those unfamiliar, in the old days...this funicular connected the mansions on Bunker Hill to the commercial areas down below. The funicular reopened in the 1990s after several decades then was closed shortly thereafter following a fatal accident. The current location is shifted several hundred feet south of where it originally was.

March 18th, 2011, 08:15 AM	#64
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Rear view of the Million Dollar Theater to the right... ...and red-orange brick of the Bradbury Building beyond.

March 19th, 2011, 08:47 PM	#66
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	The Bradbury Building is fairly unassuming from the outside... ...but the interior is among the most noteworthy of LA's oldie buildings. The space has taken it's place in popular culture, featuring in a number of Hollywood productions, most notably in the climax of "Blade Runner."

March 20th, 2011, 01:51 AM	#67
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14

March 21st, 2011, 05:56 AM	#69
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Walking back towards the library, where my car was parked...

March 22nd, 2011, 06:30 AM	#70
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Back to the library, where I started out from. When I took some pics of the library for the first page of this thread, I had photographed the historic rotunda, but not the more modern atrium. So this time I went and snapped a pic of the latter...it's the second shot below. And that's all from my first LA Conservancy tour day.

March 23rd, 2011, 07:47 AM	#71
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,288 Likes (Received): 24	These are great pics. I did the same thing, walking around downtown taking pictures, but I did it in 1978. I'll see if I can find them.

March 24th, 2011, 06:22 AM	#72
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Thanks. Will look forward to your photos if you find them.

March 26th, 2011, 09:31 PM	#74
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Nice shot! I was at the library this past tuesday and noticed how the many of the most prominent skyscrapers form a sort of cloister around the library garden. It was just a little while before sunset...the temp was pleasant, the fountains were splashing, and the sun lighting up the highrises with a nice glow...a very nice moment.

June 20th, 2011, 12:30 AM	#75
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	U2 Concert at Angels stadium yesterday...

June 20th, 2011, 02:28 AM	#76
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	A few more...

June 21st, 2011, 02:31 AM	#77
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Some pics taken while visiting the Tim Burton exhibit at the LACMA's (relatively) new Resnick Pavilion a few weeks ago. We tried to see this exhibit back in 2009 at NYC's MOMA but it was sold out. The exhibit is highly recommended for anyone interested in pop culture. We could not take pictures inside the exhibit proper so that's not seen in these posts. The Resnick is a pretty simple but attractive modernist addition to the LACMA's cluster of buildings. A few more pics to follow...

June 21st, 2011, 11:13 AM	#78
milquetoast L O S A N G E L E S Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 5,288 Likes (Received): 24	Great pics, Tanz!

June 21st, 2011, 04:46 PM	#79
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	Thanks Milque. I'll post a few more when I get back home today.

June 22nd, 2011, 06:41 AM	#80
tanzirian Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,313 Likes (Received): 14	A few more of the same...