Something appropriate to do in LA is see live music.  In September, we attended the Long Beach Blues Festival.  It was a hot sunny day, and the blues took us away...... Some of my favorites included "King" Solomon Burke; Mister Showman himself, Denise Lasalle; Miss sassy, Little Milton with "The Blues is Allright" and Bobby "Blue" Bland. We missed the concert Saturday night which featured Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley.  Apparently they "blew" the park down.

The central library is a beautiful building, with a combination of old and new.  Outside, the old architecture adorns the building. Inside, modern chandeliers hang in the four-level atrium. Go see it just to visit the architecture. Or see it to sit in the reference section and read some local history books. Or see it to visit the art display of the 21 missions. Just go see it!!!

Universal Citywalk
How could a visit to Los Angeles be complete without a visit to Universal Citywalk?
 

Universal Citywalk is right next door to Universal City.  It is a place with neat shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, theaters and general overall entertainment.  We went there for the Lakers final game to watch it on the big screen. It was allot of fun to be there among the crowds of people when they won the 2001 championship.

Egyptian Theater
Our adventurous eyes bulged when we saw the egyptian theater.  Being movie buffs, (see Lynda's home page top-ten-movie list) we loved the idea of an alternative movie theater. The Egyptian is a theater which offers "off-Hollywood" films, similar to the Princess in Edmonton. As well, it is a well restored historical building.
 

The Egyptian Theater was the brainchild of Mr. Grauman . It was built in Hollywood in the 1920's at about the same time the Chinese Mann theater was built.  Obviously, exotic themes were popular at the time. Although it fell into disrepair over the years, it has been restored to its 1920's state. The Egyptian theme prevails throughout.

The theater offers tours once a month, guided by volunteer of the Cinemateque Society.

This is the projection booth. It has 16 mm, 35mm, and a 70 mm projector.

This is an old photo of what the inside used to look like.  Only the ceiling portion remains today.  It is nevertheless still quite remarkable.    photo source: The Egyptian Theater 1922, Building an American Institution, American Cinematheque.

Japanese Gardens
For a step out of the adventurous and into the serene, we went to the Japanese Gardens.
 

The Japanese Gardens are close to our home in the San Fernando Valley.  Water is very scarce in California and is recycled extensively. The gardens are built adjacent to a water reclamation plant, and take advantage of the need for standing water at the plant.  Instead of ugly pools, beautiful gardens are build around the standing water.

Here are some pictures of the beauty of the gardens.

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