LA Confidential - Hush, Hush



Hollywood Blvd looking at the Capitol Records Building. How many of us, as teenagers, spent our pocket money buying Capitol 45 records for our hi-fi stereos?



When you walk the streets of Manhattan you feel the electricity and vitality of New York City. When you walk the streets of Hollywood you feel the carefreeness of La La Land. Look at how clean the streets are.

The buses of Los Angeles and surrounding area are very attractive. The efforts of the good people of Southern California to get rid of the smog and pollution are bearing fruit. They are winning this war against toxic chemicals and improving the health of all their citizens.



These are the tracks of the Gold Line which took us from Pasadena to Union Station, in downtown Los Angeles. 




The fares for the public transportation are very inexpensive. At the time we took this electric train, my fare was 25 cents.




Trains arrived every fifteen minutes. Again notice how clean the surrounding area was - no papers, no cigarette butts, no McDonald's wrappers, no pop cans, no wine bottles, no grafffiti.




Electric trains produce little pollution.




Patrick was very thoughtful to take us to places he had seen many times and were not of interest to him. The love and unselfishness of a father knows no bounds.




Leaving the underground subway looking at Pantages Theatre on Hollywood Blvd.




A view of famous Union Station. Riding the train a man got on wearing a yellow football helmet about three sizes too small for him; a husky woman got on with her Mohawk haircut; a man got on talking to a young lady about his erectile medicine, his Mercedes sitting at home in his garage, and the million records he has sold. She wasn't interested and we learned a long time ago not to make eye contact with people you encounter in situations like this.





A shopping mall that also houses the Kodak Theater. In the distance you can see the Hollywood sign on Hollywood Hills adjacent to Griffith Park. On the other side is Burbank where I stayed for a week.



Bob's Big Boy, a historical landmark famous for burgers, is the oldest remaining Big Boy location.  I love these local places. This location is Toluca Lake, part of Burbank. Burbank is 100 years old this year. On my next visit I'd like to go to Cupids for a chili dog and go to a Dodgers game with Tim.




I'll take mine with American cheese and grilled onions.




Pat reached over a seven foot construction fence to get this picture of City Hall. I recognized this building from having seen it in the movies Them, and War of the Worlds, both 1950's science fiction thrillers.




We made a special trip to have a French dip sandwich at Philippe. This restaurant opened in 1908. Philippe was originally pronounced with the French "e" sound at the end, now it is pronounced with an "a" sound probably due to the Hispanic influence of Southern California.