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The Lighthouse Cafe sits at thirty Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach, recognizable by its unassuming facade just steps from the sand. Originally opened in nineteen thirty-four as a restaurant called Verpilate’s, the venue was converted into a…

Seventeen openwork spires rise from the ground, reaching toward the sky like jagged, inverted ice cream cones. These towers, the tallest of which stands ninety-nine and a half feet, are covered in a mosaic of broken glass, seashells,…

Angels Flight Railway is recognizable by its two bright vermilion cars, Sinai and Olivet, that travel in opposite directions along a steep, narrow-gauge track. This funicular climbs a thirty-three percent grade for about three hundred…

The Rialto Theatre on Fair Oaks Avenue is a striking example of nineteen twenties movie palace design, easily identified by its restored neon marquee and vertical sign that glow against the South Pasadena night. Built in nineteen…

The Colorado Street Bridge is recognized by its soaring, Beaux Arts concrete arches and the distinct curve that carries the roadway across the Arroyo Seco. Completed in nineteen thirteen, the bridge spans nearly fifteen hundred feet and…

Griffith Park covers over four thousand acres of rugged terrain at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is defined by its sprawling, largely undeveloped wilderness, which separates the dense urban sprawl of Los Angeles from…

The Chateau Marmont rises above Sunset Boulevard as a white, fortress-like structure with gabled roofs and a prominent turret, designed to resemble a French castle in the Loire Valley. Completed in nineteen twenty-nine, it was originally…