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Walking Los Angeles: 38 of the City’s Most Vibrant Historic, Revitalized, and
Up-and-Coming Neighborhoods
Copyright © 2017 by Erin Mahoney Harris and Zach Behrens
Project editor: Ritchey Halphen
Cartography: Scott McGrew and Tommy Hertzel; map data: OpenStreetMap
Cover design: Scott McGrew
Interior design: Lora Westberg
Cover and interior photos: Erin Mahoney Harris and Zach Behrens, unless otherwise noted
(see additional photo credits)
Copy editor: Kate Johnson
Proofreaders: Dan Downing, Rebecca Henderson
Indexer: Sylvia Coates
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Harris, Erin Mahoney, author. | Behrens, Zach, 1980– co-author.
Title: Walking Los Angeles : 38 of the city’s most vibrant historic, revitalized, and up-and-coming neighborhoods / Erin Mahoney Harris and Zach Behrens.
Other titles: Walking LA | Walking Los Angeles
Description: 3rd edition. | Birmingham, AL : Wilderness Press, [2017]
Identifiers: LCCN 2016041687 | ISBN 978-0-89997-827-7 (paperback) | eISBN 978-0-89997-828-4 (e-book)
Subjects: LCSH: Los Angeles (Calif.)—Guidebooks. | Walking—California—Los Angeles—Guidebooks. Historic sites—California—Los Angeles—Guidebooks. | Historic buildings—California—Los Angeles—Guidebooks. | Architecture—California—Los Angeles—Guidebooks. | Los Angeles (Calif.)—Buildings, structures, etc.—Guidebooks. | BISAC: TRAVEL / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA). | SPORTS & RECREATION / Walking. | HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living.
Classification: LCC F869.L83 H27 2017 | DDC 917.94/9404—dc23
LC record available at lccn.loc.gov/2016041687
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Cover photo: Echo Park with the LA skyline in the distance (see Walk 26); Ian G Dagnall/Alamy Stock Photo
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SAFETY NOTICE Although Wilderness Press and the authors have made every attempt to ensure that the information in this book is accurate at press time, they are not responsible for any loss, damage, injury, or inconvenience that may occur to anyone while using this book. You are responsible for your own safety and health while following the walking trips described here.
Acknowledgments
The authors thank everyone who picked up one of the previous two editions of Walking Los Angeles and was inspired to get to know our dynamic, overwhelming, and often-beautiful city better. We feel lucky to have had the opportunity to update this guide after six years and add several of our new favorite neighborhoods to the mix. Erin is also grateful to Tony, West, and Avery for joining her on her expeditions.
—Erin Mahoney Harris and Zach Behrens
Authors’ Note
The face of Los Angeles is constantly changing, particularly when it comes to residential and commercial architecture, so you may find on your journeys that certain businesses, landmarks, and features described in this book have changed since it was written. We encourage you to use our directions as a general guide but also to explore at a leisurely pace and make your own discoveries.
That said, we also implore you to use common sense to ensure your safety and comfort: bring a buddy if you’re exploring a new neighborhood that you don’t feel entirely at ease about visiting; walk during the day rather than at night; wear appropriate shoes to prevent blisters; keep dogs leashed at all times, as these are primarily urban routes close to street traffic; and, finally, if you’re bringing a baby or child in a stroller, please pay attention to the difficulty rating to see if stairways are part of that route. (Note that routes with just a few steps here and there don’t include the stairway notation.)
The boundaries mentioned at the beginning of each walk are meant to give you an idea of the major streets that surround the route to make it easier to find. These streets don’t always appear on the accompanying maps, so you can look up the intersection indicated at the walk’s starting point using GPS, a mapping app, a website, or a good old-fashioned paper map if you need help locating the beginning of your route. For walks that start within a mile of a Metro station, we’ve included that information as well.
Happy trekking!
Table of Contents
1 Castellammare in Pacific Palisades
3 Northeast Santa Monica and Brentwood