LA Story

[Jamey Smith]

Hi Cin-L listers:

I'm delurking to ask a favor. Several months ago someone asked the group
for suggestions of interesting things, cinema-related and otherwise, to do
in Los Angeles. I remember Sasha had some great-sounding diversions and
insider tips, and maybe a couple of other people did too.

I now find that I'll be spending some time in LA in late May, and the only
definite thing I have planned is a visit to the Getty Center. I'd greatly
appreciate a re-posting of your LA suggestions if it's not too much bother.

Thanks in advance,
Jamey

[Kristen Mahan-Moutaw]

The Huntington's Library and grounds are gorgeous. It is outside of Pasadena and one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. It has a Guttenberg <sp?> Bible which is quite impressive.

While you are close to Pasadena, check out Pasadena - good restaurants and shopping and a trendy place to go.

If you are a movie buff, which I am assuming you are, you have to go to the Mann's Chinese Theater and take a walk down Hollywood Blvd and spit on Michael Douglas' star for me if you see it, will ya? (joshing)

Also, drive by "Tara" (I believe they are the main offices of Sony? TriStar? Anyone?) in Century City and the arches of Paramount. They really make my cinematic stomach churn happily just seeing them.

The Max Factor museum (it may have closed down but all of the artifacts are in another museum somewhere on Hollywood Boulevard about a couple blocks up from the Chinese Theater) is interesting.

Have dinner at the Formosa Cafe and/or The Dresden. The Formosa Cafe was featured recently in LA CONFIDENTIAL and used to be a big hang out for the stars. The Dresden has been featured in such films as SWINGERS and CHINATOWN - the food is okay but the atmosphere is definitely the coolest thing going.

Take a walk up and down the Promenade in Santa Monica and down the Santa Monica pier (featured most recently in a picture of Rose in the TITANIC). The Promenade is supposedly a very trendy place to be and I've seen paparazzi pictures of Val Kilmer, Cindy Crawford, Julianna Margulies and Ron Eldard and Dylan McDermott and the Promenade.

Check out Venice Beach - crazy, wacky fun and a pretty beach - good shopping both weird and wonderful.

-Kristen

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>>> Jamey Smith <jjs...@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU> 04/26 2:32 PM >>>

[Sasha Stone]

Jamey, I don't have a copy of my old post. But the Getty Center is
beeootiful (go on a clear day, not on a foggy day, traffic is a bitch -
take the bus in).

Hollyweird:
A fast Run Down for things not to miss:
The Chinese on Hollywood Blvd (check out the Star Wars geeks)
The Cinerama Dome on Sunset (breathtaking)
Yamashiro (great drinks, skip the food, go for the view)
Pink's on La Brea (hot dogs for meat eaters, big celeb hangout)
Erewon on Beverly (health food for vegetarians, big celeb/model hangout)
Melrose (weird shops, tourist enclave - go between Fairfax and La Brea)
Fairfax district - great deli called Canter's and further down is the
Farmer's Market.
LACMA (art museum, great modern section, cool jazz on Friday night, Van
Gogh exhibit still, I think)

Then off to the beach (commonly known as the West Side, like totally)
The Third Street Promenade (tourist/celeb hangout, cool shops, street
musicians, etc.)
The Pier (really crowded but if you go during the week, not so crowded,
kinda cool)
Venice Beach (walk the boardwalk - just like in LA STORY)
Drive up the coast toward Malibu - worth the ride, unless it's rush hour)
Seafood at the Reel Inn.
Main Street in Santa Monica is very nice and fun to walk up and down. The
Rose Cafe is at the end of it and that's worth a cup of coffee.
Starbucks are everywhere, btw.

Mexican restaurants are a must. Most of them out here are pretty good.
But there are some favorites. La Cabana on Rose in Venice (home made
tortillas, yum!), El Coyote on Beverly in Hollywood (very popular out
here, get there early).

I am rather fond of West Hollywood, as I used to live there. It's sort of
like Greenwich Village in New York (gay hangout, cool things to do,
community activism) and if you stroll down Santa Monica Blvd (between
Crescent Heights and, say, Robertson, or even further, it's kind of cool).
There's the Beverly Center (huge, weird mall), the Sunset Five theater
(art house, Starbucks, etc) on Crescent Heights and Sunset, Millies
(breakfast on Sunday mornings draws the celebs).

But you know, LA is a *huge* place. There are lots of little areas that
are cool - Silverlake (where Madonna lives), Los Feliz, downtown, Century
City, Chinatown, etc. I'm just telling you the places that are rather
close to my heart so take it with a grain of salt. Now that I live in,
*gasp*, the Valley I can only dream about West Hollywood.

Oh, and don't forget to take a walk around "Lake Hollywood" (near
Burbank).

And of course, there's Universal Studios, Disneyland and all of that. But
that's in the tourist guides.

Anyway,

Sasha

On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Jamey Smith wrote:

> Hi Cin-L listers:
>
> I'm delurking to ask a favor. Several months ago someone asked the group
> for suggestions of interesting things, cinema-related and otherwise, to do
> in Los Angeles. I remember Sasha had some great-sounding diversions and
> insider tips, and maybe a couple of other people did too.
>
> I now find that I'll be spending some time in LA in late May, and the only
> definite thing I have planned is a visit to the Getty Center. I'd greatly
> appreciate a re-posting of your LA suggestions if it's not too much bother.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jamey
>

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[ating]

On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, Jamey Smith wrote:

> I now find that I'll be spending some time in LA in late May, and the only
> definite thing I have planned is a visit to the Getty Center. I'd greatly
> appreciate a re-posting of your LA suggestions if it's not too much bother.

I still dream about two meals I had in LA: the delicious double
cheeseburger at Tommy's and a couple of fantastic carnitas tacos at this
indoor market downtown. Sasha would know best if Tommy's is still around.
That indoor market was a couple of blocks south of the Bonaventure (OCC:
the hotel in Strange Days, Nick of Time, etc.), maybe a block north of the
street the Bradbury Building is on (too obvious OCC).

Great directions, huh?

Andy T.

[CariAnnV]

In article <Pine.GSO.3.96.990427...@doc.mssm.edu>, ating
<a...@DOC.MSSM.EDU> writes:

>I now find that I'll be spending some time in LA in late May, and the only
>> definite thing I have planned is a visit to the Getty Center. I'd greatly
>> appreciate a re-posting of your LA suggestions if it's not too much bother.
>

Things I miss about living in Los Angeles -

1) The incredibly huge, percect sound system of the Loew's (?) theater - it
must have seated about 1,000 and the screen was enormous. Not IMAX just huge.

2) Marinas and Malibu and the PCHighway

3) being so near Knott's Berry farm - I loved that place at holiday times, it
was so sweet.

4) going to shopping malls where the main halls were outside with no roof over
them
- I can't think of the name of the one I liked.

5) living up in the hills above Pasadena - La Cresenta - I really liked it up
there.

6) Music and bands everywhere - especially outside.

7) The Mexican food

8) West LA area of intersting shops and restaurants

I hardly had any money so I can't really name you a great place to eat or shop.
Just a lot of the free things that were everywhere.

Carolyne

[Jamey Smith]

Thanks to Kristen, Sasha, and Andy for the LA info. It's exactly the sort
of stuff I was looking for. If anyone ever needs the inside scoop on
Austin, let me know.

Jamey