Weekend in Los Angeles - Ideas

5/2/24 | POF

[ProtectOurFreedom]

My son and I are going to Los Angeles tomorrow night. We have tickets to the Petersen Auto Museum on Saturday. We have General Admission, the Vault, and the special Shop Tour. We are really looking forward to visiting one of America's best car museums.

Sat night we are going to the Dodgers / Braves game.

For Sunday we are thinking of Griffith Observatory and maybe the Olvera Market across from Union Station.

We come home Monday night and have nothing planned for Monday.

What do all you SoCal FRiends recommend for Sunday PM and Monday?

We are staying in a friend's house in Redondo Beach a few blocks from the Torrance Beach and next door to Palos Verdes Estates.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“I hear the UCLA campus is pretty scenic!”

I saw the thread about what those commie bastards did to the historic building there. Makes my blood boil. I think I’ll wait for the National Guard tour.

[Jeff Chandler]

FYI: You can fish on the Redondo Beach pier, no license required.

[Bullish]

I’m really only half joking. I’ve lived in the area my whole life. LA’s a wreck... Watch your back and GL.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Yeah. Go to Philippe’s.”

Great! Glad it got a second vote. Turns out Phillippe’s is only a few blocks from the parking spot I reserved. My son and I are excited about eating there before the game.

[Veto!]

Agree about boring Olvera Street. When we lived in Marina del Re¥ decades ago, we enjoyed China Town and Little Tokyo.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I lived in Westchester by LAX when I was a tyke in ‘52-’54; worked in the greater LA area quite a bit in the early 70s (power plant work); took the kids to Universal Studios around 1990 and 1993; went to a Rose Bowl game Jan 2015.

So I seem to schedule visits every 20 years or so. I hope it isn’t a complete disaster.

My Mom couldn’t stand it in the early / mid 50s so we moved back to upstate NY! She was about 25 at the time. The small town Idaho girl didn’t much care for LA, even then.

[Fungi]

Pizzeria Mozza, best pizza in town, maybe the planet.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Interesting that no license required! Might be hard to take any catch home on the airplane on Monday, though.

[Hebrews 11:6]

La Brea Tar Pits, on Wilshire. LA County Museum of Art is next door.

Natural History Museum, in Exposition Park between SC and the Coliseum. I’ll bet the Rose Garden is in full bloom.

[Nateman]

Griffith Observatory has always been my favorite spot in LA. The Museum of Science and Industry used to be pretty good but it has been dumbed down considerably. Take a look at the La Brea Tar Pits. It has a beautiful museum now.

[monkeyshine]

Chinatown and Little Tokyo have become hollowed out shells of their former glory. At least during daytime. Many of the once great places didn’t survive the Pandemic. We used to go before dodger games years ago as they are also close by the stadium But alas, our spot is gone. Used to be packed.

I agree Olevrra street is underwhelming.

Korea town is booming, it’s maybe 2 or so miles east and a few blocks north of the Peterson Museum. One place Chosun Galbee on Olympic 1 street west of Western is popular with the local Koreans, but it’s pricy. Delicious though. There are plenty of smaller places and all you can eats in the area. It’s fairly safe there.

Canters deli on Fairfax is a few blocks north and to the west of the museum. Fairfax north of Beverly. Food is very consistent if you like deli food. Big menu anyway if you don’t and they have a full bar. Otherwise people like Langers deli but their poltics are, well it’s LA. They close at night and are just west of downtown so maybe not convenient.

As for attractions, well heck I wish I could remember more than a few. I moved out of that area and live outside the city and rarely return these days. There is the LA Country museum a few blocks east of the Petersen. And the La Brea tar pits are right there too. Worth a pop in since it’s just blocks from the Petersen. Maybe I’ll think of a few more.

[A strike]

went to Olvera Street 50+ years ago, was entranced,

but then again I wouldn’t have recognized simple commercial phonyism

[Hebrews 11:6]

Chili-cheeseburgers at Tommy’s, Beverly and Rampart.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for the La Brea Tar Pits suggestion. We took our kids when our son was maybe 3 or 4 years old, so he won’t remember it.

