Angels flying over Los Angeles–it’s true! (And it’s art!)
by The angels on towering columns at the Southwest Museum Gold Line station are both beautiful and whimsical. And they are not easily visible from within …
Author: carollightwood
I moved to LA from San Francisco in 1974 and lived in various towns and neighborhoods around greater Los Angeles until 2019 when I moved to Tucson. Originally I was from Washington State.
Pure whimsey! Angels Flight funicular in downtown L.A. is shortest railway in the world
How I love whimsey–especially when it has its practical side. The Angels Flight funicular railway runs two cars up and down Bunker Hill in downtown …
Paddleboarding along the canals in the gorgeous Naples Island in Long Beach
Paddleboards are for rent along the Alamitos Bay beach in Belmont Shore. Taking a Sunday walk along the sidewalks beside the canals on Naples …
The art of the train station and the Castle Green – you can live there if you wish!
There are five museums within walking distance of various Metro stations along the Gold Line. I always think of it as the “art and culture” …
Grand Park in Los Angeles: a little new, a little raw, quiet on this weekend in 2013
Grand Park in–well, I started to write downtown Los Angeles, but “downtown” in Los Angeles could be in several locations. Anyway, Grand Park which …
Space Shuttle Endeavor over Pasadena
It was gorgeous! The Space Shuttle Endeavor flew by the Jet Propulsion Lab in LaCanada then circled over California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) in …
Roller Derby an Olympic Sport — maybe or maybe not
The day the 2012 Olympics concluded my granddaughter and her two cousins announced that they were going to be in the 2020 Olympics — as …
Flashback to the ’60s in dance
It wasn’t unusual — well, at least in California, it wasn’t unusual in the late 1960s to see a young girl with her face and …
Tom Cruise’s home-away-from-home at Scientology Celebrity Center
Scientology’s most famous member, Tom Cruise, no longer owns a home in Los Angeles, but when he is in town he can always stay at …
Faded Siqueiros mural inspired murals in 1980s across Los Angeles
After famed Mexican muralist David Siqueiros was expelled from Mexico in 1932 he spent 6 months in Los Angeles, teaching and painting three murals. One …