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Book Hidden Los Angeles and Southern California

Download or read book Hidden Los Angeles and Southern California written by Ray Riegert and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hidden Southern California

Download or read book Hidden Southern California written by Ray Riegert and published by . This book was released on 2006-11-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering details on more than 100 beaches and parks, 250 hiking trails and 100 surfing spots, this edition also provides coverage of the area's two big cities, Los Angeles and San Diego, and the small jewels such as Santa Barbara, La Jolla, Palm Springs, and Santa Catalina Island.

Book Hidden Southern California

Download or read book Hidden Southern California written by Ray Riegert and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From cruising Hollywood and Santa Monica to sailing to Catalina Island to sweeping out to the Mojave Desert while uncovering Palm Springs hideaways, this shows travelers to the southern part of the Golden State how to really enjoy themselves. 10 illustrations 21 maps.

Book Hidden Southern California

Download or read book Hidden Southern California written by Moorland Publishing Company, Limited and published by . This book was released on 1990-08-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Secret Stairs

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles Fleming
  • Publisher : Santa Monica Press
  • Release : 2010-04-01
  • ISBN : 1595809414
  • Pages : 241 pages

Download or read book Secret Stairs written by Charles Fleming and published by Santa Monica Press. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city, Secret Stairs highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical aspects of the city’s staircases, as well as of the neighborhoods in which the steps are located. From strolling through the classic La Loma neighborhood in Pasadena to walking the Sunset Junction Loop in Silver Lake, to taking the Beachwood Canyon hike through “Hollywoodland” to enjoying the magnificent ocean views from the Castellammare district in Pacific Palisades, Secret Stairs takes you on a tour of the staircases all across the City of Angels. The circular walks, rated for duration and difficulty, deliver tales of historic homes and their fascinating inhabitants, bits of unusual local trivia, and stories of the neighborhoods surrounding the stairs. That’s where William Faulkner was living when he wrote the screenplay for To Have and Have Not; that house was designed by Neutra; over there is a Schindler; that’s where Woody Guthrie lived, where Anais Nin died, and where Thelma Todd was murdered . . . Despite the fact that one of these staircases starred in an Oscar-winning short film—Laurel and Hardy’s The Music Box, from 1932—these civic treasures have been virtually unknown to most of the city’s residents and visitors. Now, Secret Stairs puts these hidden stairways back on the map, while introducing urban hikers to exciting new “trails” all around the city of Los Angeles.

Book Hidden Southern California

Download or read book Hidden Southern California written by Ray Riegert and published by . This book was released on 2004-04-18 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden guides combine unique travel choices, outdoor adventures and little-known locales into a guide where vacations meet adventures. Each guide includes detailed maps, complete internet information for each listing, highlighted author favorites, suggested itineraries and walking and driving tours. With so many famous places and hyped attractions, it's all too easy to get caught running (well, driving, actually) all over Southern California from one spot to the next. This guide tells how to get off the freeway and explore the boulevards and side streets of Los Angeles and San Diego as well the coast roads and inland desert highways. Hidden Southern California combines traditional attractions, including seven historic missions and eight theme parks, with outdoor adventures, including 123 beaches and parks, 270 hiking trails and 105 surfing spots. It provides selective recommendations for lodging in the city, along the coast and even in desert and mountain parks, including 15 beach cottages, 77 coastal inns and 13,193 campsites at 350 campgrounds. The author offers opinionated reviews of local restaurants including 14 Mexican, 14 Italian, 13 American diners, 8 California, 8 French, 7 bar and grills, 6 Japanese, 6 Chinese, 5 hamburger joints, 4 Thai, 4 Continental, 3 Indian and 2 Jewish delis, as well as Vietnamese, Caribbean, Columbian, Korean, Greek, Salvadoran, West African, Cajun, soul food, fresh seafood, Mediterranean, Argentine, Persian, Belgian and vegetarian (and that's just the first chapter on Los Angeles). The guide also contains special features on Los Angeles' historic Mexican public markets, Hollywood film making in action, the ultimate side trip south of the border and old-time Hollywood, including 15 historic theaters and a driving tour of old mansions.

