2012 National Planning Conference Los Angeles Planner’s Guide Sponsors of the 2012 Planner’s Guide Conference Co-Chairs: Marissa Aho, AICP Generosity in the form of in-kind and monetary contributions from the following fi rms: Vince Bertoni, AICP Kurt Christiansen, AICP Anne McIntosh, AICP

California Chapter President: Kevin Keller, AICP

Los Angeles Section Director: Marissa Aho, AICP This guide book was prepared as a service to those attending the American Planning Association’s 2012 National Planning Conference in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Past Section Director: Special Thanks Kristen Asp, AICP

The Planner’s Guide committee would like to extend special thanks to: Local Host Committee: Jessie Barkley – Local Host Events Jeanette Cappiello, Assistant Art Director, RBF Consulting, a company of Michael Baker Corporation, for her creative graphic design and layout of the Planners Guide. Francisco Contreras, AICP – Marketing and Merchandise Steve Gerhardt, AICP – Mobile Workshops Kate Gillespie, AICP, Owner and Principal, 3D Visions, for creating maps that allow us William Hoose – Local Host Events to navigate easily throughout the Los Angeles proper region. Susan Healy Keene, AICP - Local Host Events Ira Brown, Planner, City of Long Beach, for his outstanding photographs to John Keho, AICP - Local Host Events showcase the unique places, spaces, and buildings of the Los Angeles area. Jeff rey Lambert, AICP - AICP Workshop Ioana Ciurariu, City of Los Angeles, and Francisco Contreras, AICP, City of West Michael Laughlin, AICP – Mobile Workshops Hollywood, for their artistic inspiration and creation of the iconic Reimagine LA Nicholas Maricich – Orientation Tours 2012 Cover Artwork that captures the fun, spirit, and variety Los Angeles has to Collette Morse, AICP – AICP Workshop off er. Elisa Paster – Planner’s Guide Wayne Hunt, founder of Hunt Designs, for use of the downtown Los Angeles district Steve Preston, FAICP – Orientation Tours icons established as part of his work for the Downtown LA Walks identify and David Snow, AICP – Local Host Committee Programs Track wayfi nding program. Anna Vidal - Volunteers Introduction to Los Angeles ...... 4-5 South Park ...... 6-7 Fashion District ...... 8-9 Financial District ...... 10-11 Historic Core ...... 12-13 Bunker Hill ...... 14-15 Civic Center ...... 16-17 Little Tokyo ...... 18-19 Chinatown/Union Station ...... 20-21 Exposition Park ...... 22-23 Westlake/MacArthur Park ...... 24-25 Boyle Heights ...... 26-27 South Los Angeles & Long Beach ...... 28-31 Central Los Angeles & Hollywood ...... 32-37 West Hollywood/Fairfax/Mid-Wilshire ...... 38-41 Beverly Hills & West Los Angeles ...... 42-45 Santa Monica, Venice & Other Beach Cities ...... 46-49 Culver City ...... 50-51 San Fernando Valley ...... 52-55 Pasadena ...... 56-59 Sponsors ...... 60-61

3 Welcome to the City of Los Angeles

Once famously described as “suburbs in search of a city,” in reality, the City’s innovative adaptive reuse ordinance. New buildings rub greater Los Angeles County is a collection of 88 independent cities shoulders with restored historic structures while restaurants and and even more neighborhoods. While its geographic sweep can bars rapidly multiply, combining with and pedestrian-friendly streets be daunting, we invite you to use this guide to travel beyond the and easily accessible public transportation to make Downtown one stereotypes and experience some of LA’s not-so-hidden gems. Our of LA’s most dynamic neighborhoods. extraordinarily diverse communities combine their unique assets and identities to form a world center of business, international trade, The San Gabriel Valley, retains distinctive towns with colorful entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, technology and histories and identities. The Metro Gold Line connects Downtown education, with what you’ll fi nd limited only by how much with Pasadena, one of the region’s oldest cities and cultural centers you explore. with its world-class museums, great dining and restored Mission Revival, Craftsman, and period revival homes. With more than 1.5 Downtown – located near the home of the City’s original settlers, but million people, the San Gabriel Valley is one of the most ethnically not at its present-day center – challenges the outdated stereotypes diverse regions in the country, and a center of local Latino and about LA’s urban form. From the elegant cultural corridor emerging Asian culture. along Grand Avenue to the spectacularly restored Central Library and Angels’ Flight at the foot of Bunker Hill, visitors to downtown Northwest of Downtown, the hillside neighborhoods of Silver Lake, Los Angeles will encounter a downtown emerging in the arrival of Los Feliz, Echo Park, and Angelino Heights (the most signifi cant more than 20,000 new residential units, many developed through Victorian-era district in the City) defy the image of Los Angeles as

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2 Corkbar $$ 6 Colori Kitchen $$ 10 Golden Gopher $$ Dark and comfortable spot for Small trattoria serving fresh Dim drinking spot with witty innovative cocktails. Italian fare. touches and games. 403 W. 12th Street 429 W. 8th Street 417 W. 8th Street 213.746.0050 213.622.5950 213.614.8001 www.corkbar.com www.colorikitchen.com

3 Hygge Bakery $ 7 El Cholo $$ Destinations Danish delicacies in this A venerable family-owned 11 Ralph’s & Market Lofts $ modern bakery and café. Mexican restaurant, with vintage Mixed-use supermarket/ 1106 S. Hope Street photos of LA and memorabilia residential building opened 213.995.5022 lining the colorful walls. This in 2007. www.hyggebakery.com Mexican fare has changed little 645 W 9th Street since 1927. 213.452.0840 4 Magnolia $$$ 1037 S. Flower Street www.ralphs.com California cuisine and cocktails 213.746.7750 www.elcholo.com in a well-designed space. Grammy Museum 825 W. 9th Street 8 Riordan’s Tavern $ The GRAMMY Museum explores 213.362.0880 and celebrates the enduring www.magnoliala.com The interior is a tribute to east coast bars, with dark wood and legacies of all forms of music sports memorabilia. Their motto and the history of the premier is “Stiff Drinks and Great Steaks,” recognition of excellence in and they don’t disappoint. recorded music. 875 S. Figueroa Street 800 W. Olympic Boulevard 213.627.6879 213.765.6800 www.riordanstavern.com www.grammymuseum.org/ 7 Fashion District Downtown Los Angeles

