Neon art goes wild at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles
by After disembarking from my first ride in years down the tiny Angels Flight railway, I crossed the street to Grand Central Market and was blown …
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Angels Flight railway finally reopens in downtown Los Angeles
Visitors to downtown Los Angeles can once again ride the steep narrow gauge railway named Angels Flight from Grand Central Market on Hill St. up …
Hockney at the Getty and some amazing furniture, too
(Originally published in 2017) The Getty Center decided to celebrate painter/photographer David Hockney’s 80th birthday with two galleries of his work. One contains self-portraits over …
Funny soap box racers tear down a hilly street in Elysian Park
This post is a reminder about those fun and silly things we used to do before COVID 19. This was originally published in August 2017. …
Art along Big Bang Theory Way in Pasadena
Yes! There really is an alley called ‘Big Bang Theory’ in Pasadena and on Saturday it was filled with temporary art installations as part of …
New Artwork at Union Station in Los Angeles
Yesterday (Saturday July 15, 2017) the annual Train Festival was held at Union Station. When I arrived about 15 minutes before the Festival was scheduled …
The Yoko Ono Wish Tree garden in Pasadena
Inspired by Yoko Ono, a ‘wish tree’ garden is in the heart of the beautiful Arlington Garden in Pasadena. Two Crape Myrtle trees in full …
The Bread Festival fell flat but ole for the mole!
At the annual Bread Festival at Grand Central Market in downtown L.A. I finally saw the food that Australian millionaire Tim Gurner claims is driving …
A California condor downtown and a bird sanctuary in Silverlake
My route to the March for Science on Saturday took me first to the Silverlake/Los Feliz neighborhood and then on to downtown and a walk …
Young folk dancers, cowgirls and mariachis at the Blessing of Animals
Los Angeles would not be Los Angeles were the Mexican folk dancers to vanish from public events. Like the balloon sellers and street hot dog …