I live on South Orange County.
Nowadays I only drive through Los Angeles on my way to somewhere else. Hard to believe I used to work in Downtown LA and enjoyed doing things there.
I do miss eating at Philippe’s and The Pantry though.
One of these days...
I first flew to CA in 1985... stayed with my mother’s friend in Pasadena. I was a kid but thought it was great. Went to Laguna beach, Catalina Island, amazing Mexican food in LA, drove up the Big Sur highway, went to San Francisco, ate at Fisherman’s warf,crossed the bridge saw the giant sequoias. California is geographically speaking a beautiful place, ruined by Godlessness and corruption and turned into a cesspool a la Sodom. Such a shame.
My dad used to take me to Phillippes when I was a kid. Each time I go there now, I’m amazed that those tables are smaller than me. My early memories was that the wooden tables were way over my head!
I used to love eating at The Pantry. Wonderful food, and always a line out the door. Los Angeles was full of great restaurants back in the 70s, and I was fortunate enough to experience many of them.
Alas, my California is long gone, which is why I moved to Texas a dozen years ago.