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2 Spring Street Bar-B-Que $ 6 Hop Li $ 10 Union Station FREE Texas-style BBQ in Chinatown. It may not be fancy, but it sure Stately colonial revival and art 640 N. Spring Street does serve down home, delicious deco hybrid train station. Hub 213.626.0535 Chinese food. for Metrolink, Metro, and buses. www.sssmokehouse.com 526 Alpine Street (Hill St.) 800 N. Alameda Street 213.680.3939 www.metrolinktrains.com/ 3 Empress Pavilion $ www.hoplirestaurant.com stations/detail.php?id=131 Large 2nd-fl oor dim sum palace for your har gow cravings. 11 Old Chinatown Central Plaza 988 N. Hill Street Libations FREE 213.617.9898 7 Traxx Bar $$ Pedestrian plaza created when www.empresspavilion.com Located in Union Station, this bar the old Chinatown was destroyed and restaurant is a great place to for Union Station. 4 Philippe – The Original $ people watch. Between Broadway, Hill, College, Claims to be the home of the 800 N. Alameda Street and Bamboo Lane Original French Dip. No one knows 213.625.1999 www.chinatownla.com whether the legend is true, but the www.traxxrestaurant.com sandwiches never disappoint. 12 Los Angeles Historic State 1001 N. Alameda Street 8 La Plaza de Cultura y Artes $ Park FREE 323.628.3781 Museum devoted to the Mexican- California’s newest State Park www.philippes.com American history of LA. Check wedged between industrial lands out the 1920s re-creation of Main and Chinatown. Street. 1245 N. Spring Street 501 N. Main Street 323.441.8819 888.488.8083 www.parks.ca.gov/default. www.lapca.org asp?page_id=22272 21 Exposition Park Downtown Los Angeles

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7 Felix the Cat Sign FREE Former dealership owner, Winslow Felix, acquired rights to use the Felix the Cat image from its creator. The sign, which was added in 1959 one of the most distinctive neon signs in the city and a local visual landmark. 3330 S. Figueroa Street

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28 Eateries Destinations 1 Number 9 (Vietnamese 5 Mercado La Paloma (Restau- 8 Watts Towers $ Restaurant) $$ rants and Marketplace) $ These iconic and enduring Vietnamese restaurant in a historic The Mercado consists of the works of art, built by an Italian neighborhood that supports redevelopment of a vacant, dete- immigrant over three decades, sustainable family farms. riorated 34,000 square foot, two- are a testament to the power of 2118 E. 4th Street, Long Beach story warehouse and adjacent 1/2 personal vision and serve as a www.numberninenoodles.com acre plaza and parking area into a focal point for community growth premier neighborhood gathering in Watts. 2 Portfolio Coff eehouse $ place with shopping, restaurants, 1761-1765 E. 107th Street, Neighborhood café catering to java and community services. Los Angeles junkies for breakfast and lunch. 3655 South Grand Avenue, www.wattstowers.us 2300 E. 4th Street, Long Beach Los Angeles 562.434.2486 213.748.1963 9 Leimert Park Village $ www.portfoliocoff eehouse.com www.mercadolapaloma.com Leimert Park, one of SoCal’s fi rst master-planned communities, 3 Phillips Bar-B-Que $ 6 Ralph J. Bunche Home FREE is also known as the African- This place is all about the meat: Victorian bungalow that was the American Artistic Center Los tender, smoked and seasoned to boyhood home of Nobel Peace Angeles. Head to Leimert Park Prize winner Ralph Bunche. This perfection. Down home cookin’ in village for great barbecue; jazz, Historic-Cultural Monument now a no frills restaurant. blues and hip-hop venues; and a houses the Ralph Bunche Peace & 4307 Leimert Boulevard, Sunday drum circle in the park. Leimert Park Heritage Center. 1221 East 40th Place, Los Angeles Between Leimert & Crenshaw 323.292.7613 Boulevards, Los Angeles www.leimertparkbeat.com 4 Post and Beam $$ 7 Dunbar Hotel FREE Located in the newly-renovated Originally known as the Hotel Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, Somerville, this hotel was the this gastro pub features a wood- “hub of the Los Angeles black burning pizza oven, open-hearth culture” in the 1930’s and 1940’s broiler, and a 10-seater bar. and was the home of the fi rst 3767 Santa Rosalia Drive, NAACP conference. It now houses low-income senior citizens and Los Angeles museum of black history. 323.299.5599 4255 S. Central Avenue, Email: [email protected] Los Angeles 29 Destinations 10 Masonic Temple/Walker 12 Meow (Vintage Clothing 14 The Promenade $-$$ 16 The East Village Arts District Building /Kress Loft Adaptive Store) $$ The pedestrian-oriented mixed- $-$$ Reuse FREE Over 1,800 square feet of vintage use blocks of the Promenade This arts-oriented community adds Originally built to house a clothing and accessories from the replaced long-empty surface a bohemian fl air to downtown department store, Walker’s 1940’s to the 1980’s. parking lots. Today, you’ll fi nd Long Beach - peruse local stores Department Store, this building 2210 E. 4th Street, Long Beach great places to get a bite and and galleries then stop for a coff ee was renovated in 2002 for loft- 562.438.8990 a craft beer, including local at Berlin, a meal at Utopia or a glass style condominiums. Built in www.meowvintage.com favorites Beachwood BBQ and of wine at the District. 1929, it was designed by famed Congregation Ale House. 1st Street and Linden Avenue, architects Meyer and Holler who 13 Long Beach Bike The Promenade North between Long Beach also designed Grauman’s Chinese Infrastructure FREE First Street and Third Street, www.eastvillagelongbeach.com Theater. Rent a bike at the Bikestation Long Beach The Walker Building ( 115 4th and travel the segregated cycle www.downtownlongbeach.org 17 San Pedro/Sunken City / Point Street) Kress Lofts (100 5th Street) lanes along 3rd and Broadway, Fermin FREE 15 Masonic Temple (825 Locust the “green lane” sharrows along Pine Avenue $-$$ Home to the massive Port of Los Avenue), Long Beach Second Street through Belmont Avenue is the heart of downtown Angeles, this former fi shing village www.thewalkerbuilding.com/ Shore, or the Vista Bike Boulevard Long Beach, off ering several is a working seaside community home.htm along Vista Street and witness the blocks of restaurants, shops and that off ers a view of both maritime Long Beach bicycle revolution in services stretching down to the history and modern-day com- 11 Carroll Park Historic District action. shore. The homey George’s Greek merce, plus fresh seafood at spots FREE Long Beach Café and elegant Madison are like the San Pedro Fish Market. With homes built between 562.733.0105 local favorites. Don’t miss the perfectly preserved 1898 and 1923, this historic www.bikelongbeach.org, Pine Avenue from 3rd Street to 1874 lighthouse in Point neighborhood showcases www.bikestation.com Shoreline Drive, Long Beach Fermin Park. California bungalows, Craftsman www.downtownlongbeach.org San Pedro chalets, Colonial Revival-style www.sanpedro.com homes and Spanish/Mediterranean Revival homes amongst old oak trees and winding streets. Southwest of 4th Street and Junipero Avenue, Long Beach

