Los Angeles Travel Professionals Guide 2007 - (Page 26) DOWNTOWN GRAND AVENUE SPORTS BAR Millennium Biltmore Hotel 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071 213.612.1205, 800.245.8673, FAX: 213.612.1545 aserrano@mill-usa.com, www.thebiltmore.com One of Downtown’s most popular sports bar, known for its happy hour specials and Monday Night Football. POINT MOOREA Wilshire Grand Los Angeles 930 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90017 213.833.5100, FAX: 213.612.3976 www.wilshiregrand.com Retro/modern “tiki”-themed sports bar with a great appetizer and drink menu, daily specials, private VIP room and three free pool tables. Voted best happy hour in Downtown by Los Angeles Downtown News reader poll. LA JEWELRY DISTRICT 640 S. Hill St., Suite 360, Los Angeles, CA 90014 213.683.1956, FAX: 213.683.1946 www.lajd.net Wholesale prices with savings from 50 to 70 percent on precious gems, watches and all types of fine jewelry. LOS ANGELES CENTRAL PUBLIC LIBRARY 630 W. Fifth St., Los Angeles, CA 90071 213.228.7000, FAX: 213.228.7519 www.lapl.org Programs, books, magazines, story hours and reference services. MUSIC CENTER 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.972.7211, FAX: 213.972.4304 general@musiccenter.org, www.musiccenter.org Visit the Music Center, located along culturally rich Grand Avenue, featuring four world-renowned architectural landmarks, including the Frank Gehrydesigned Walt Disney Concert Hall. OLVERA STREET 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.485.6855, FAX: 213.485.8238 www.lacity.org/elp A colorful Mexican marketplace with a wide variety of restaurants, Mexican and Latin American merchandise and artisan goods. PERSHING SQUARE 532 S. Olive St., Los Angeles, CA 90013 213.847.4970, FAX: 213.485.0985 www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/pershing.htm This five-acre park was renamed Pershing Square for General John J. Pershing in 1918; it is full of symbols of California life. STAPLES CENTER/L.A. KINGS 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90015 213.742.7100, FAX: 213.742.7192 www.staplescenter.com Available for booking corporate events or shows. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA University Park Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089 213.740.2311 www.usc.edu Renaissance architecture and commemorative history stations mark important milestones of the rich history of USC. Self-guided tours are available. WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL Music Center 111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.972.7211, FAX: 213.617.1092 general@musiccenter.org www.musiccenter.org 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. WATTS TOWERS 1765 E. 107th St., Los Angeles, CA 90002 213.847.4646 Nine artistic towers. A monument to one man’s spirit, ingenuity and determination. RECREATION GOLF CHESTER WASHINGTON GOLF COURSE 1930 W. 120th St., Los Angeles, CA 90047 323.756.6975 http://parks.co.la.ca.us/golfcourses.html Regulation 18-hole, par 70, 6,348-yard course. Flat course with lakes and large trees. LA CITY PARKS 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.978.3231 www.laparks.org Owns and operates the largest municipal golf system in the United States, consisting of a total of 13 courses. LA COUNTY PARKS Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.974.1311 http://parks.co.la.ca.us Extensive golf system offers affordable green fees, discount programs for seniors and students and an excellent junior golf program. LOS FELIZ GOLF COURSE 3207 Los Feliz Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90039 323.663.7758 www.laparks.org/dos/sports/golf.htm 9-hole, par 3 course. The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation & Parks owns and operates the largest municipal golf system in the United States. The City’s courses are open for play, conditions permitting, 365 days a year from dusk to dawn. POINTS OF INTEREST BRADBURY BUILDING 304 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013 213.626.1893 Built in 1893, this building’s light-filled Victorian court rises 50 feet with open-cage elevators, marble stairs and ornate iron railings. CALTRANS DISTRICT 7 HEADQUARTERS 100 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.897.3656 Architect Thom Mayne was awarded the 2005 Pritzker Prize for this monumental building with its glistening metal skin and hulking form. CITY HALL OF LOS ANGELES 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.485.2121 www.lacityhall.org Free tours of the central rotunda, the press room and council chambers. DODGER STADIUM/LOS ANGELES DODGERS 1000 Elysian Park Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 866-DODGERS (363.4377), FAX: 323.224.1269 www.dodgers.com LA’s professional baseball team plays a regular season April–October. EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES HISTORICAL MONUMENT 125 Paseo de la Plaza, Ste. 300 Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.485.6855, FAX: 213.485.8238 john.kopczynski@lacity.org, www.cityofla.org/elp The oldest section of Los Angeles and the site where the city was founded in 1781. Beautiful outdoor plaza, museums, historic buildings and a traditional Mexican marketplace for shopping and dining. EXPOSITION PARK ROSE GARDEN 701 State Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90037 213.965.5397 www.laparks.com/exporosegarden/ rosegarden.htm 7.5-acre rose garden, with 15,793 rose bushes. The garden was an attraction for the 1932 Olympics. PARKS LA CITY PARKS 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.978.3231 www.laparks.org Many large, beautiful parks are located within the City’s boundaries and are operated and maintained by the Los Angeles City Recreation & Parks Department. LA COUNTY PARKS Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 213.974.1311 http://parks.co.la.ca.us Since 1944, the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation has been meeting the diverse needs of visitors from all over the world with more than 63,000 acres of parks, gardens, lakes, trails and natural gardens. RESTAURANTS AMERICAN BONAVENTURE BREWING CO. 404 S. Figueroa St., Ste. 418A Los Angeles, CA 90071 213.236.0802, FAX: 213.236.0849 info@bonaventurebrewing.com www.bonaventurebrewing.com Upscale microbrewery offers fresh seafood, grilled steaks, sandwiches, pastas, full bar and happy hour. Dine outside surrounded by city lights. $ 26
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