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The Frank Gehry-designed Frances Howard Goldwyn Hollywood Branch Library (1623 N. Ivar Avenue)
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The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
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Royce Hall, UCLA
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Ennis House in Los Feliz (designed by world-famous archictect, Frank Lloyd Wright). Built in 1924, the home was designed based on ancient Mayan temples. It is now a National Landmark and has been featured in such films as House on Haunted Hill and Blade Runner.
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Looking at the new LAPD headquarters across from City Hall (click here for a comparison image and don't forget to squint)
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El Matador State Beach
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Paley Center for Media designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect, Richard Meier (465 North Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills)
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Ski in the morning, surf in the afternoon ... 'That's So LA!'
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110 S. headed into Downtown Los Angeles (click the photo to enlarge)
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Rotunda, Los Angeles Central Library. Click here for a self-guided tour.
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Candy Cane Lane in Woodland Hills, CA (around Oxnard St. and Lubao Ave.) -- Every year, residents of this neighborhood put on a holiday decoration display for the thousands of people that drive from all over the county to see an entire neighborhood all lit up beautifully.
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"A living history museum reflecting the settlement and development of Southern California from the Civil War to the early 20th Century, Heritage Square Museum offers visitors a look into the everyday lives of Southern Californians at the close of the 19th Century." -- www.heritagesquare.org
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The 37,500 pound, 54-foot tall, metal Christmas Tree at L.A. LIVE could be the ultimate Festivus miracle. L.A. LIVE's ice skating rink is open through the end of December (www.lalive.com/holidayice)
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Hollyhock House in Barnsdall Park (Hollywood). Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1919-1921).
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Orcutt Ranch is open daily from sunrise to sunset (23600 Roscoe Blvd., Canoga Park). W.W. Orcutt was a pioneer of the oil production industry in California and discoverer of the prehistoric fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits. In commemoration of Orcutt’s discovery, paleontologists named the La Brea Coyote in W.W. Orcutt’s honor, Canis Orcutti.
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Wayfarers Chapel, Palos Verdes (designed by Lloyd Wright, son of the renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright)
The Bradbury Building has long been a popular filming location, probably best known for the 1982 sci-fi epic Blade Runner. For more information, click here.
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Ski in the morning, surf in the afternoon ... 'That's So LA!'
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Bareng (JonJonB32), Flickr
From Hollywood, take the Metro Red Line to 7th St./Metro Center Station and jump on the Metro Rapid 720 to Santa Monica. One day soon (hopefully), the subway will go directly to the beach.
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Dedicated on Oct. 3, 1976, the Korean Bell of Friendship at Angel's Gate Park in San Pedro was presented by the Republic of Korea to the American people to celebrate the bicentennial of the U.S. to honor American veterans of the Korean War, and to symbolize friendship between the two nations. The bell was also featured in the Usual Suspects (scene: meeting with Redfoot).
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The Tweed, Moxie & Mustache Ride took place in Downtown on Nov. 21; part of Urban Expeditions' effort to grow city bicycling.
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"I wanna glide down over Mulholland" -- 405 to/from the San Fernando Valley
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Cherry Blossom Tree (native of Japan) at Descanso Gardens (1418 Descanso Dr., La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011)
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The JW Marriott Hotel Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE and the The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles are scheduled to open Feb. 15, 2010, as the cornerstone and final phase of the $2.5 billion L.A. LIVE sports and entertainment complex in Downtown across from STAPLES Center. The JW Marriott will have 878 guest rooms, including 52 suites, along with a 4,000-square-foot fitness center, and an outdoor pool and bar. From the 23rd floor and above, The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles will feature 123 guest rooms, including 14 suites, and a 8,000-square-foot spa. The LEED-certified property comprising the two hotels is a 54-story tower and one of the tallest mix-use buildings in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Baron Hats in Burbank is one of the great custom hat shops in LA, making hats for some of the biggest films and television series in Hollywood for more than 35 years. Go get one ... 1619 West Burbank Blvd.
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The all-new 16,000 sq. ft., $3.5 million Venice Skate Park (near Windward Ave. and Ocean Front Walk)
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The entrance to the TBWA/Chiat/Day building -340 Main St. (Frank Gehry in collaboration with Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen)
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Watts Towers, built by Italian immigrant construction worker Simon Rodia in his spare time over a period of 33 years from 1921 to 1954. The Watts Towers were designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
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The Chinese Garden (Garden of Flowing Fragrance) at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
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"You Are The Star" Mural (Tom Suriya) -- east side of Wilcox, just south of Hollywood Blvd.
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View from the John Ferraro Building (Department of Water and Power) - 111 N. Hope St.
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The Getty Center, designed by Richard Meier, is one of several architecture masterpieces in Los Angeles designed by a Pritzker Prize-winning architect.
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Natalie Krol's Film Strip USA at Veterans Memorial Park (4117 Overland Ave., Culver City)
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The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple, Pacific Palisades
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Suiho En "garden of water and fragrance" in Van Nuys (6100 Woodley Ave).
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LA has more than 1,500 murals including this one of Anthony Quinn ("The Pope of Broadway") at the Victor Clothing Company (242 S. Broadway)
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If you've seen "500 Days of Summer," you know the bench. Kris Kuklewski and his girlfriend are on her rooftop Downtown.
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For more than 80 years, the Alex Theatre has been the centerpiece of Glendale's arts, culture and community programming.
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Cardinals' Matt Holliday drops the ball and the Dodgers win 3-2 in the 9th.
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