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32 Eateries 1 Elf (Vegetarian Restaurant) $ 3 Roosevelt Hotel $$-$$$ 5 Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffl es $ This intimate restaurant run by This historic hotel hosted the fi rst A soul food restaurant and LA local musicians-turned-chefs Academy Awards. Now stylishly institution, Roscoe’s is a very off ers some of LA’s best vegetarian refurbished, it’s the current popular breakfast and late-night cooking, with a Mediterranean- home to a hip poolside bar and spot -- expect to wait in line. infl uenced menu and a warm multiple nightclubs frequented by 1514 N. Gower Street, Hollywood atmosphere. celebrities. 323.466.7453 2135 W. Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park 7000 Hollywood Boulevard, www.roscoeschickenandwaffl es.com 213.484.6829 Hollywood www.elfcafe.com 323.685.4068 6 Palms Thai $$ www.thompsonhotels.com/ A fun, loud and popular Thai 2 Echo Park Taco Trucks $ TheRoosevelt restaurant with a never-ending LA’s best Mexican food can be hard menu. Don’t miss nightly to fi nd, since it’s often on wheels. 4 Musso & Frank $$ performances by the one and Seek out popular trucks Taco Zone One of the last remaining only Thai Elvis! and Tacos Arizas from around 8 PM legendary restaurants of Old 5900 Hollywood Boulevard, #B to 2:30 AM - just look for the lines. Hollywood, Musso & Frank has Hollywood Taco Zone: Alvarado Street south retained its old fashioned charm, 323.462.5073 of Montana; Tacos Arizas: Logan classic menu and formal red- www.palmsthai.com Street north of Sunset Boulevard, vested wait staff . Echo Park 6667 Hollywood Boulevard, #B www.greattacohunt.com Hollywood 323.467.7788 www.mussoandfrankgrill.com

33 Eateries 7 Brown Derby Plaza 9 BCD Tofu House (Korean 11 Umami Burger $$ 14 Intelligentsia Coff ee $$ (Restaurants/Architecture) $ Restaurant) $ Situated within a perfectly urban The big-city prices don’t seem to The original Brown Derby hat still This restaurant specializes in atmosphere, Umami off ers a hip keep the crowds away from this exists as a café at this plaza. After Korean spicy tofu stew. Don’t dining experience that befi ts the top-notch java spot with a checking out the architecture, grab worry meat-lovers, there are a simplicity of its burgers. Enjoy happening patio. a bite at the popular Louisiana- plethora of carnivore options on some lychee soju while you wait 3922 W. Sunset Boulevard, seafood-via-Vietnam mini-chain the menu as well as a fried fi sh for your meal. Silver Lake Boiling Crab. with every meal. 4655 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Feliz 323.663.6173 3377 Wilshire Boulevard, 3575 Wilshire Boulevard, 323.669.3922 www.intelligentsiacoff ee.com Koreatown Koreatown www.umamiburger.com 213.389.2722 213.382.6677 15 LAMILL Coff ee Boutique $-$$ www.visitkoreatown.org/tag/ www.bcdtofu.com 12 Best Fish Taco in Ensenada $ This elegant space is more than brown-derby-plaza Feast on shrimp and fi sh tacos a coff ee shop but off ers the 10 Hae Jang Chon Korean BBQ at this local haunt. Drench your same linger-for-hours-with-a- 8 HMS Bounty $ Restaurant $$ tortilla with their homemade salsa laptop ambiance. Expect to pay Across from the old Ambassador This gastric staple of LA’s Korean and try the tamarindo or jamaica accordingly for top-notch food and hotel, this boat-themed bar off ers population involves cooking raw juices. Be prepared, as this place is specialty drinks. “fi ne food & grog” in the ground meat, garlic and vegetables over cash only. 1636 Silver Lake Boulevard, fl oor of the Gaylord Apartments. an open fl ame. Be prepared to 1650 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz Silver Lake Check the plaques above each leave smelling a bit like smoke 323.466.5552 323.663.4441 booth to see which celebrities and with a full belly - many www.bestfi shtacoinensenada.com www.lamillcoff ee.com dined in your chair. restaurants off er complimentary 3357 Wilshire Boulevard, side dishes and all-you-can-eat 13 Forage $ 16 Edendale Grill (Bar/Restaurant) Koreatown meat. Come to this small, bright cafe for $$ 213.385.7275 3821 W. 6th Street, Koreatown a rotating menu of seasonal, local Handsomely housed in a 1920s www.thehmsbounty.com 213.389.8777 food and eat cafeteria-style with fi re station, the Edendale lets you www.haejangchon.com portions sized to your liking. enjoy LA nights with two patios on 3823 W. Sunset Boulevard, which to dine or drink. While the Silver Lake ambiance is upscale, the attitude 323.663.6885 isn’t. www.foragela.com 2838 Rowena Avenue, Silver Lake 323.666.2000 www.theedendale.com 34 For Your 17 Café Tropical (Cuban Café/ Entertainment 22 Magic Castle (Restaurant/ 24 Historic Hollywood Movie Coff ee Shop) $ Magic Venue) $$$ Theaters $ 20 Elysian Park/Dodger Stadium This charming neighborhood This private restaurant and club These movie palaces of the 1920s café with a can’t-miss purple FREE/$$ with a strict dress code showcases have been refurbished to their façade off ers powerful Cuban Dodger Stadium and the 600-acre LA’s professional magicians in original glory. Head to Mann’s coff ee, savory sandwiches and Elysian Park stand as treasured LA several theaters -- ask your hotel Chinese for new releases, El gems. Join the throngs at a game, rich pastries in a comfortable and concierge for help getting an Capitan for Disney fi lms and the fi nd a spot to relax or keep fi t on comforting environment. invitation. Egyptian for classic and indie the park’s system of trails. 2900 W. Sunset Boulevard, 7001 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood off erings. 1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Silver Lake 323.851.3313 Hollywood Boulevard between Echo Park 323.661.8391 www.magiccastle.com Cherokee and Orange, Hollywood 866-DODGERS elcapitan.go.com; www.losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com 23 Hotel Café (Bar/Music www.egyptiantheatre.org; Libations Venue) $ www.chinesetheaters.com 21 The Echo/Echoplex (Club/ 18 An intimate music venue, coff ee Short Stop (Bar/Club) $ Music Venue) $$ This former LAPD watering hole shop and bar which showcases 25 Pantages Theater $$$ These no-frills sister clubs off er retains some regalia of the early singer-songwriters, including The Pantages Theater off ers a nightly rotation of local and years, like the gun lockers in the up-and-coming talents like Meiko the latest touring Broadway touring acts as well as perennially back, but is now fi lled with hip and Adele. productions in a landmark LA popular DJ nights. Try El Prado young civilians eager to drink 1623-1/2 N. Cahuenga Boulevard, setting. across the street for a pre-show and dance. Hollywood 6233 Hollywood Boulevard, craft beer. 1455 Sunset Boulevard, Echo Park 323.461.2040 Hollywood 1822 W. Sunset Boulevard, 213.482.4942 www.hotel café.com 323.468.1770 Echo Park www.broadwayla.org 213.413.8200 19 Cat & Fiddle $$ www.attheecho.com A long-time watering hole for locals, this British-style pub has a full menu and outdoor patio. 6530 W. Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood 323.468.3800 www.thecatandfi ddle.com

