Visiting Non-Hollywood/East LA? (Los Angeles, Downey: neighborhood, theatre, food)

[Kings Gambit]

Originally Posted by Winter Coven

Uptown Whittier is interesting to walk about between Greenleaf, Hadley, Penn, and Painter.

There are some neat homes north of Hadley and South of Beverly between College and Pickering, including the Jonathan Bailey House on Camilla just east of Painter.

You can wander around Whittier College or listen to the Whittier Symphony at the Lopez Auditorium on the Whittier High School campus.

Some scenes in Back to the Future were filmed at Whittier High School. Seems the movie crews go to Whittier when they want a "Midwest small town vibe".

Rose Hills just north of Whittier is the world's largest (by area, not internments. - that goes to some burial plot in the ME which has had more time to put people in the ground) memorial park on the planet.

Whittier also supposedly has the biggest 99 Cents Only store.

Grab a burger at Rick's on Greenleaf and Penn or at Norm's at Whittier Boulevard and Ocean View.

Lots of neat hiking trails in the hills above Whittier and on the Whittier Greenway Trail.

And it was home to Richard Nixon!

You sure love Whittier dont you? What are you, the head of Whittier's tourist council? There is nothing there to see. NOTHING!!

[Winter Coven]

Originally Posted by Kings Gambit

There is nothing there to see. NOTHING!!

I say the same thing about Encino, in fact, the entire Valley.

[Winter Coven]

Since I am now the head of Whittier's tourist council (at least on CD) I would be amiss to leave out the Pio Pico State Historical Park, home to the last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule.

[highlanderfil]

Originally Posted by Winter Coven

I say the same thing about Encino, in fact, the entire Valley.

And you'd both be wrong.

I seem to remember a nice large park in Whittier. Went on a hiking date there once fifteen or so years ago. And the Valley has plenty of interesting stuff, especially if you go south of Ventura.

[Hochita]

the melrose trading post on sunday mornings at fairfax hs is cool too.

[2020's YouTube Vlog]

Are any of the swap meets worth it?

I hear a lot about Slauson Swap Meet, but have never been.

[vincenze]

There are videos.

It's like mini Downtown LA with its gold and garment stores.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQLBk_nCNWQ

[Winter Coven]

Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet is decent. Alondra at the 5.

Get there early for a parking spot. A woman was killed over a parking slot at SFS about ten years ago.

[Señor Ríos]

Palos Verdes Peninsula/San Pedro. Point Fermin Lighthouse. Korean Friendship Bell at Fort MacArthur Museum. Point Vicente Lighthouse (still functional).

South Gate (Tweedy Mile, Greenspans, South Gate Park)

Angeles National Forest

The whole San Gabriel Valley has interesting towns, history and great food. I always preferred the “Gateway Cities” in SouthEast LA.

[Desiigner]

Originally Posted by Señor Ríos

I always preferred the “Gateway Cities” in SouthEast LA.

Isn’t the band “Slayer” from that area? I always liked their music.