The City of the Angels Virtual Cache
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A fine walking tour of downtown Los Angeles
City of Angels
This is an Urban Adventure that has no cache to find but does offer a fine day of discovering downtown Los Angeles. The goal is to find all of the listed waypoints
The beginning of this urban adventure starts at the North Hollywood Metro Rail Red Line Station located at 118 22.583 34 10.121. Board the train and exit at Pershing Square.
You have entered the world of the vertical.
Look Up.
1. The Biltmore Hotel
118 15.272
34 2.963
When it opened in 1923, the Biltmore Hotel was the largest Hotel west of Chicago.
Some of the significant events in the Biltmore's history include:
The founding of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences occurred here May 11, 1927.
Douglas Fairbanks announced an awards ceremony would be created. Those awards are now known as the Oscars.
In 1960 John F. Kennedy was nominated for president here.
The murder of the Black Dahlia remains unsolved; she was last seen alive stepping out of an auto in front of the Biltmore Hotel in 1947.
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2. Los Angeles Central Public Library.
118 15.306
34 3.045
The Library opens in 1925.
April, 1986 - The largest library fire in U.S. history destroys 400,000 Books.
Exit the library and climb the Bunker Hill Steps.
3. Dancing Fountain
18 15.123
34 3.127
4. Angels Flight
118 15.033
34 3.094
5. Central Market
118 14.886
34 3.153
Find the bottom of Angels Fright
And walk across the street.
Walk through the market and across the
street. Look for a building with - Bradbury.
6. Bradbury Building
118 14.747
34 3.188
7. City Hall
118 3.264
34 14.647
8. Olvera Street
118 14.308
34 3.348
9. Union Station
118 14.228
34 3.370
Outstanding - Walk up the ramps and look at the trains.
From Union Station Jump back on the Red Line and return to North Hollywood.
Enjoy
Jeff
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