35 For Your Destinations Entertainment 28 The Satellite (Bar/Music 29 Hollywood Forever Cemetery 31 Kodak Theater/Hollywood & Venue) $ FREE Highland Complex FREE 26 Brass Monkey (Karaoke Bar) $$ This small rock-centric venue Hollywood’s oldest cemetery, As the home of the Oscars, The perfect place to stretch your nurtured bands like Arcade Fire where some of the biggest names this high-profi le shopping & pipes while sipping a cocktail and Beck. Head here on Monday of Old Hollywood - plus Johnny entertainment complex helped among friends. As there’s only one night to catch LA’s up-and- Ramone - are buried. spur the transformation of main stage, sign up for duets to coming indie acts during the free 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood by catering to both maximize your signing time. weekly showcase. Hollywood locals and tourists. 659 South Mariposa Avenue, 1717 Silver Lake Boulevard, 323.469.1181 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Koreatown Silver Lake www.hollywoodforever.com Hollywood 213.381.7047 323.661.4380 323.817.0200 www.cafebrassmonkey.com www.thesatellitela.com 30 Amoeba Records $-$$ www.hollywoodandhighland.com 27 El Cid (Restaurant/Bar/ Amoeba, the world’s largest independent record store and a 32 Nightclub) FREE Hollywood Farmer’s Market Hollywood landmark, stocks new Built as a theater by DW Griffi th, (Sundays only) FREE and used records and more on its El Cid was used to screen his Stroll through this massive massive sales fl oor. Open late and controversial fi lm “Birth of a Nation.” farmer’s market on Sunday always busy -- who says the music Today, patrons of all stripes enjoy mornings for fresh local produce industry is dead? fl amenco shows, DJ nights, special and prepared foods -- plus some 6400 W. Sunset Boulevard, events and stiff margaritas in a of the best people-watching in Hollywood Spanish-style setting. LA! 323.245.6400 4212 Sunset Boulevard, Ivar & Selma Avenues, Hollywood www.amoeba.com Silver Lake 323.463.3171 323.668.0318 www.farmernet.com www.elcidla.com

36 33 Griffi th Park & Observatory/ 35 Los Feliz Village (Restaurant/ Trails Café FREE/$ Bar/Retail District) $$ Head to Griffi th Park for the vast This stretch along Vermont amount of hiking, biking, and Avenue includes the charmingly equestrian trails. Runyon Canyon kitsch restaurants, boutique is a crowd favorite for people- shops, and classic movie theatres. and celeb-watching, and Mt. A perfect neighborhood to shop, Lee gets you as close as possible dine, and people watch. to the Hollywood sign. Griffi th Vermont and Hillhurst between Observatory boasts a spectacular Hollywood and Los Feliz, Los Feliz view of the Los Angeles basin. www.losfeliz.biz Grab a lavender cookie from the charming outdoor Trails Café on 36 Sunset Junction (Restaurant/ your way out of the park. Bar/Retail District) FREE 2333 Fern Dell Drive, Los Feliz This small but thriving 213.473.0800 commercial district off ers some www.laparks.org/dos/parks/ of LA’s hippest browsing and griffi thpk people watching. Peruse the independent shops, then break 34 Barnsdall Art Park/Hollyhock for a bite to eat or a gourmet House FREE/$ coff ee. Barnsdall is home to the Los Sunset Boulevard between Angeles Municipal Art Gallery and Maltman and Myra, Silver Lake the Frank Lloyd Wright Hollyhock House. Spend some time walking around the grounds and then venture down to Los Feliz Village for dinner and drinks. 4814 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Feliz 323.660.4254 www.barnsdallartpark.com

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10 14 38 Eateries 1 Griddle Café $-$$ 4 Nobu $$$$ 6 Chateau Marmont/ Bar Every Saturday and Sunday, the Known for its beautiful Marmont $$$ hungry brunch crowd gather presentations and consistency, Off of the Sunset Strip, Chateau early and line up for overly large Nobu on La Cienega may be a tad Marmont has been a home away pancakes and french toast at the on the pricey side, but this sushi from home for the famous and Griddle. Bring your appetite. outpost is well worth the visit. infamous for decades. The quiet 7916 W. Sunset Boulevard, 903 N. La Cienega Boulevard, bar next door provides a cozy Los Angeles West Hollywood patio for drinks and dinner. 323.874.0377 310.657.5711 8171 W. Sunset Boulevard, www.thegriddlecafe.com www.noburestaurants.com/los- Los Angeles angeles/ 323.650.0575 2 Mel’s Drive-In $ www.chateaumarmont.com/ Typical American diner food- barmarmont.php though it’s nothing special. The Libations real draw is the location on the 5 The Abbey $-$$ 7 Fiesta Cantina $-$$ Sunset Strip and the fact that Mel’s Voted the best gay bar in Probably the most relaxed gay is open 24 hours/7 days a week. America, The Abbey has tended bar on WeHo’s Santa Monica strip. 8585 W. Sunset Boulevard, to attract both men and women, There’s an outdoor patio on the West Hollywood straight and gay. Enjoy Sunday roof and along the street. 310.854.7201 brunch on the patio or enjoy 8865 Santa Monica Boulevard www.melsdrive-in.com West Hollywood’s fabulous gay West Hollywood nightlife on a typical evening. 310.652.8865 3 The Ivy $$$ 692 N. Robertson Boulevard, www.fi estacantina.net If you’re on the hunt for a quality West Hollywood (A or B class) celebrity sighting, 310.289.8410 Robertson Boulevard is a good www.abbeyfoodandbar.com place to start and The Ivy is ground zero for celebrities and there paparazzi followers. The food is sort of an afterthought. 113 N. Robertson Boulevard, Los Angeles 310.274.8303 www.theivyla.com 39 Libations For Your 8 Eleven $-$$ Entertainment 11 Los Angeles Museum of the A+D Architecture and Design In the middle of WeHo’s strip of Holocaust $ Museum 9 Laugh Factory $$-$$$ gay bars, Eleven tends to bring a A new museum in a striking Established in response to the The line-up rotates on a nightly large, trendy but diverse crowd building on the edge of Pan need for a space that would be basis, but the stand-up comics of locals and out of towners. Two Pacifi c Park details the story of the devoted expressly to the exhibition are usually top notch. Two drink levels, with an outdoor patio and a Holocaust and its connection to of progressive architecture and minimum, so at least if you’re not shoulder to shoulder dance fl oor. LA’s large Jewish population. design in Los Angeles, A+D laughing, you’re still enjoying 8811 Santa Monica Boulevard, 100 S. The Grove Drive, Museum opened its doors in yourself. West Hollywood Los Angeles January 2001 in the Bradbury 8001 W. Sunset Boulevard, 310.855.0800 323.651.3704 Building, one of downtown Los Angeles www.eleven.la www.lamoth.org Los Angeles’ premier landmark 323.656.1336 buildings. Now located on Los www.laughfactory.com Peterson Automotive Angeles’ Museum Row, A+D continues to be the only museum 10 LACMA (LA County Museum Museum Los Angeles museum exhibiting in Los Angeles where continuous of Art) $$ rare and classic automobiles. exhibits of architecture and design A large collection of art spanning 6060 Wilshire Boulevard, are on view. Asia-Pacifi c, Europe, and the Los Angeles 6032 Wilshire Boulevard, Americas from ancient to 323.930.2277 Los Angeles modern times reside in one www.peterson.org/ 323.932.9393 of the many buildings on this http://aplusd.org sprawling campus. Check out the art and the views at the Broad Contemporary. Also, across Wilshire sit the Architecture + Design Museum, Craft and Folk Art Museum, and the Peterson Automotive Museum. 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 323.857.6000 www.lacma.org

