INTRODUCTION TO SAN PEDRO I finally visited San Pedro for California Fool’s Gold. It’s long been one of my favorite Los Angeles neighborhoods but in general (and in this case), I rely on you, the vox populi, to tell me where I should go. The nation's busiest port, across the Main Channel (Image: Michael Morgan) … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring San Pedro
Tag: The Harbor
Top 100 Los Angeles Attractions (not in Central Los Angeles or the Westside)
If you’re familiar at all with local Los Angeles clickbait generators and news aggregators you may’ve noticed that whether they’re promoting the hottest restaurants for “celeb” sightings, the hottest restaurants for “celeb” chefs, game changing brunch spots, or juiceries one has to visit before (never after) one dies, they all have one thing in common … Continue reading Top 100 Los Angeles Attractions (not in Central Los Angeles or the Westside)
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Terminal Island
TERMINAL ISLAND The other day I explored Terminal Island with Matt. Terminal Island is a fairly large (11.55 km2) island that is administered by the cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Although most of its area is dominated by container terminals (APL Container Terminal, APM Terminals Pier 400, Pier T Container Terminal, Seaside Container Terminal, … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Terminal Island
Nobody Drives in LA — Exploring the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension
With bicycles, buses, ferries, planes, rideshares, sidewalks, subways, taxis, and trains at Angelenos’ disposal, why would any sane person choose car dependency? Nobody Drives in LA celebrates sense and sensibility in transportation. One of Metro's highly anticipated metro rail projects is the South Bay Green Line Extension. The Green Line's current western terminus is Redondo Beach Station, located on … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — Exploring the South Bay Metro Green Line Extension
Nobody Drives in LA — Riding San Pedro’s Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line
With bicycles, buses, ferries, planes, rideshares, sidewalks, subways, taxis, and trains at Angelenos’ disposal, why would any sane person choose car dependency? Nobody Drives in LA celebrates sense and sensibility in transportation. Una filming the Red Car's approach Any decent map of rail lines in Los Angeles has to include the rails used by Amtrak, Metro, and Metrolink. Extra … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — Riding San Pedro’s Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line
My maiden voyage on the RMS Queen Mary
The other day I went to the RMS Queen Mary for birthday drinks for Lynn Garrett’s birthday. Lynn is the founder and head honcho at Hidden Los Angeles. As the name suggests, Hidden Los Angeles is a highly useful guide to Los Angeles for Angelenos and visitors who presumably have no interest in (or interests … Continue reading My maiden voyage on the RMS Queen Mary
California Fool’s Gold — A Harbor Primer
AMERICA'S PORT Pendersleigh & Sons' Official Map of The Harbor The Harbor is the region of Los Angeles County centered around San Pedro Bay. It is the site of both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, which together form the fifth-busiest port facility in the world (behind the ports of … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — A Harbor Primer
California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Long Beach, The International City
LONG BEACH Aerial view of Long Beach (source unknown) Long Beach is the most populous city in The Harbor region and the second-most populous in Los Angeles County. Its old nicknames, "Iowa by the Sea" and "Iowa under Palm Trees" came from the large numbers of white middle westerners who moved there in the middle of … Continue reading California Fool’s Gold — Exploring Long Beach, The International City
Eric Brightwell 