Hey there,
Went to Los Angeles last Saturday on the Metrolink train from San Bernardino. It was a really nice ride.
When we got there we walked over to Philippes for a late morning snack. Enjoyed seeing the old fashion telephone booths w/ doors there. Hey, you don't see those too often. My kids were interested in pickled pigs feet. What could those look like? Hey kids, look down. They are right in front of us at the counter. The sandwich was good and filling. It was not near lunch time yet there was a decent crowd there.
We hopped on the red line subway and went to Hollywood. There is a magic shop there that has some inexpensive tricks. So we got a couple cheap ones for my magician son. Also got a more expensive ($20) card trick. We got back on the subway and went back to downtown Los Angeles.
Wandered around there some seeing Angel's Flight and some of the larger buildings. I used to work at two different places downtown in the 80s. One building has been replaced by a skyscraper and the second one was encircled by a fence. Lots more large buildings now than 25 years ago.
We went to the Original Pantry Cafe at 9th and Figueroa. It's been open continuously since 1924. I worked a block from there at both jobs but never went to the place because they always had a big line. Well at 2 oclock they had a line but not too bad. It moved quickly. The place has no menus. All the items are listed on signs on the walls so it's best to look around while you are waiting for a table. We weren't terribly hungry so the kids got ice cream and I got peach cobbler. We also got a hamburger to split. Oh my, was it big. It cost nearly $11 but it was very large. No bun, toasted bread. Cheese and lettuce and tomato that was very thick. The bread was about the size of two normal pieces of bread put together. I ate half of it and was FULL. I think each half had about 1/3 of a lb of hamburger in it. Came also w/ a big plate of cole slaw, french fries and 6 pieces of sourdough bread. I thought maybe they gave us so much bread because there were 3 of us. NOPE..the couple next to us had two meals and 12 pieces of bread. Anyway, it was pretty good and we left very full. Everyone there brought leftovers home. We didn't because we were going on the train..well we brought the bread but the cole slaw went untouched. Now I know why there is a line.
We hopped on the subway and got back to Union Station in time to catch the 325 PM (I think) Metrolink train back to SB. Only bummer was the magic trick, the $20 one of course, didn't work. I called the shop and they will replace it but we haven't received the replacement yet. The cards in the deck were all one kind when they were supposed to be half of one and half of another kind. Anyway, it was a nice jaunt and kept us busy for the better part of a day.
Dan
Went to Los Angeles last Saturday on the Metrolink train from San Bernardino. It was a really nice ride.
When we got there we walked over to Philippes for a late morning snack. Enjoyed seeing the old fashion telephone booths w/ doors there. Hey, you don't see those too often. My kids were interested in pickled pigs feet. What could those look like? Hey kids, look down. They are right in front of us at the counter. The sandwich was good and filling. It was not near lunch time yet there was a decent crowd there.
We hopped on the red line subway and went to Hollywood. There is a magic shop there that has some inexpensive tricks. So we got a couple cheap ones for my magician son. Also got a more expensive ($20) card trick. We got back on the subway and went back to downtown Los Angeles.
Wandered around there some seeing Angel's Flight and some of the larger buildings. I used to work at two different places downtown in the 80s. One building has been replaced by a skyscraper and the second one was encircled by a fence. Lots more large buildings now than 25 years ago.
We went to the Original Pantry Cafe at 9th and Figueroa. It's been open continuously since 1924. I worked a block from there at both jobs but never went to the place because they always had a big line. Well at 2 oclock they had a line but not too bad. It moved quickly. The place has no menus. All the items are listed on signs on the walls so it's best to look around while you are waiting for a table. We weren't terribly hungry so the kids got ice cream and I got peach cobbler. We also got a hamburger to split. Oh my, was it big. It cost nearly $11 but it was very large. No bun, toasted bread. Cheese and lettuce and tomato that was very thick. The bread was about the size of two normal pieces of bread put together. I ate half of it and was FULL. I think each half had about 1/3 of a lb of hamburger in it. Came also w/ a big plate of cole slaw, french fries and 6 pieces of sourdough bread. I thought maybe they gave us so much bread because there were 3 of us. NOPE..the couple next to us had two meals and 12 pieces of bread. Anyway, it was pretty good and we left very full. Everyone there brought leftovers home. We didn't because we were going on the train..well we brought the bread but the cole slaw went untouched. Now I know why there is a line.
We hopped on the subway and got back to Union Station in time to catch the 325 PM (I think) Metrolink train back to SB. Only bummer was the magic trick, the $20 one of course, didn't work. I called the shop and they will replace it but we haven't received the replacement yet. The cards in the deck were all one kind when they were supposed to be half of one and half of another kind. Anyway, it was a nice jaunt and kept us busy for the better part of a day.
Dan