Book Secret Walks

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles Fleming
  • Publisher : Santa Monica Press
  • Release : 2015-05-12
  • ISBN : 159580823X
  • Pages : 240 pages

Download or read book Secret Walks written by Charles Fleming and published by Santa Monica Press. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret Walks: A Walking Guide to the Hidden Trails of Los Angeles is a sequel to the popular Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles, and features another collection of exciting urban walks through parks, canyons, and neighborhoods unknown and unseen by most Angelinos. Each walk is rated for duration, distance, and difficulty, and is accompanied by a map. The walks, like those in Secret Stairs, are filled with fascinating factoids about historical landmarks—the original Bat Cave from Batman, the lake where Opie learned to fish on The Andy Griffith Show, or the storage barn for one of L.A.’s oldest wineries. The book also highlights the people who made the landmarks famous: the infamous water engineer William Mulholland; the convicted murderer and philanthropist Colonel Griffith J. Griffith; Charles Lummis, who walked from Cincinnati to Los Angeles to take a job on the L.A. Times; and tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney, who dug canals to drain the marshes south of Santa Monica and create his American “Venice.” Written in the entertainingly informed style that has made Secret Stairs a Los Angeles Times best-seller, Secret Walks is the perfect book for the walker eager to explore but tired of the crowds at Runyon Canyon or Temescal Park.

Book Hidden Los Angeles

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ray Riegert
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN : 9781569753965
  • Pages : 324 pages

Download or read book Hidden Los Angeles written by Ray Riegert and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hidden Los Angeles is perfect for readers interested in quintessential L.A. activities, from shopping at upscale boutiques to sitting on a sun-drenched beach watching surfers. The guide recommends a wide range of lodging choices from affordable retro motels to historic Beverly Hills resorts. The guide also features a special driving tour of movie stars' former mansions, including Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio's Elizabethan cottage, Marlene Dietrich's 1930s art-deco home and Jimmy Stewart's Tudor house. A dining guide with over 200 opinionated reviews, spanning the entire range of cuisine, is also included.

Book Hidden History of Transportation in Los Angeles

Download or read book Hidden History of Transportation in Los Angeles written by Charles P. Hobbs and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Angeles transportation's epic scale--its iconic freeways, Union Station, Los Angeles International Airport and the giant ports of its shores--has obscured many offbeat transit stories of moxie and eccentricity. Triumphs such as the Vincent Thomas Bridge and Mac Barnes's Ground Link buspool have existed alongside such flops as the Santa Monica Freeway Diamond Lane and the Oxnard-Los Angeles Caltrain commuter rail. The City of Angels lacks a propeller-driven monorail and a freeway in the paved bed of the Los Angeles River, but not for a lack of public promoters. Horace Dobbins built the elevated California Cycleway in Pasadena, and Mike Kadletz deployed the Pink Buses for Orange County kids hitchhiking to the beach. Join Charles P. Hobbs as he recalls these and other lost episodes of LA-area transportation lore.

Book Secret Los Angeles  A Guide to the Weird  Wonderful  and Obscure

Download or read book Secret Los Angeles A Guide to the Weird Wonderful and Obscure written by Danny Jensen and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the untrained eye, Los Angeles may seem like a spectacle of glitz and glamour, freeways and traffic snarls. But beneath those superficial impressions hides a richly complex and diverse city teeming with quirky art, dazzling buildings, hidden histories, strange spectacles, and inspiring cultural landmarks. Secret Los Angeles guides you to the hidden gems that make the city and surrounding county truly sparkle. Discover the story behind the featherbrained “Statue of Liberty of L.A.” and the butterflies of an abandoned oceanside neighborhood. Stroll along the other walks of fame and drive along a musical road. Explore a historic movie palace hidden in the Jewelry District and find the inspiration for Disneyland nestled within Griffith Park. Find the secretive locations of Prohibition-era speakeasies and sip top-notch booze at a Willy Wonka-like distillery. Experience a reenactment of the Great Los Angeles Air Raid and uncover the history of Central Avenue’s jazz legacy. Local author Danny Jensen directs you to under-the-radar destinations that are often overlooked, even by locals, yet offer fascinating insight into a place that captures so many people’s imagination. Whether you’ve recently arrived or lived here all your life, this book will help you see and understand L.A. in a completely new way and inspire you to explore further.