40 Destinations 12 Pacifi c Design Center $ 14 Page Museum & La Brea Tar 16 The Grove $$-$$$ Designed by Cesar Pelli, the shiny Pits $ The ever-popular and lively red, blue and green buildings Set amidst the same green park collection of shops, restaurants, popping out of the landscape as LACMA a mastodon sculpture a cinema, and trolley arranged dominate the surrounding remains permanently stuck in along a pedestrian street done up neighborhood. Each building the tar pit while the museum in homage to art deco LA. houses showrooms of furniture, next door shows all the Ice Age 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles fabrics, and other interior design artifacts and creatures excavated 323.900.8080 elements. from the dark muck. Watch where thegrovela.com 8687 Melrose Avenue, you step on the grass since tar still West Hollywood tends to ooze up. 310.657.0800 5801 Wilshire Boulevard, www.pacifi cdesigncenter.com Los Angeles 323.934.7243 13 Melrose Avenue (A.P.C., Marc www.tarpits.org Jacobs, Alexander McQueen) $$-$$$ 15 The Farmer’s Market $-$$ At one end, Melrose Avenue is Historic collection of small populated by small café’s and buildings with grocers, funky second hand stores, and restaurants, kitchen supply stores, at the other is a host of upscale souvenir shops, and a bar or two. boutiques. If you brought your Wander the small corridors, grab a walking shoes and credit cards, table, and sample all the delicious go wild. things the market has to off er. Between La Brea and La Cienega 3rd and Fairfax, Los Angeles Boulevard, West Hollywood 323.933.9211 www.farmersmarketla.com

41 Beverly Hills & West Los Angeles

42 Eateries 1 The Stinking Rose $$$ 4 Spago Beverly Hills $$$$ 7 Sprinkle’s Cupcakes $ Not for those with an aversion to As the Los Angeles dining scene After the frozen yogurt fad, but garlic, the Stinking Rose’s menu has matured, Spago remains before the food truck fad, was of Italian dishes is based on the one of the most popular spots in the cupcake fad. Despite losing pungent little bulb. If you’re still the City. The food is eclectic and some of the line-around-the- hungry after dinner, they also off er consistently well done. block hype, Sprinkle’s Cupcakes is garlic ice cream to satisfy your 176 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills still an attraction for the cupcake garlic-y sweet tooth. 310.385.0880 craving public. 55 N. La Cienega Boulevard, www.wolfgangpuck.com/ 9635 S. Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills restaurants/fi ne-dining/3635 Beverly Hills 310.652.7673 310.274.8765 www.thestinkingrose.com 5 Urasawa Restaurant $$$$ www.sprinkles.com So you have an unlimited daily 2 Fogo de Chao $$$ food stipend and you can’t wait 8 Bar Hayama $-$$ The diners in Fogo de Chao can to spend, spend, spend. Urasawa Grab a seat outdoors near the fi re usually be found salivating over takes sushi and Japanese cuisine pit and enjoy a sampling of fresh one of the many cuts of meat in to a whole other level. The prices sashimi and sushi, with a warm this fi ne Brazilian eatery. The meat are a whole other level, too. glass of sake to wash it all down. deliveries stop only when you tell the waiters no more. 218 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills 1803 Sawtelle Boulevard, 133 N. La Cienega Boulevard, 310.247.8939 Los Angeles Beverly Hills 310.253.2000 310.289.7755 6 Trader Vic’s Lounge $$-$$$ www.bar-hayama.com www.fogo.com One of the last great examples of Southern California’s kitschy Tiki 9 Chabuya $$ 3 The Bazaar by Jose Andres culture. Grab a table by the pool Located in West LA’s Japantown, $$$$ and sip a mai tai. Slightly pricey, this outpost of a Japanese favorite In the SLS Hotel, the Bazaar has but worth a look. chain serves steaming bowls of won raves for the imaginative 9876 Wilshire Boulevard, classic ramen noodles. décor and the menu of small Beverly Hills 2002 Sawtelle Boulevard (La plates. Great spot for a drink and 310.276.6345 Grange Avenue), Los Angeles light dinner. www.tradervics.com 310.473.9834 465 S. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles 310.246.5367 www.thebazaar.com 43 Eateries For Your Destinations 10 Nijiya Market $ 12 Attari Sandwich Shop $ Entertainment 15 Taschen Store $-$$ Located in the West Los Angeles For those seeking an authentic Architecture and design lovers are 14 neighborhood of Little Osaka, Persian dining experience in LA’s Annenberg Space for endlessly drawn to Taschen book the Nijiya Market provides all the offi cial Persian Square (not to be Photography $ stores, which provide hard cover necessities for those looking to confused with Pershing Square), Located in Century City, books full of beautiful photography stock up on Japanese mochi balls, the Attari Sandwich Shop will the Annenberg Space for of architecture and interior design noodles, sake, and teriyaki fl avored fulfi ll your craving. Try the famous Photography off ers revolving from around the world. crackers. tongue sandwich or a kabob. exhibits of photography, naturally, 354 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills 2130 Sawtelle Boulevard, Suite 105, 1388 Westwood Boulevard, on a variety of subjects. Get some 310.274.4300 Los Angeles Los Angeles inspiration for making those point www.taschen.com 310.575.3300 310.441.5488 and shoot snaps something a bit www.nijiya.com more spectacular. 16 Greystone Mansion and Park 13 Plan Check Restaurant 2000 Avenue of the Stars, #1000, $$$ Los Angeles 11 Saff ron and Rose Ice Cream $ and Bar Considered one of the 213.403.3000 When Baskin Robbins stopped at 1800 Sawtelle Boulevard, undiscovered gems of Los Angeles, www. 31 fl avors, Saff ron and Rose picked Los Angeles Greystone Mansion and the annenbergspaceforphotography. up the slack by adding white rose, 310.288.6500 surrounding gardens provide org saff ron, poppy seed, apple and www.plancheckbar.com a quiet respite from the city jasmine fl avors into the mix. Let surrounding it. While the actual your tastebuds be adventurous at house is rarely open to the public, this neighborhood shop. entry to the gardens is free. 1387 Westwood Boulevard, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills Los Angeles 310.286.0119 310.477.5533 www.greystonemansion.org

