This is one of my favorite places in Los Angeles. Angels Flight is a very short and very old funicular railway which takes you from the Grand Central Market of old downtown to the new downtown along Grand Avenue. MOCA, the Colburn School and Disney Hall are nearby. The California Plaza hosts an ambitious schedule of concerts and performances throughout... more

One of the amusing things about L.A. "attractions" is the hyperbole. So many times I've been told "you have to see fill-in-the-blank, it's incredible!" and when you actually see it, it's a pile of junk. This is a classic example of that. The Angel's Flight is a very small little beat-up "railway" consisting of an old arched entrance and some... more

Ja, die Gegend ist nicht gerade spektakulär (direkt neben der Einwanderungsbehörde) aber diese "kürzeste Eisenbahn der Welt' ist einen kurzen... more