So, as we continue to countdown 225 things to do to celebrate Los Angeles' 225th Birthday, I have asked LA City Council President Eric Garcetti to come up with ten of his suggestions. Here's the ten he sent over which now become numbers 79 to 88 on the list (with my favorite being #82)...79. Go to the confluence of the Arroyo Seco and Los Angeles River and see where Father Juan Crespi took communion in 1769 and named the river that gave our city its name.
80. Re-enact the Walk of the Pobladores on Labor Day alongside 14th-generation descendants of the original settler.
81. Bike the length of Sunset Blvd. from Downtown to the ocean. [The Councilman is seen riding in the above photo from his website]
82. Get a few hundred friends to dress up; [&] put all the Valley folks in one army and the over-the-hillers in the other and re-enact one of the Battles of the Cahuenga Pass (not a road rage incident).
83. Ride a horse to the top of Mount Hollywood from a stable in Atwater Village.
84. Hike down to the Bat Cave in Griffith Park (bat cape optional)
85. Travel LA's shortest street (13 feet: Powers Street) and its longest street (Sepulveda: 26.4 miles in the city) and its steepest street (Fargo St. in Echo Park) from end to end.
86. Climb up to the Tom Bradley Ballroom atop City Hall around the holidays and see if a guard will let you climb up further to see the lit Lindbergh Beacon swing through the sky.
87. Visit Gage Mansion--the oldest remaining home in Los Angeles County (started in 1795--in Bell Gardens)
88. Eat a kosher burrito.
Thanks, Eric!
Now, he is Council President, so he gets to do what he wants; but for future reference, if anyone else submits suggestions, we're looking for things that are in or directly related to the City of Los Angeles. (#87 is questionable; but since it effects L.A. City, it qualifies for this list!)
So, other City Leaders (be it current or past elected officials, General Managers, or prominent figures), send a suggestion or two (or 10) over - just make sure they don't duplicate what's there. Feel free to email me and ask so we don't get doubles!
"225 Ways to Celebrate..." thus far:
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
56-78 (Griffith Park)
4 comments:
Sunset between West Hollywood and the 405 is probably the least-pleasant stretch of road for cyclists in the entire United States.
I'd recommend Santa Monica. It gets fast through Beverly Hills, but the sightlines are good and it's no problem to get out in the lane and keep people from passing too close.
Kosher burrito? They're still around? I remember seeing that their old location was now luxury condos or something and lamented their passing. Where's the new location?
Isn't the oldest remaining home in LA that one on Olvera Street?
Yes, the oldest house in L.A. City is on Olvera Street; but the Council President is talking about the LA of 211 years ago when there were no "city limits" in the region, so it is part of Los Angeles' history.
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