Another urban bike tour
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Today’s bike club ride was a sort of random tour of L.A. It was also the day of the third CicLAvia, but we decided not to go to that, since the last time, it was crowded enough that it didn’t feel safe riding in that group. Too many people seem so have the attitude that if there are no cars around, they don’t have to pay attention to anything or follow any sort of rules of the road. So that was out.
A few weeks ago, I read in the L.A. Times about a place in Echo Park that has a room full of vintage pinball machines and hosts a pinball league. So that was one stop on the tour, mostly just to see where it is. On the way, we went past a car club meeting in Echo Park. The Nash Metropolitan hot-rod was pretty funny.
When we crossed Alvarado St, we found ourselves facing a hill that looked like a wall. But it looked flat on the map…
Continuing on through Silver Lake, we went into the east end of Hollywood, where we had a brief sightseeing stop at the Vista Theater. This is the place that as a small Walk of Fame composed of the hand and foot prints of some of the lesser-known stars of cinema.
On the way back, we stopped off at Antigua Cultural Coffee for snacks and drinks.
It was a nice ride.
40 miles.
October 13th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
Hey! You were in my neighborhood! The Faculty used to be a good vegan restaurant called Pure Luck – which closed a month after I moved into the area.