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Union Station
Outside Union Station where our journey begins... union-station-sign.jpg union station sign
Union Station
... and inside Union Station's grand lounge. union-station.jpg union station
Charles doing that thing with his fingers again charles-on-gold-line-platfo.jpg charles on gold line platfo
on the train platform, and a stunning view of downtown LA charles-platform-city-hall-.jpg charles platform city hall
City Hall
iconic City Hall, modern buildings surround her, but don't overwhelm downtown-from-train-platfor.jpg downtown from train platfor
all aboard! boarding-the-bus-6452.jpg boarding the bus 6452
...check-out this green!!
Pausing enroute to note the vehicle's many safety features, its rules, and, most importantly, its grand color scheme!!! charles-describes-bus-roof.jpg charles describes bus roof
Chinatown!!
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Attention!!!
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chinatown-mouse-ears-6340.jpg chinatown mouse ears 6340
Red tile roofs contrast with the modern downtown skyline red-tile-roof-chinatown.jpg red tile roof chinatown
Dragons!
The view from Chinatown, along Broadway toward LA City Hall chinatown-city-hall.jpg chinatown city hall
Chinatown
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Outside Fong's
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Fong's
Shopping in one of Chinatown's many antique stores inside-fongs-6356.jpg inside fongs 6356
Chinatown's riches are often found in the simplest pleasures... chinatown-baskets.jpg chinatown baskets
Olvera Street
Along Olvera Street, the original heart of Los Angeles... alvera-street-cross.jpg alvera street cross
Olvera Street
olvera-street-firehouse.jpg olvera street firehouse
buildings.jpg buildings
Clifton's
LA's oldest and kitshcsiest (that's a word, right?) cafeteria cliftons-cafeteria.jpg cliftons cafeteria
And now...
charles-bob-baker-theatre.jpg charles bob baker theatre
...Puppets!
Bob Baker Marionette Theatre bob-baker-petunia-onions-64.jpg bob baker petunia onions 64
Carroll Avenue
the-house-6527.jpg the house 6527
Carroll Avenue
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Carroll Avenue
one of the fortunate and incredibly generous home owners of Carroll Avenue meets Charles, then dishes up some great stories about the area's history charles-with-house-owner654.jpg charles with house owner654
Disney Hall
The Disney Concert Hall has no bad sides, from every vantage point -- street level, its many courtyards and walkways, or garden -- it's always spectacular disney-concert-hall.jpg disney concert hall
Gardens
The gardens at Disney Hall, at dusk the gleaming sides glow orange disney-hall-garden-sunset.6.jpg disney hall garden sunset.6
Disney Hall Views
The view south from the top walkway of Disney Hall disney-concert-views-city-hall.jpg disney concert views city hall
City Hall
City Hall, as seen from the Disney Concert Hall night-la-city-hall.jpg night la city hall
...and the Traffic
Ahhh, downtown, hemmed in by four major freeways, is like an island adrift in a sea of cars. downtown-la-traffic-freeway.jpg downtown la traffic freeway
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