I really wanted to visit some L.A. museums because I've never been to any of them since we've lived here (almost 5 years!). Therefore, I put visiting MOCA - Museum of Contemporary Art on my list
Thursday evenings from 5-8pm are free, so Erik and I met halfway and went to the museum for the evening.
We had to park across the street at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, which was really cool
Art!
Erik appreciating the art
Me participating in art haha
A random guy looking at art
Then we walked down the street and there was another open art exhibit going on
And there was a super creepy bathtub with a guy in it and all you could see was his arm because there was a sheet on the rest of him - and stuffed animals hanging from the ceiling
Then, the best part of the evening was that we came across a trolly in downtown L.A!
It costs a quarter, and it was a super short ride called Angel's Flight - and it was so cool to just be walking down the street and come across this. And it led us right to where we needed to get
This is some info on Angel's Flight:
For just 25 cents you can board one of the two orange and black incline railway cars and ride "The Shortest Railway in the World." This funicular dates back to 1901, when Bunker Hill was one of the most fashionable neighborhoods in Los Angeles and the cars, Olivet and Sinai, ferried prominent citizens up and down the steep slope between Hill and Olive streets. The beloved landmark was dismantled for "urban renewal" of the area in 1969. In the early 1990s, the Railway was refurbished and relocated a half-block south, reopening adjacent to California Plaza in 1996. As short as it is (298 feet), Angels Flight is an essential Los Angeles experience.
The Angels Flight™ Railway connects 351 South Hill Street (ZIP Code 90013), near the Metro Red Line Pershing Square subway station at the corner of Fourth and Hill Streets, with the California Plaza Watercourt at 350 South Grand Avenue (ZIP Code 90071). Recorded telephone information: (213) MA 6-1901. The Railway is open every day, 365 days a year, from 6:45 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The Angels Flight™ Railway connects 351 South Hill Street (ZIP Code 90013), near the Metro Red Line Pershing Square subway station at the corner of Fourth and Hill Streets, with the California Plaza Watercourt at 350 South Grand Avenue (ZIP Code 90071). Recorded telephone information: (213) MA 6-1901. The Railway is open every day, 365 days a year, from 6:45 a.m. until 10 p.m.
2 comments:
Looks like a fun evening. I still don't understand a lot of contemporary art, but it is always interesting. I would love to tour LA like a tourist and see all of that sort of thing.
Shannon - yes I really didn't get a lot of the art - including the piece where I'm laying on the floor lol but it was fun to have seen it and be there. But it's funny how the random things you come across along the way make the night/experience even more fun that the initial plan. I'm trying to work on being a tourist in L.A. - and that way if you guys come visit we can show you all the spots to hit up :)
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