44 17 Rodeo Drive $-$$$ 19 Giant Robot Store $ When one fi nds oneself in Beverly Warning! The Giant Robot Store Hills, one is obliged to take a provides no actual giant robots, stroll down Rodeo Drive and not but it does have a spiff y selection leave before dropping into a high of t-shirts and hard to fi nd toys end boutique and laying down and other Japanese imported the plastic. Or you can skip the goodies. shopping and enjoy the pedestrian 2015 Sawtelle Boulevard, friendly window shopping. Los Angeles Between Wilshire and Santa Monica 310.478.1819 Boulevards, Beverly Hills www.giantrobot.com www.rodeodrive-bh.com 20 UCLA Campus FREE 18 Westfi eld Century City Mall Set in the rolling hills of LA’s FREE/$$ Westwood neighborhood, the Part of Los Angeles’ long ago 419 acre UCLA campus provides “Centers” concept plan, Century an ideal academic setting with a City’s cluster of high rises is the collection of Italian Romanesque home for a variety of law and buildings, sculpture gardens, and entertainment offi ces. At the foot museums. of Century City is the recently 405 Hilgard Avenue, revamped Westfi eld Century City Los Angeles mall which provides a variety of 310.825.4321 high end stores and an award www.ucla.edu winning food court designed by local architects Rios Clementi Hale. 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles 310.277.3898 www.westfi eld.com/centurycity/

45 Santa Monica, Venice & Other Beach Cities

46 Eateries 1 BP Oysterette $$$ 4 The Yard $$ 7 Father’s Offi ce $$ Cape Cod vibe in Santa Monica. Gastropub specializing in Ameri- Much like a Belgian bar, this Fresh seafood, lobster mac n’ cheese, can tapas and speciality drinks. famous LA gastropub with wood and an airy space draw crowds. Owned by CJ Jacobson of Top décor has upwards of 30 unique 1355 Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica Chef fame. beers. Very busy and diffi cult to 310.576.3474 119 Broadway, Santa Monica get a table however, the wait is www.blueplatesantamonica.com/ 310.395.6037 worth it due to the limited but http://theyardsm.com tasty menu and variety of beers. 2 Huckleberry $$ 1018 Montana Avenue, Locals line up for freshly baked, out 5 Bay Cities Deli $ Santa Monica of this world pastries, breakfast and Considered to have some of the 310.736.2224 lunch. best sandwiches in the LA area. www.fathersoffi ce.com/ 1014 Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Try the godmother or the po’ boy Monica with the works on heavenly Italian 8 Lilly’s French Café & Bar $$$ 310.451.2311 style bread. An authentic French restaurant in www.huckleberrycafe.com 1517 Lincoln Boulevard, the heart of Venice on Abbott Kin- Santa Monica ney Boulevard. Always buzzing 3 Border Grill $$ 310.395.8279 this is a place not to be missed. Modern Mexican food in a vibrant www.baycitiesitaliandeli.com/ 1031 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, setting. This hip, urban cantina is Venice owned by Chefs Mary Sue Milliken 6 The Counter $$ 310.314.0004 and Susan Feniger, of Bravo’s “Top If you love burgers then you’ll love www.lillysfrenchcafe.com/main. Chef Masters” and Food Network’s the Counter. The classic American html# “Too Hot Tamales”. staple can be customized to your 1445 4th Street, Santa Monica exact specifi cations. Not to be 9 310.451.1655 Hama $$ http://bordergrill.com/bg_sm/ missed! Eat delicious sushi amongst the bg_smdir.htm 2901 Ocean Park Boulevard, locals. Don’t miss the surfer fi lms Santa Monica playing in the background. 310.399.8383 213 Windward Avenue, Venice www.thecounterburger.com/ 310.396.8783 santamonica/ www.hamasushi.com/

47 Eateries Libations Destinations 10 Venice Ale House $$ 13 The Otheroom $ 16 The Getty $ 17 Santa Monica Pier FREE Located on the beach, the organic The locals gather at this beer and Not to be confused with the Villa, A well known iconic landmark food and extensive beer and wine wine bar located in a modern the Getty has an architecturally originally constructed in 1908. selection attract locals and visitors industrial space. striking look. The grounds Take in the fabulous coastal views alike. 1201 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, encompasses over 100 acres from the ferris wheel. 2 Rose Avenue, Venice Venice and along with the extensive 200 Santa Monica Pier, Suite A, 310.314.8253 310.396.6230 art collection, the views of the Santa Monica www.venicealehouse.com www.theotheroom.com city are amazing on a clear day. 310.458.8901 The art can sometimes become www.santamonicapier.org/ 11 Ado $$$$ 14 On The Waterfront Café $ secondary to the impressive Splurge on a high-end Italian meal This bar’s patio gives you a architecture and surrounding 18 Third Street Promenade/ Santa at this charming restaurant located ringside seat to the colorful traffi c gardens of the Getty. Monica Place FREE in a bright yellow beachhouse. along the Boardwalk. 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Once a run down street, the 796 Main Street, Venice 205 Ocean Front Walk, Venice Angeles promenade was renovated and 310.399.9010 310.392.0322 310.440.7300 pedestrianized back in the early www.adovenice.com www.waterfrontcafe.com/index2. www.getty.edu/visit/ 1990’s. A huge success since with htm many stores and street performers 12 Mao’s Kitchen $ as well as newly renovated, high Inexpensive Chinese food made end shopping in The Santa Monica with tons of fresh vegetable keeps For Your Place mall. the Chairman happy. Third Street Promenade, 1512 Pacifi c Avenue, Venice Entertainment Santa Monica 310.581.8305 15 Getty Villa $ 310.393.8355 www.maoskitchen.com Recently renovated and reopened www.downtownsm.com/index. to the public, the Getty Villa is html scenically located on Pacifi c Coast Highway. The Villa has beautiful gardens and is home to many Greek and Roman artifacts. 17985 Pacifi c Coast Highway, Pacifi c Palisades 310.440.7300 www.getty.edu/visit/ 48 19 Main Street FREE 22 Bergamot Station FREE 25 Venice Boardwalk FREE 28 Will Rogers State Park FREE For a hipper, trendier Santa Monica Once a historic trolley station, (except parking fee) (except parking fee) experience, Main Street links Santa now home to art galleries and Abbott Kinney created Venice Transferred to the State in 1944, Monica to Venice. Boutique stores artists alike. Bergamot Station Beach from marshland in 1904. this park is a hidden gem. Explore and many restaurants & bars. has a very industrial feel and is Experience the weird and Will Rogers house and stables Something for everybody. located at the northern end of wonderful street performers, while taking in a short hike in the Main Street, Santa Monica Santa Monica. musicians and the world surrounding hills. www.mainstreetsm.com/index.php 2525 Michigan Avenue, famous Muscle Beach along the 1501 Will Rogers State Park Road, Santa Monica boardwalk. Los Angeles 20 Palisades Park FREE 310.586.6488 Venice Beach 310.454.8212 x103 Along with the Pier, this is the http://bergamotstation.com/ best way to experience the Santa 26 Abbott Kinney Boulevard 29 Zuma Beach County Park FREE Monica coastline above the 23 McCabe’s Guitar Shop $ FREE (except parking fee) California incline. Many locals Experience local music at its Located in the heart of Venice Malibu’s most well known beach. exercise along this stretch of road, fi nest. All the famous names Beach. Home to the unique Home to surfers, beach goers and and yoga and Thai Chi classes in folk have played McCabe’s at clothing boutiques, galleries the famous Southern California abound. some point in their careers. This is and restaurants. Experience lifeguards. a no frills music venue and store. something diff erent 30000 Pacifi c Coast Highway, 21 Binoculars Building (Chiat/Day Shows are mainly on weekend Abbott Kinney Boulevard, Malibu Offi ces) FREE nights. Venice http://beaches.lacounty. Well known three story Binocular 3101 Pico Boulevard, gov/wps/portal/dbh/home/ building in Venice Beach. Santa Monica 27 Venice Canals FREE detail/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ Originally designed by Frank Gehry, 310.828.4497 Created by Abbott Kinney wps/wcm/connect/dbh+content/ it is now home to Google. This www.mccabes.com/ in 1904, these canals were dbh+site/home/home+detail/ building defi nitely stands out designed to replicate Venice, Italy. zuma+beach+1 from the crowd. 24 Montana Avenue FREE Surrounded by some of the most 340 Main Street, Venice Experience high end boutique costly and sought after real estate shopping amongst one of Santa on the Westside, defi nitely worth Monica’s most sought after checking out. residential neighborhoods. Coff ee houses, specialty stores, specialized boutiques, yoga and restaurants. Dog friendly too! 49 Culver City

