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Downtown Los Angeles and the 110 Freeway from Elysian Park
The 110 south is heading towards downtown L.A. The 5 freeway merge is just a bit behind where I was standing.
It was the first time I'd ever wandered around Elysian Park. It was pretty cool, just a bit sketchy after dark. From the all-knowing Wikipedia:
Elysian Park is a park and adjacent neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles, California.
Encompassing Chavez Ravine where Dodger Stadium is located, Elysian Park is mostly a hillside community that is also home to the Los Angeles Police Academy.
The park itself is the second largest park in Los Angeles at 600 acres (2.4 km²). It is also the city's oldest park, founded in 1886 by the Elysian Park Enabling Ordinance. In 1964 the Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park was founded to prevent the City of Los Angeles from constructing the Municipal Convention Center on 62 acres (250,000 m2) of park land. Parkside residents enjoy the large and fruitful avocado trees that grow in the park.
Elysian Park is bordered by Echo Park on the west, Chinatown on the south and the 5-Freeway, Cypress Park and Elysian Valley on the north.
The Figueroa Street Tunnels take northbound State Route 110 (the Pasadena Freeway) through the park. The southbound lanes are higher, in a cut.
Downtown Los Angeles and the 110 Freeway from Elysian Park
The 110 south is heading towards downtown L.A. The 5 freeway merge is just a bit behind where I was standing.
It was the first time I'd ever wandered around Elysian Park. It was pretty cool, just a bit sketchy after dark. From the all-knowing Wikipedia:
Elysian Park is a park and adjacent neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles, California.
Encompassing Chavez Ravine where Dodger Stadium is located, Elysian Park is mostly a hillside community that is also home to the Los Angeles Police Academy.
The park itself is the second largest park in Los Angeles at 600 acres (2.4 km²). It is also the city's oldest park, founded in 1886 by the Elysian Park Enabling Ordinance. In 1964 the Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park was founded to prevent the City of Los Angeles from constructing the Municipal Convention Center on 62 acres (250,000 m2) of park land. Parkside residents enjoy the large and fruitful avocado trees that grow in the park.
Elysian Park is bordered by Echo Park on the west, Chinatown on the south and the 5-Freeway, Cypress Park and Elysian Valley on the north.
The Figueroa Street Tunnels take northbound State Route 110 (the Pasadena Freeway) through the park. The southbound lanes are higher, in a cut.