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Old Posted Nov 16, 2013, 9:22 AM
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The City of Angels: Mostly Downtown with a Splash of Beach



I recently traveled to Los Angeles and spent a week in this wonderful city. I had been here in the past when I was a little bit younger and didn't think much of it. I always went with the common reputation that LA was a sprawling empire when in fact this city has a great urban downtown, with strong historic bones, and many great districts forming a nice mix of people from all different cultures.

A week did not do this city justice and there definitely will be more frequent visits! I traveled all over the city however, most of my camera time was spent downtown. For those with low bandwidth, there are 135 photos in this set so I apologize if you hiccup! Let's begin shall we?

First up, Downtown! This was the first city, outside of my home city, I have used my 10-20mm lens. So, there are a lot of wide-angle shots!

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The US Bank Tower, the tallest building in Los Angeles built in 1989. It rises a total of 310 meters (1018 feet) with a total of 73-floors. We will be seeing this guy a lot throughout the set!

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I was very fortunate to have very clear sunny days the entire week!

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Great street walls comprised of historic buildings.. LOVE IT!

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Lots of infill going up too.. Shame on me for not looking this up but, what's going in here? That's a nice size hole!

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By far the best tree in the core..

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Little Tokyo

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Oh these guys.. I was just an innocent passerby.

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The first time I've seen the Walt Disney Concert Hall in person.. Funky..

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Beach Adventure Break!

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Went out to Venice Beach for one afternoon..

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Obviously you can't see much here so click this for the full 30000x1645 pano!

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Back to the city!

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This was a fantastic little neighborhood with some beautiful homes! I was very pleased to randomly run into it!

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Poor little guy is pretty beat up. It looks like restorations were in progress though!

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Once again, click here for the full 15937x3312 pano!

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Vista Hermosa Park was also a great find! Talk about a park with a view!

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Heading down to the Arts District..

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Some Union Station greatness!!

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I had to hit up the Red Line from Union Station and go to Hollywood for some prime people watching / photo entertainment.. Got off on Hollywood / Vine

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Oh wonderful.. A red carpet event.. (It was for some Disney movie)

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Hollywood / Highland

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Okay enough Hollywood.. Back to the city..

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Nighttime! My favorite part!

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A fog is starting to roll in..

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Some Staples Center action! There was a little carnival too!

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I'm not complaining but there is Catching Fire stuff all over the city right now. It's kind of crazy.. Kind of cool watching the ad in the plaza though..

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And that's it! Thanks for stopping by!!
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Last edited by RyanD; Nov 16, 2013 at 9:32 AM.
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