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7 50 Eateries 1 Fraiche $$-$$$ 4 A-Frame $$ 6 Center for Land Use Located in Downtown Culver City, Roy Choi, the chef behind the Interpretation $ Fraiche was one of the original Kogi food truck phenomenon, A small center and gallery upscale eateries that lead the way helms A-Frame (located in a devoted to the history and for the revival of the neighborhood former IHOP A-frame building). documentation of the built into a foodie mecca. The menu is The beer can chicken, kettle corn environment, particularly parts constantly changing, but continues popcorn, and fried apple pie pack and systems often overlooked. to innovate with French and Italian the foodies in nightly. 9331 Venice Boulevard, Culver City inspired dishes. 12565 Washington Boulevard, 310.839.5722 www.clui.org 9411 Culver Boulevard, Culver City Culver City 310.839.6800 310.398.7700 www.fraicherestaurantla.com www.aframela.com Destinations 2 Lukshon $$ 7 Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook From the chef behind Father’s For Your FREE Offi ce, Lukshon brings Asian Entertainment Take the easy route up following inspired cooking and strong fl avors the winding roadway or the hard into one amazing restaurant. And 5 Museum of Jurassic way on the intimidating stairs. bonus: the dessert is FREE! Both lead you to amazing views Technology $ of Los Angeles and an impressive 3239 Helms Avenue, Culver City A collection of odd, eclectic native plant garden. 310.202.6808 things is the best way to describe 6300 Hetzler Roard, Culver City www.lukshon.com this museum. Reviews can range 310.558.5547 from ‘That was stupid” to “OMG! I www.parks.ca.gov/?page_ 3 Father’s Offi ce $-$$ have to bring my friends.” There’s id=22790 Following the success of its Santa also a tea room where you can Monica location, Father’s Offi ce calm your nerves. 8 Hayden Tract/ Conjunctive opened a second, much larger 9341 Venice Boulevard, Points FREE space inside the historic Helm’s Culver City Culver City’s large industrial Bakery complex. Grab a burger and 310.836.6131 district has been transformed a one of the many beers on tap. www.mjt.org over time and off ers a surprise 3229 Helms Avenue, Culver City around every corner, with 310.736.2224 buildings such as the Beehive, www.fathersoffi ce.com the Umbrella, and the newest art tower structure. 51 San Fernando Valley

52 Eateries 1 The Federal Bar $$ 4 Phil’s Diner $ 7 Loteria Grill $$ Well-designed neighborhood bar, Historic diner recently relocated Don’t let the strip mall fool you. restaurant, and event venue near to a prime spot on Lankershim, Loteria Grill serves up some of theaters and a block from the featuring fresh and vegetarian- the best tacos, tostadas, sopes subway station. friendly grill items and beer on and burritos around with richly 5303 Lankershim Boulevard, tap. fl avorful traditional fi llings. North Hollywood 5230 Lankershim Boulevard, 12050 Ventura Boulevard, 818.980.2555 North Hollywood Studio City www.thefederalbar.com 818.985.3463 818.508.5300 www.philsdinernoho.com www.loteriagrill/com/locations/ 2 Pitfi re Pizza $ studio-city One outpost of a local restaurant 5 Laurel Tavern $$ company specializing in rustic, Gastropub with a huge selection 8 Mantee $$ fi red pies. of beers, delicious hamburgers Cute restaurant with charming 5211 Lankershim Boulevard, and fries and a few culinary outdoor seating serving North Hollywood surprises. Mediterranean dishes that are 818.980.2949 11938 Ventura Boulevard, perfect for sharing. www.pitfi repizza.com Studio City 10962 Ventura Boulevard, 818.506.0777 Studio City 3 Eclectic Wine Bar & Grille $$ www.laureltavern.net 818.761.6565 Fine dining, entertainment, and www.manteecafe.com/ art in the heart of the NoHo Arts 6 Kiwami $$$ District. Innovative sushi, sashimi, and 9 Jinya Ramen $ 5156 Lankershim Boulevard, tempura served in a trendy A sleekly modern noodle shop North Hollywood setting from the owners of that serves big earthen bowls 818.760.2233 Katsy-Ya. of ramen with soft, springy and www.eclecticwinebarandgrille.com 11920 Ventura Boulevard, chewy noodles and fl avorable Studio City broths. 818.763.3910 11239 Ventura Blvd., www.katsu-yagroup.com/kiwami. Studio City html 818.980.3977 jinya-la.com/ramen

