Los Angeles Thread #11: Let's Save Vincente Minnelli's House

Even more bonkers is this one: 53 minutes - covers most of LA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWFey_mVmKw

The state of the Union Station upgrade. City keeps cars prioritized (shocker).

https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/08/13/l-a-city-is-nixing-metros-pedestrian-priority-plans-for-union-station/

96 on the west side right now, fuck this noise

Hahaha

In my little transportation corner of the world, Doug Emhoff is probably best known for representing the Beverly Hills school district in their lawsuit against the FTA over the ⁦@metrolosangeles⁩ Purple Line subway project. https://t.co/kGDKzVj67E

— Laura J. Nelson 🦅 (@laura_nelson) August 21, 2020

NO pic.twitter.com/Bml4oFGzsd

— Nick Sinnott (@ndsinnott) September 9, 2020

Fairing?

A long memoir-style article with many photos about Century City, with a link to a 13-min youtube doc about it (there's also a different 25-min doc later).

https://martinostimemachine.blogspot.com/2020/12/the-old-century-city-mall.html

So cool

I’ve spent some time at the Westfield century city mall, great place

Reddit starts a "best city in LA County" war.

https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/pwk83s/the_battle_for_los_angeles_begins/

LA Story

Families who lost their homes in South LA when a botched LAPD operation blew up a cache of illegal fireworks this summer are moving an hour away to the High Desert because of the city's high housing costs — via @brittny_mejia https://t.co/7aYCu27jGd

— Liam Dillon (@dillonliam) November 7, 2021

I hear the desert is a hip place these days

Wrong desert, probably (I didn't read the article).

https://i.imgur.com/5A1WWy2.jpg

Damn

Dream weather.

what should we do / see / eat while we're in highland park over xmas?

getty, ocean, korean food, maybe lacma if we aren't arted out. no good dj / dance parties to speak of, everyone is breaking that week, go figure. i don't drink anymore so no bars though we might go to the eagle or something.

is it worth giving the la times my bank account info for a 6 month subscription so i can figure out what restaurants we should hit up? what are people's favorite dispensaries?

In highland park: taiwanese food at joy

People seem to like Salazar in frogtown and it’s outdoors if that’s a concern. I thought it was just fine but I don’t eat meat.

both of those sound nice. not too concerned about eating in as we'll both be boosted. i'm assuming masks are de rigueur.

if you're here on 12/19 I'm opening for El Vez the Mexican Elvis at Zebulon (next to Salazar) and his legendary Mex-Mas show!

yes to masks (pretty well observed indoors ime). i think (?) vaccination checks are required but i have literally never xp been checked.

n.b. we will have a car (though will definitely be using metro) and no previous commitments so anything in the greater l.a. area is a possibility.

xp would have loved to catch you! we're there 12/23 - 12/27

no idea what to expect in LA but I was required to show proof of vaccination at a noodle restaurant in Berkeley a couple weeks ago

What kind of food do you like to eat? Check out villas tacos if they're open when you're in town

all of it lol. mexican, thai, korean, indian/pakistani, chinese. will be looking for a good koreatown place, probably bbq.

also maybe a good but $$-$$$ (not $$$$) italian place because my bf loves italian

probably need to do zankou tbh

LACMA is half torn down, but I suppose the other half is open. MOCA downtown, and the Broad (rhymes with road) downtown, though reservations are good for that (there is a wait line if you don't have them).

maybe rossoblu in the fashion district for $$-$$$ but not $$$$ italian

i've been, it was good, but i'm an easy lay for italian.

i think in outdoor areas at least you don’t need to show vax proof. ate out in Glendale the other week and was not asked.

don’t love salazar tbh. outside of the stuff I told you about, I’m fond of la farfalla in los feliz, unassuming little italian joint on hillhurst.

artwise, have heard good things about the Black portrait show at LACMA, the “witch hunt” show at the hammer, and the pipilotti rist show at MoCA, but have not yet been to any of them

oh cool, thanks! didn't want to overload you with requests on fb :)

black portrait show sounds really cool. think we'll try to do lacma & the getty.

i should know this but for hanging out and zoning out to waves should we do - venice beach, william rogers / santa monica, or malibu? or somewhere else? tidepools and a bit of wildness are a plus.

lol i love giving recs!