Book The Rough Guide to Los Angeles   Southern California

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Los Angeles Southern California written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Los Angeles & Southern California is the definitive guide to the region. Whether you're looking for inspiring accommodation or great places to eat, you'll find the solution with hundreds of restaurant, hotel, nightlife and shop reviews. Along with a thorough look at LA's top tourist areas, from Hollywood and Beverly Hills to Santa Monica and Disneyland, the guide explores more obscure but no less deserving sights, like Downtown's arts district and Santa Catalina Island. Additionally, the book covers the broader Southern California region, including San Diego, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. Accurate maps and comprehensive practical information, from city transport and tours to costs and currency, help you get under the skin of the region, whilst stunning photography and an inspirational introduction make this your ultimate travelling companion to this free-spirited American metropolis. Originally published in print in 2011. Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Los Angeles & Southern California. Now available in ePub format.

Book Semi tropic California and Southern California Horticulturist

Download or read book Semi tropic California and Southern California Horticulturist written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Lonely Planet Los Angeles  San Diego   Southern California

Download or read book Lonely Planet Los Angeles San Diego Southern California written by Lonely Planet and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 2018-04-01 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonely Planet Los Angeles, San Diego & Southern California is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Cruise the slow lanes of the Pacific Coast Highway, ride in spinning teacups at Disneyland Resort, or hit the trails in Joshua Tree National Park; all with your trusted travel companion. Begin your journey now!

Book Southern California Off the Beaten Path

Download or read book Southern California Off the Beaten Path written by Kathy Strong and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern California Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Southern California Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the road less traveled and reveals a side of Southern California that other guidebooks just don't offer.

Book Secret Gardens of Hollywood and Private Oases in Los Angeles

Download or read book Secret Gardens of Hollywood and Private Oases in Los Angeles written by Erica Lennard and published by Universe Publishing(NY). This book was released on 2003 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a peek into the most beautiful private gardens of Los Angeles, one of the most verdant places on earth. Life here is meant to be lived outdoors and extravagantly, and these gardens reflect the town's larger-than-life personalities who take pride in their extraordinary garden sanctuaries. The sunny, warm climate in L.A. allows garden designers to unleash their most creative gardening fantasies, using plants collected from all over the world. The twenty-five gardens in the book illustrate the remarkable range of styles in the area, from Joni Mitchell's whimsical Bel-Air garden retreat to a garden of rare succulent plants at Jack LaLanne's former residence to Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen's Southern-style country hideaway. Featuring all-new photographs by Erica Lennard, coauthor of the bestselling book "The Art of Doing Nothing, this escape book is sure to appeal to gardeners and star-gazers alike.

Book The 500 Hidden Secrets of Los Angeles

Download or read book The 500 Hidden Secrets of Los Angeles written by Andrea Richards and published by Uitgeverij Luster. This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - An insider's guide to Los Angeles' hidden gems and lesser-known spots- A recently updated edition in Luster's successful and attractive series of city guides- An inspirational and practical guide to the city's most interesting places, buildings, restaurants, shops, museums, galleries, neighborhoods, gardens and cafes, into 100 lists of 5 secrets- Photography by Giovanni Simeone- Written by a true local, filled with independent advice, based on thorough research and the author's personal opinionsLos Angeles has so much to offer, and this guide helps you to choose where to start when discovering this beautiful city. Where are the best farmers' markets? Which street foods are not to be missed? What are the liveliest places to go dancing? What are some unlikely places to spot celebrities? Which art galleries are worth a visit? In The 500 Hidden Secrets of Los Angeles, Andrea Richards shares 500 must-know addresses in one of the coolest cities in the United States. It is an affectionate guide to the City of Angels that avoids the touristy places and points out the urban details you are likely to miss. From the best outdoor concert venues to the most beautiful country escapes, this guide is the perfect companion visitors who want to make the most of their stay and residents who want to get to know their city even better. Also available: The 500 Hidden Secrets of Miami, The 500 Hidden Secrets of New York, The 500 Hidden Secrets of Toronto, The 500 Hidden Secrets of Vancouver and many more. Discover the series: the500hiddensecrets.com