It’s funny...it was one of my very first memories when we lived in LA when I was 3 or 4 years old back in ‘54 or ‘55. I remember our old Dumont TV catching on fire, putting out a cigarette barefoot (imitating the big guys — that hurt), watching the jet fighters land at the Hughes Aircraft plant and popping their chutes, dad diving into the ocean waves, and mom in her beautiful sun dresses.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

If you're going to be near Olvera Street, then I agree with everyone else who suggested Phillipe's. Very good food and old world atmosphere.

Across the street from Olvera Street is Union Station. Just pop in to see the beautiful art deco interior. You may remember it from lots of movies, especially film noirs that used it as part of the setting.

Agree that if you're going to the Peterson, then across the street is the Tar Pits. There is also the LA County Art Museum. It has a wide variety from very modern to very old. They have a good Chinese jade collection. Behind the museum there is a giant boulder they dragged in from somewhere. Not as impressive as I had hoped when it was talked up.

I have been to the Getty Villa a few times. Very beautiful and peaceful place. The restaurant on site has very good food. The drive along PCH is also nice.

I also agree that if you are going to be near PV that the Original Red Onion is a great choice for dinner if you like Mexican food. There's a room that saved all the photos that used to hang on the walls of the Brown Derby restaurant. We sat at a booth that had the official menu from a cruise that John Wayne took. For breakfast, there's an Original Pancake House on PCH/Sepulveda just after PCH starts turning inland.

Have a great time. Despite all the bad news and naysayers, there is still a lot of great things to see and do in LA.

Just don't drive on the freeways late at night. There have been a large number of hit and runs and DUIs lately.

Also, if you want to know the area to avoid it is bounded on the North by the 10 Fwy, on the South by the 105, and on the west by the 110.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Atlanta @ Los Angeles
Sat. 6:10 PM
Bryce Elder vs Tyler Glasnow

[ProtectOurFreedom]

You mentioned "Very good food and old world atmosphere."

We ate lunch at the Moss Beach Distillery in Moss Beach north of Half Moon Bay on Sunday. It was a speakeasy during Prohibition and smugglers brought booze into the building. It's like stepping back 100 years. The building hasn't changed much. Really good food and spectacular ocean views. It's one of our favorites.

During prohibition, the San Mateo County coast was an ideal spot for rum running, bootleggers and “speakeasies,” establishments which sold illegal booze to thirsty clients.

One of the most successful speakeasies of the era was Frank’s Place on the cliffs at Moss Beach. Built by Frank Torres in 1927, Frank’s Place became a popular night spot for silent film stars and politicians from the city of San Francisco. Mystery writer Dashiell Hammett frequented the place and used it as a setting for one of his detective stories.

The restaurant, located on the cliff above a secluded beach, was a perfect location to benefit from the clandestine activities of Canadian rum-runners. Under cover of darkness and fog, illegal whiskey was landed on the beach, dragged up a steep cliff and loaded into waiting vehicles for transport to San Francisco. Some of the booze always found its way into the garage beneath Frank’s Place. Frank Torres used his excellent political and social connections to operate a highly successful, if illegal, business. Unlike many of the other speakeasies along the coast, Frank’s Place was never raided.

With the repeal of prohibition in 1933, Frank Torres remained in the food service business as one of the most successful restaurateurs along the San Mateo County coast. Now called the Moss Beach Distillery, the restaurant and bar still delights customers with its spectacular view and secluded location above the ocean coves.

[Bullish]

Stay out of the bad parts of LA, south central area and east LA are gangland carjack city. Keep your doors locked. Pay for the preferred parking at Dodger stadium, it will save you an hour and a half getting out after the game because they let preferred out of the lot first.

[ifinnegan]

Here’s something I just happened across.

Alison Martino’s report from the VALLEY RELICS MUSEUM for Spectrum News 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a46ogrTkPc

[L.A.Justice]

Sat night we are going to the Dodgers / Braves game.

If you want to take items into Dodgers Stadium, put them in a clear bag...Not some regular backpack...Clear bag policy...

If you have a plastic bag from a supermarket, you could use that also...I am talking about the plastic bag that you could buy for 25 cents from Safeway or Ralphs...

Some fans have to go back to their cars to return their bags...Clear bag rule is enforced...

How about Catalina Island? Or Nixon Library?