Where: 751 Echo Park Ave., 2 miles northwest of downtown L.A. The communists don’t live here anymore.īonus option: Fishing is allowed, with a license.
The eatery, Beacon, opened in January 2017 with a menu that’s longer, more intriguing and a little pricier than the average public park snack shack. (One night in July, a young man broke in and took a paddle boat for a forbidden ride. The last rentals go out an hour before sunset. On the hottest days, try edging right up to the edge of the fountain in the middle of the lake – you’ll be coated with mist or (if there’s a breeze) pelted by diagonal rain. The boat rentals are open daily all year from 9 a.m. Head out for an hour of pedaling and drifting, not necessarily in that order, and imagine the early 20th century days when Aimee Semple McPherson was preaching in the Angelus Temple next door and these hills were crawling with communists, socialists and spiritualists. (These boats look a lot like the historic swan boats in Boston Common, which also go back to the 1870s.) The paddle boats operated by Wheel Fun Rentals are now shaped like swans and the larger ones hold up to five people or 1,400 pounds. And the place has been dramatically upgraded in the last few years, beginning with a draining and cleaning in 2011-2013. The boathouse and pedal boat operation go back decades. What: The artificial lake in Echo Park goes back to at least 1870. Why: The hotter it gets, the more sense these pedal vessels make. College Way on the Pomona College campus in Claremont, 34 miles northeast of downtown L.A.
Where: The Draper Courtyard (between the Lincoln and Edmunds buildings) at 600 N. Check a listing of current exhibitions and “Art After Hours” days that may make a Skyspace and museum twofer possible. The evening program lasts about 40 minutes. Skyspace programs begin one hour before sunrise and 10 minutes before sunset. Turrell is an avid pilot and considers the sky his studio, material and canvas, and his Pomona College training in perceptual psychology informs his play of light, space, and human perception. native and alumnus of Pomona College (’65) and Claremont Graduate University (’73), this campus installation is a homecoming of sorts, and the only public Skyspace in Southern California. The Skyspace is a part of the Pomona College Museum of Art. A mesmerizing light show begins at dawn and dusk when the frame is illuminated with colored light, enhancing the sky’s own changing hues. What: “Dividing the Light” (2007), one of several dozen Skyspaces worldwide by artist James Turrell, is an elevated metal frame perched above an outdoor courtyard. Why: This awe-inspiring public art installation brings new beauty to the light of dawn and dusk. How much: Admission is $20-$30 per adult. Where: 7001 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles, 8 miles northwest of downtown L.A. (More ideas here.)īy the way, they like you to dress fancy (and leave children home, unless you’re headed to a weekend brunch). Or you can email one of the magicians soon to appear and ask for an invite. If you spend a night at the adjacent Magic Castle Hotel & Suites, you’re entitled to go to the club. It’s not so hard (though the admission charge and dinner and drinks usually add up to a pricey night). In practice, there are at least two pretty easy ways in. In theory, to attend you must be invited or accompanied by a member of the Academy of Magical Arts. (The flames flare on the night of Halloween.) Roam room to room and you encounter all manner of deceptions and marvels. Since then, it has survived waxing and waning popularity, not to mention a fire in 2011. But by the time it opened as a magic haven in 1963, it had undergone a thorough transformation to make it fit for tricks and performances.
What: The castle, clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts, was built as a private home in 1908. And if you really want to get in, it’s not that hard. Why: The Magic Castle is the worst kept secret in Hollywood - a private club in a tricked-out house that’s devoted to magic.
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