I’m walking up Alameda around four in the afternoon. The traffic is already somewhat heavy during the rush hour, and the breeze is very pleasant. I had just felt like taking a stroll, so I pass Union Station and Olvera Street, then the Post Office. Philippe’s is on my left. I pass the California Endowment [...]
Author Archives: Christina Melendrez
Chano’s
March 29, 2009 – 3:10 pm
It’s Thursday night and the drunk college kids are out in droves. I had gotten the munchies about fifteen minutes ago, and decided to make the trek deep into USC territory just for my favorite nachos. They are to be found at Chano’s – wonderfully, authentically Mexican and around since 2003.
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Los Angeles Public Library
March 22, 2009 – 9:40 am
I am standing on Flower Street, looking up at the Los Angeles Public Library. Rush Hour traffic zooms on behind me. The central tower is topped with a pyramid tiled with a mosaic of suns. On either side there is a hand holding a torch, meant to represent the “Light of Learning.” The building definitely [...]
Feeding Los Angeles Since 1917–Grand Central Market
March 15, 2009 – 9:45 am
I’m on my way to LA’s famed Grand Central Market. On Broadway, I come across the Guadalupe Wedding Chapel, right next to Goodwill. Beverly Hills Real Estate is next, followed by a worn down theater with an elaborate façade that screams “Film Here.” I drive around the block to the Hill Street Side, passing an [...]
A LOOK AT ANGELS FLIGHT
March 8, 2009 – 6:38 pm
The Shortest Railway in the World
The cars remain stationary on their twin tracks, fresh paint splashing orange and black across the doors. The metal tracks reflect the fading sunset, and the arches at both the top and bottom are clean and renovated. I glance up at the top, the tracks narrowing at the plaza. Although [...]
