I learned of the LA Conservancy’s Strolling On Seventh Street event several weeks ago, and it sounded like an interesting time. But as it occurred soon after my trip to Scotland, I didn’t commit to it. Fortunately, as the time rolled around, friend J expressed interest in participating, so we met up to do it. [...]
In the 1930s, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy tried to push a crated piano up one of Silverlake’s pedestrian staircases. That process – and its outcome – are the subject of their short film, The Music Box. I’m not much of a Laurel & Hardy fan, but it’s still pretty cool to incorporate a bit [...]
Feeling guilty about not getting a hike in over the weekend, L and I decided to stay on some flat land and try another Walking LA tour. Even though I’ve frequented the Larchmont Farmers’ Market and some of its stores and restaurants, we nonetheless decided to take this walk and check it off the list. [...]
Continue reading about Walking LA: Larchmont Village and Windsor Square
After our earlier walk in Silverlake (truly, with the hills, it qualified as a hike), we hit the Hollywood Farmers’ Market. We then decided to try another walk from the Walking LA book, and there was one right in the vicinity. Who would have known that right past the intersection of Highland and Franklin, just [...]
Continue reading about Walking LA – Whitley Heights and Hollywood Boulevard
With friend C visiting from Brooklyn, today provided the perfect opportunity for a double-header from the Walking LA book. Our first selection, East Silver Lake, was a natural choice, since we started the morning with coffee and donuts at LA Mill. We started out at Effie and Silver Lake and started up over the hill. [...]
I’ve mentioned the book, Walking LA, in previous posts. L happened to get a copy of it as a Christmas gift. Today we decided to explore one of the walks in the book, in the Beachwood Canyon area of the Hollywood Hills. (While not from the book, this webpage does a great job explaining a [...]
