Los Angeles Official Visitor Guide 2008 - (Page 31) PORT OF LOS ANGELES www.portoflosangeles.org 425 S. Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, CA 90731 310.732.3508 As America’s premier port and an undisputed center for global trade, the Port of Los Angeles is the key to Southern California’s economic dominance. Twenty-six diversified facilities for handling all types of cargo are available, including eight state-of-the-art container terminals. Other facilities are available for accommodating automobiles, dry and liquid bulk products, cruise passengers and other maritime needs. STAPLES CENTER/L.A. KINGS www.staplescenter.com 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 213.742.7100 Home to the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Avengers and Los Angeles Sparks. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA www.usc.edu University Park Campus, Exposition Blvd./S Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90089 213.740.2311 Renaissance architecture and commemorative history stations mark important milestones of the rich history of USC. Self-guided tours are available. TOURNAMENT OF ROSES PORTS O’ CALL VILLAGE 77 Berth, San Pedro, CA 90731 310.831.1073 LA’s New England fishing village since 1963, this unique seaside plaza features gift shops, popular and one-of-akind restaurants, tempting sweetshops and fish markets. www.tournamentofroses.com 391 S. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91184 626.449.4100 For more than a century, this festival of flowers, music and sports celebrates with a parade and football game. VENICE BOARDWALK ASSOCIATION UNIVERSAL CITYWALK HOLLYWOOD SAN GABRIEL MISSION www.sangabrielmission.org 428 S. Mission Dr., San Gabriel, CA 91776 626.457.3035 Founded in 1771, San Gabriel Mission is a beautiful historical site with churches, a museum with many artifacts, winery, gardens, cemeteries and gift shop. www.universalhollywoodevents.com 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 5511-6 Universal City, CA 91608 818.622.7278 LA’s favorite place to play! CityWalk has more than 25 places to eat, 30 specialty shops, six nightclubs, a new 19screen movie theater with IMAX, and street entertainment. www.westland.net/venice 8 Horizon Ave., Venice, CA 90291 310.392.4687 Bike on the ocean-front path, catch tricks of dare-devil skaters and boarders, watch ’em pump iron at worldfamous Muscle Beach. Take in live music, street performers, unique shops and restaurants. WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES www.musiccenter.org Music Center, 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.972.7211 Dynamic, 293,000-square-foot concert hall created by Frank Gehry, featuring a wavy, steel exterior designed to look like a ship with its sails at full mast. www.ucla.edu Visitors Center, 330 DeNeve Dr. Covel L-16, Los Angeles, CA 90095 310.825.5305 Known for academic excellence, UCLA also houses botanical gardens, offers campus tours and is a leading center for cultural programs. WARNER GRAND THEATRE 478 W. Sixth St., San Pedro, CA 90731 310.548.7672 Since 1931, this lavish art deco theater was designed for traveling vaudeville arts with an opulent lobby, decorative ceilings, etched-glass chandeliers and colorfully tiled fountains. 31 http://losangeles.weaverguides.com/clickthru.php?id=11747 http://losangeles.weaverguides.com/clickthru.php?id=11747
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