53 Eateries For Your Destinations 10 Caioti Pizza $$ Entertainment 13 Chandler Bike Path FREE Feast on the usual pizza fl avors 11 Bike path and linear park created or try something more gourmet Universal Studios & Citywalk on the old rail right-of-way from like lamb sausage, ground bison, $$$ NoHo east to Burbank. or sunchokes in this restaurant’s Take a tour of the working movie family friendly atmosphere. studio and experience the 14 Orange Line Busway $ amusement park rides before 4336 Tujunga Avenue, A fully-separated busway that dining and shopping at the Studio City extends from NoHo to Warner adjacent Citywalk pedestrian 818.761.3588 Center in the west Valley. street. www.caiotipizzacafe.com Currently being extended 1000 Universal Studios Boulevard, northward from its western Universal City terminus. 818.622.3801 universalstudioshollywood.com 15 Downtown Burbank “Beautiful Downtown Burbank” 12 El Portal Theater $$ has blossomed over the past few Historic theater with various years with redevelopment along shows both delightful and stroll-friendly San Fernando Road challenging. and the adjacent dense power 5269 Lankershim Boulevard, center of Burbank Town Center. North Hollywood Metrolink has a stop here as well. 818.508.4200 www.elportaltheatre.com

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56 2 Eateries For Your 1 a/k/a An American Bistro $$ 4 Red White and Bluezz $$ Entertainment One of Pasadena’s best dinning LA’s best-tasting jazz club, 6 rooms, AKA specializes in Northern featuring cutting-edge cuisine Norton Simon Museum $ California fare from the wine and live music nightly. This unobtrusive museum formed country. 70 S. Raymond Avenue, from industrialist Norton Simon’s 41 Hugus Alley, Pasadena private collection packs an Pasadena 626.792.4441 artistic punch with a remarkable 626.564.8111 www.redwhitebluezz.com yet easily digestible collection www.akabistro.com of European sculpture and art, including monumental bronzes 2 La Grande Orange $$ Libations by Rodin. 411 W. Colorado Boulevard, Built in the old train station next 5 Lucky Baldwin’s British Pub & to the Del Mar Station and TOD Pasadena Café $ this restaurant features California 626.449.6840 Lucky Baldwin’s, housed in one of cuisine, pizzas, cocktails, and www.nortonsimon.org the oldest buildings in town, is a pleasant patios. perfect place to have a traditional 260 S. Raymond Avenue, 7 The Huntington Library, British meal and a pint or two. Pasadena Art Collections, & Botanical 17 S. Raymond Avenue, 626.356.4444 Gardens $$ Pasadena www.lgostationcafe.com The Huntington, an institution 626.795.0652 founded in 1919 by businessman www.luckybaldwins.com 3 Mi Piace $$ Henry E. Huntington, ties Mi Piace is a wildly popular Italian together its impressive gardens, restaurant and bakery off ering library and art collection with a fresh, light Italian cooking devotion to research, education, embellished with New York fl avors. and beauty. 25 E. Colorado Boulevard, 1151 Oxford Road, Pasadena San Marino 626.795.3131 626.405.2100 www.mipiace.com www.huntington.org

57 For Your Destinations Entertainment 9 Pasadena Civic Center $ 11 Armory for the Arts $ 13 Mission Street (Restaurant/ The Beaux Art Pasadena Civic A nonprofi t organization in that Retail District) $-$$$ 8 Judson Studios $ Center, including City Hall, the teaches and presents the arts in Hop off the Gold Line at the Founded in 1897, Judson Studios Central Library, and the Civic all forms. The Armory provides Mission Street station to enjoy was at the forefront of the Arts Auditorium, is a prime example of classes and exhibitions at its main an authentic slice of small town & Crafts movement and created City Beautiful-era planning. You location in Old Pasadena. good life in the middle of the big much of the stained glass used in may also recognize it 145 N. Raymond Avenue, city, with a nostalgic soda fountain Craftsman and Mission structures, as the setting for the TV show Pasadena alongside specialty boutiques and including those built by Frank “Parks & Recreation.” 626.792.5101 restaurants. Lloyd Wright. Still a working studio, 100 N. Garfi eld Avenue, www.armoryarts.org/ Mission Street and Fair Oaks Drive, it also off ers a gallery and tours. Pasadena South Pasadena 200 S. Avenue 66, Highland Park, 626.744.400 12 Carnegie Observatories $ www.southpasadena.net Los Angeles www.ci.pasadena.ca.us Carnegie is a very special place, 323.255.0131 and the environment of the 14 Old Pasadena (Restaurant/ www.judsonstudios.com 10 Gamble House $ Observatories refl ects the values Retail District) $-$$$ The Gamble House, a of an institution dedicated to With national retailers rubbing meticulously preserved arts and enabling exceptional scientists to shoulders with local boutiques crafts treasure designed to the pursue their ideas with complete and more than 100 restaurants, last detail by Greene & Greene, is freedom. Old Pasadena can’t be summed well worth a bus or taxi trip from 813 Santa Barbara Street, in a single breadth. Explore Old Town for architecture, design Pasadena iconic Colorado Boulevard but or history enthusiasts. 626.577.1122 don’t forget the side streets and 4 Westmoreland Place, http://obs.carnegiescience.edu/ alleyways, where more gems can Pasadena be found. 626.793.3334 Colorado Boulevard between www.gamblehouse.org Pasadena & Los Robles Avenues, Pasadena www.oldpasadena.org

58 15 Downtown Glendale & Americana $$ Glendale’s mix of foothill subdivisions, historic neighborhoods, and a bustling redeveloped downtown make for a vibrant and pleasant suburb. Check out the pedestrian-friendly Americana “lifestyle center” beside the skyscrapers, malls, cinemas, and restaurants. Brand Boulevard and Broadway, Glendale www.downtownglendale.com

59 Thanks to Our Conference Sponsors

DIAMOND: PLATINUM: SILVER: CIM Group Best, Best & Krieger Gilchrist & Rutter, PC Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Gruen Associates Department of Urban Studies and Planning CSUN Latham & Watkins, LLP Eco Tierra Consulting Parker Environmental Consultants, LLC GOLD: PCR Services Paul Hastings Truman & Elliott, LLP Richards Watson & Gershon UCLA Luskin School of Public Aff airs Glaser Weil Fink Jacobs Howard Avchen URS Corporation & Shapiro LLP USC Price School of Public Policy

60 Planner’s Guide Committee:

BRONZE: Elisa Paster, Committee Chair Marissa Aho Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Ashley Atkinson Fehr & Peers Transportation Consultants Jesse Barkley Gibson Transportation Consultants, Inc. Ira Brown Hoose Planning & Environmental Christopher Chavez Hunsaker & Associates Kurt Christiansen Karen Warner and Associates Hope Fang Marathon Communications Andrew Flores Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. Nat Gale Rincon Consultants, Inc. Andrew Lee Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Angie Mason The Afriat Consulting Group, Inc. Collette Morse The Sohagi Law Group John Muggeridge Urban Crossroads, Inc. Benjamin Tautges Amanda Smith Veronica Tam and Associates Melanie Traxler Vulcan Materials Company Josh Williams 61 For more information regarding the 2012 National Planning Conference please visit www.planning.org/conference

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