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With our tour to the Los Angeles Times done,
many MC101s headed back to campus, or home. But some stayed for the
Downtown Los Angeles historic walking tour and our afternoon field trip
to the Los Angeles Central Library. We are standing in front of Los Angeles
City Hall.
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One of the treasures of Downtown's Historic Core is
the 1893 Bradbury Building.
These MC101s are in the building's famous lobby, which was used extensively in the film Blade Runner. |
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One of the little-known joys of
Downtown is the Bridal District, where, among other things, you can
get married at an always-available wedding chapel. Wedding packages start
at around $200. NOTE: For those of you who are sensitive about such things, this is not a real wedding, OK? |
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They do divorces too. |
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After lunch at the Grand Central
Market (always a treat), we visited Pershing Square. That is the Biltmore
Hotel in the background. |
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On to the library...
These MC101s are in the Garden area near the west entrance to the
library. The MC101s were given an assignment to turn in at the end of the field trip.
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Here is a marker that tells passers-by a bit more about the library and its history. |
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The post-modern Bradley Wing of the Library is vast and light. Looking up through the skylight, you can see the tall buildings--old and new--that surround the library. |
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In addition, this new wing of the L.A. Public Library
is a place for public art.
Eventually, the MC101s completed their assignments and took cars, buses and even the city's fledgling subway system back to their home neighborhoods. |