#707: Trek To the Griffith Observatory.
After leaving the LACMA earlier this morning in Los Angeles, friend Dennis and I headed for the famous Griffith Observatory, navigating through the streets of Downtown LA, La Brea, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and North Los Angeles to get to there. Being a first timer, I had no idea what to expect. Now –– 2 hours, a windy, slow drive up the mountain, one amazing James Dean Statue and a couple dozen photos later –– this is…
#699: See All The Lampposts In L.A.
Another landmark checked off the bucket list today: Los Angeles’ Urban Light. Ripe for both appreciation and dissection, it’s a fascinating pop phenomenon you just can’t help but stare at in awe. Artist Chris Burden assembled this sculpture collection of vintage lampposts back in 2006 as a way to preserve all the posts around Los Angeles that were going to be removed and destroyed. Turns out he transformed both the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) entrance…