Los Angeles

AirThom

Going to be in and around the LA Convention Center all of next week, what kind of cool stuff can I find with-in walking distance? (not getting a car, shuttle to the hotel which is walking distance to the Convention Center)

Looking at Google Maps, I'm thinking Walt Disney Concert Hall, City Hall, Pershing Square, maybe Little Tokyo, anything else I should be looking for?

ChatKat

AirThom wrote:

Going to be in and around the LA Convention Center all of next week, what kind of cool stuff can I find with-in walking distance? (not getting a car, shuttle to the hotel which is walking distance to the Convention Center)

Looking at Google Maps, I'm thinking Walt Disney Concert Hall, City Hall, Pershing Square, maybe Little Tokyo, anything else I should be looking for?

Union Station, Olvera Street, Staples Center, The Biltmore Hotel is across from Pershing Square. You could walk the old shopping district on Broadway. The Central Library and Chinatown is a shuttle ride away too. That will keep you busy enough. I'd consider being low key and stay north of the convention center after dark.

a110p0

Visitors to City Hall can take the elevator to the observation deck
at the top of City Hall. You have to go through security, but there's no
problem with camera gear.

Definitely check out Disney Concert Hall.

One building that is definitely worth a visit is the Bradbury Building.
It's the "Blade Runner" building. Located at 3rd and Broadway
on the southeast corner.

Lots of street photography on Broadway.

Also some classic movie houses on Broadway, though they are
not all open to the public.

Chinatown is also near downtown.

Agree with ChatKat on all her suggestions.

There may be some good skyline opportunities from the bridges
that cross over the 110 Freeway at 3rd or 4th street. You'd have
to scout it out.

You might want to drag a friend along if doing night photography.

Good luck with your shooting.

Alvin

AirThom

ChatKat wrote:

I'd consider being low key and stay north of the convention center after dark.

Check.

a110p0 wrote:

You might want to drag a friend along if doing night photography.

And check.


I think I need to make a Google Maps overlay and list this stuff on it so I don't forget, plus it will be easy to group things together as I'm going. Thank you both very much!

AirThom

And my map... I'm excited!

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=34.052731,-118.259926&spn=0.05305,0.11158&t=h&z=14&msid=100464952675329835926.000469665fca8d99d3a0e

Angelo

some helpful reading:

http://www.lashooters.org/showthread.php?t=23

http://angelo.smugmug.com/gallery/2333117_wNWN7#122076090_ffC2U

http://angelo.smugmug.com/gallery/370440_63Rfu#14747719_zM8XX

http://angelo.smugmug.com/gallery/4060714_SWA3Z#19381956_93mAb

http://discarted.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/amtrak-forces-la-photographer-to-delete-images/

http://discarted.wordpress.com/2009/01/24/us-bank-tower-the-aftermath/

a110p0

AirThom wrote:

And my map... I'm excited!

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=34.052731,-118.259926&spn=0.05305,0.11158&t=h&z=14&msid=100464952675329835926.000469665fca8d99d3a0e

Cool map. Nice work.
I also liked shooting at the 6th St bridge. It's considered a historic
viaduct. It goes over the LA River.

You might want to check out the LA Conservancy Website, they run
walking tours in the downtown area.

Some LA photos on my SM gallery.

AirThom

Got back from LA the day before the earthquake, so my streak of never experiencing one continues. A streak I'm glad to keep alive. The week was much more jam packed with Conference stuff than I expected, so I never really got further than walking distance from the hotel. But that got me to the Disney Concert Hall, Biltmore Hotel, the center of all the skyscrapers, 3rd/4th street bridges over the 110, the convention center (where the conference was), Staples Center, and a little bit into the old jewelry district. It was an interesting town... on the last night I had dinner in the pent house of my hotel which had a great view of the Hollywood Hills area (I think?). Once I get all the images uploaded I'll link it here, I think it's about 1/3 L.A. related stuff and 2/3 conference stuff.