beaches: the malibu beaches are my fave. lots of good small less-peopled ones but you’re coming off-season so crowds won’t be a huge issue anyway i think. there’s a gay-ish stretch of will rogers beach known affectionately as “ginger rogers beach” that i like, it’s near patrick’s roadhouse. love el matador beach too. rancho palos verdes has some stunning beaches (area itself is sorta weird tho)

Museum of Jurassic Technology has reopened and is a must if you haven't been. I'm somewhat at a loss for a good $$$ Italian place but you could have a great time eating your way west down Sunset Blvd. starting with Guisados in Echo Park and then stopping at El Cochinito (Cuban) and Hoy-Ka (Thai). I'm also at a loss for a Korean BBQ place since my go-to (Soot Bull Jeep on 8th) raised their prices and cut quality.

Union in Pasadena is excellent $$$ italian. we had our most recent anniversary dinner there.

you could have a great time eating your way west down Sunset Blvd. starting with Guisados in Echo Park and then stopping at El Cochinito (Cuban) and Hoy-Ka (Thai)

this sounds like a good time. definitely need some thai food at some point.

will peep the museum of jurassic technology, thanks for the tip.

union looks amazing but for some reason all the prices on their menu online are at $0.00 lol. the hillhurst place looks fab too.

donna, it looks good from the map, but would you say that ernest debs park is good for a run?

not a runner but…probably? it is kinda steep in some spots. the main entrance of the park you’d probably have to drive to but you can access a different part of it through the park by our house. it’s a really nice park either way, love the little pond that’s up there.

cool!

thanks everyone for chiming in :)

I (and my 4 year old) like the tide pools at topanga beach in Malibu. There’s not much to see except what seems like a pretty serious surfing bro scene at high tide though.

it seems like malibu is the place. i got recommendations from a beach-loving guy i went to library school with for leo carillo, el matador, and the aforementioned ginger rogers.

la farfalla in los feliz

i lived around the block from there for several years and it is indeed a good neighborhood joint. or if you want to hit up hillhurst at a different time of day, the mustard seed cafe a block or two away is one of my favorite breakfast/lunch spots in la.

at any time of day, it's worth your time to walk 10 minutes from there to check out skylight books on vermont ave. there are a bunch of good food options on those couple blocks of vermont, too, such as figarot.

There’s not much to see except what seems like a pretty serious surfing bro scene at high tide though.

― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, December 7, 2021

ugh as a former surfing bro who knows that break y'all are making me seriously homesick

Here's a good walkthrough of the Ernest Debs Park loop trail. We love walking around up there.
https://modernhiker.com/hike/hiking-ernest-e-debs-regional-park/

This rain!

Loving every minute of it

if this keeps up for another decade we might get through this drought

those santa anas were bonkers last night - lost power for a good 5 minutes

How’s the weather in march / April? Looking to visit for a few days

No power loss here, but I now have dozens of palm fronds in my yard.

March/April usually good, cool but not cold, and usually no rain by April (even March rain has been rare lately).

please sign this ballot measure petition if you get the chance! https://www.healthystreetsla.com/

Public transit into Angeles National Forest being planned for first time in 130 years

For the first time in 130 years, forest lovers might once again ride public transit into the Angeles National Forest, a vast area of mountains, hiking trails, creeks and pine-shaded picnic grounds that make up almost three-quarters of Los Angeles County’s open space.

Because the only way to reach the 700,176-acre green space towering above Los Angeles is by car. Access is denied to underserved county residents who don’t own a car or have no access to a private vehicle.

To change that, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, presented the nonprofit Nature For All a check for $995,000 on Aug. 28 to begin planning and building the Mount Wilson Express Shuttle, a van or bus service starting from the Metro L Line (Gold) Memorial Park Station in Old Pasadena and connecting to western forest locations.

It is the most money received by the nonprofit in a single grant. Chu also placed a request for $750,000 in the 2023 House of Representatives appropriations bill, which would raise the shuttle program’s funding to $1,745,000, if approved.

Early plans call for a regular, weekend shuttle that will take passengers on the 210 Freeway to Angeles Crest Highway (Highway 2), with forest stops at the Mt. Wilson Observatory, the Haramokngna American Indian Cultural Center at Red Box, Clear Creek Information Center, and trailheads at Eaton Saddle, Colby Canyon and Gould Mesa, explained Bryan Matsumoto, program manager for Nature For All.

(judy chu is my rep!)