LA Cultural Photo Tour

On Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the inaugural LA Cultural Photo Tour; sponsored by Starline Tours.

The tour coincided with LA INC.'s Discover the Arts in Los Angeles program that is running through the end of April (offering the public up to 50% savings at cultural institutions around the county).

The tour followed Starline's popular Hop-on, Hop-off route and stopped at several cultural institutions from Hollywood to Downtown to the Westside.

8:30 a.m. (Hollywood & Highland)
Locations to photograph: Starline Tours kiosk, LA INC. Visitor Information Center, El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood Museum at Max Factor, Egyptian Theatre, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Silver Screen Statues off of La Brea, etc.



9:15 a.m. (Hollywood & Vine)
Locations to photograph (pull over): Pantages Theatre (exterior architectural photos of theatre leaving out the marquee because it's not perennial) and the new W Hotel (exterior only).



10:15 a.m. (Olvera Street)
Locations to photograph (pit stop): Avila Adobe (photos of interior are needed)



10:45 a.m. (Little Tokyo)
Locations to photograph (slow drive by): Little Tokyo/Japanese American National Museum



11 a.m. (City Hall)
Locations to photograph (slow drive by): Cal Trans/Police HQ/City Hall



11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. (Our Lady of the Angels)
Locations to photograph (pit stop): Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (photos of interior as well as exterior)

Noon - 12:30 p.m. (Disney Hall)
Locations to photograph (pit stop): Walt Disney Concert Hall (garden shots needed)



12:45 p.m. (L.A. LIVE)
Locations to photograph (pit stop): GRAMMY Museum (tour inside optional or walk around L.A. LIVE).



1:45 p.m. (Wilshire & Western)
Locations to photograph (slow drive by): Board bus w/ lunch from Pitfire Pizza. Downtown to Westside via Wilshire. Pullover at Bullocks Wilshire, the Wiltern and Wilshire/Vermont Metro Station.



2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Museum Row)
Locations to photograph (pit stop): La Brea Tar Pits (photos of the Page Museum and the Japanese Pavilion are needed).



4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. (Annenberg Space for Photography)
Locations to photograph (pit stop): Annenberg Space for Photography



5:30 p.m. (Sunset Strip)
Locations to photograph (slow drive by): Sunset Strip back to Hollywood & Highland

Photographer Credits:

Chris Lott
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calott23

Joe Philipson
http://www.philipsonphotography.com

Jim McCullaugh
http://ballinlough.zenfolio.com/p695065195

Nikhil Shahi
http://www.nikhilshahi.com

Salina Canizales
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scani/

Karen Maze
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenslens/

Ken Shelton
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chocxtc/

Michael Gaedeke
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgaedeke

Brian McDonald

Charlie Essers
http://www.flickr.com/photos/avcellshots/

Josephine Runneboom
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49354636@N00/

Jonathan Bareng
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonjonb32/

Mark Peacock
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7623944@N03/

Derick Snow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adventureartist/

Samantha Woodruff
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60588958@N00/

Evan Romoff
http://www.evanromoff.com

Bethany McGarry
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcbethphoto/

music credit:
'This is L.A.' by The Briggs
Written by Chris Arredondo; Jason LaRocca; Joseph LaRocca; Ryan Roberts
From the album 'Come All You Madmen'
Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved
Courtesy of Side One Dummy Records
For more information visit: www.thebriggs.com

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Discover Los Angeles
• LA
• Starline Tours
• LA Cultural Photo Tour

[ErickReyKing1]

Can somebody tell me what is that Building (Like 2 Wings) @ 1:08 ???

[ErickReyKing1]

AMAZING !!!!

[MrFumski]

Leave it for pole for los Angeles dream, greetings from poland . Sorry for my bad english :)