Resident Tourist : Los Angeles

by Mayfield, Kelly; Mindenhall, Chuck; Fontana, Aaron

• ISBN13: 9780312290603
• ISBN10: 0312290608
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-13
• Publisher: LA Weekly Books

Summary

There is another Los Angeles that exists beyond the Tar Pits, the Hollywood Sign and the bus tours of "stars" homes. It's the real Los Angeles and it offers more unique, interesting and one-of-a-kind experiences, whether you're a lifetime resident or just visiting for the weekend, than any stop on a tour bus. Resident Touristuncovers diverse locations throughout Los Angeles that are lighter on the pocketbook and less in the spotlight than the typical haunts filled with camera toting out-of-towners, with a focus on giving you your own truly memorable only-in-L.A experience.

Author Biography

Aaron M. Fontana came to L.A. in 1996, where he has written for L.A. Weekly, L.A. Downtown News and Los Angeles' Entertainment Today, among other publications. He has been a resident tourist ever since.

Kelly Mayfield has lived in Southern California most of her life, although her heart belongs to Ireland. She's lived in Hollywood for all of her truly formative years and not so coincidentally, worked for LA Weekly, for those same formative years. As a result of hanging out with musicians for those truly formative years, she married one.

Chuck Mindenhall has lived in Los Angeles since 1995. He writes for LA
Weekly and City Pages among other publications.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Preface	xi
Adult Los Angeles	1	(10)
Breaking In to Adult Video	1	(10)
Drinking: Bars in Los Angeles	11	(22)
Away from the Pretense: L.A.'s Real Bars	11	(22)
Books and Coffeehouses in Los Angeles	33	(10)
Plenty of Coffeehouses and Bookstores Without the Corporate Stamp	33	(10)
Day Trips from Los Angeles	43	(12)
South of the City of Los Angeles	43	(4)
Outside of L.A.	47	(8)
Exercise and Parks in Los Angeles	55	(24)
The Shame of Jazzercise and the Emergence of New Styles	55	(18)
Sunset Dinner Ride---A Detailed Memoir	73	(6)
Food: Eating in Los Angeles	79	(20)
Museums and Art in Los Angeles	99	(16)
The North Hollywood Arts District	99	(5)
L.A. Radio	104	(11)
Neighborhoods of Los Angeles	115	(28)
I Don't See Watts the Problem? (A Defense of Watts)	115	(5)
Hollywood Is Not a City That Changes	120	(23)
Places to Stay in Los Angeles	143	(8)
Shopping in Los Angeles	151	(20)
Hey, What's Your Bag?	151	(20)
Sundry Los Angeles	171	(10)
Miscellaneous Places Worth Checking Out	171	(10)
Entertainment in Los Angeles	181	(18)
Don't Leave Yet---You Just Gotta See This Los Angeles	199	(8)
As the Stomach Turns---L.A. Traffic, Public Transportation, Useful Services, and More!	199	(3)
The True L.A. Music Scene	202	(3)
Happy-Hour L.A.	205	(2)
Late-Night L.A.	207

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