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Mt. Washington Recreation Activities

May 9, 2016

in Category, Mt. Washington, Real Estate Resources, Things to Do

Are you living in or visiting Mt. Washington in Los Angeles this summer? Take a look at some recreational activities you add to your list this season! Whether you’re looking for food, culture, nightlife, or the outdoors, there’s something for everyone.

L.A.’s Southwest Museum

Make your day cultural and visit the Southwest Museum of the American Indian. This museum has been around since Charles Fletcher Lummis (an anthropologist) started the Southwest Society and Joseph Scott funded the museum. Originally, the museum was opened in Downtown Los Angeles. The collection features art and artifacts of the Native Americans, of the Spanish Colonial period, and of the Western American genre.

The museum has been in Mt. Washington since 1914 and is run by the Autry National Center. The Southwest Museum is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and stands at 234 Museum Dr, Mt Washington, Los Angeles. To get there, take the Metro Gold Line to the Southwest Museum Station.

Photo Credit: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-los-angeles-needs-an-la-museum-201406050604-story.html

Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center

Located in East Los Angeles, the Carlin G. Smith Recreation Center is a great resource for people living in the community and/or visiting. Located at 511 W. Ave. 46, Los Angeles CA 90065, this recreation center offers a children’s play area, a community room, barbeque pits, basketball courts, and an auditorium.

To learn more, check out the recreation center’s online activity guide for classes, afterschool programs, and other events. Parent’s Night Out happens every second Friday of the month and only costs $10. At this event, children have dinner and do activities while parents have date night. Other available activities include self-defense classes, music lessons, and afterschool programs.

Heidelberg Park

Feeling restless? Take a stroll in the park. Heidelberg Park, at San Rafael Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065, is overseen by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The beautiful landscape features a community succulent garden and examples of the California Walnut Woodland. The steep slopes of the mountains still foster black walnut trees.

Moon Canyon Park

For another option for a stroll in the park, head over to Moon Canyon Park. Located at 300 San Rafael Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065, this park is the perfect place to find a playground, have a picnic, and explore some walking trails.

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Verdugo Bar

Looking for a night out this weekend? Drop by Verdugo Bar at 3408 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles CA, 90065. It’s open Monday to Friday from 6 pm to 2 am, and on Saturday to Sunday from 3 pm to 2 am. This craft beer bar is in Glassell Park and offers game nights on the patio, music nights with DJs and themed music, and trivia nights. Enjoy the full bar, the food trucks, and the “To-Go” bottle menu.

LA River Kayak Safari

Do something new this summer and take a trip with the LA River Kayak Safari. Take a short drive to the Elysian Valley from Mt. Washington for this activity. The guides and instructors at LA River Kayak Safari take groups on a trip down the Los Angeles River. This urban river is filled with drinking quality water and is protected by the Clean Water Act. The company offers one easy trip and one other option that is more challenging. There are lazy river sections, as well as Class II rapids. This is a great activity for those looking to learn how to paddle.

Photo Credit: https://www.lariver.org/index.htm

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Eldred Street in Mt. Washington: the Steepest Street in L.A.

May 2, 2016

in Homes for sale, Mt. Washington, Real Estate Resources

At Real Estate Unlimited, we’ve decided to explore Eldred Street in Mount Washington to learn more about this legendary slope.

Built in 1912, and named after Delos W. Eldred, Eldred Street in Mount Washington is one of the steepest streets in the world. Eldred Street has a 33% grade and rises 219 feet in elevation. This long slope was made into a street before Los Angeles limited streets to 15% grade or below in the 1950s. That’s actually less than half of the grade of Eldred Street!

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Because of these limitations, a street this steep will never be built in L.A. again. According to Tom of the YouTube show Tom Explores Los Angeles, Eldred Street is the steepest drivable street in California. It’s even steeper than any street in San Francisco! Even Fargo Street in Echo Park in Los Angeles does not have as steep of a grade as that of Eldred Street.

Mount Washington, a neighborhood in the northeast region of Los Angeles and the San Rafael Hills, is bordered by downtown L.A., Eagle Rock, Glassell Park, Highland Park, and Cypress Park. It was founded in 1909 and is surrounded by Mt. Washington, Mount Baldy, and the San Gabriel Mountains.

Photo Credit: https://www.modernhiker.com/2010/06/10/climb-some-stairs-this-weekend/

This steep slope runs between Avenue 50 and Cross Avenue. Many urban legends about scared motorists and runaway cars are associated with this famous road. In fact, Eldred Street dead ends, which means you have to go up and come back down the slope, whether you’re prepared to do so or not! Luckily, locals are known to help scared tourists make the drive back down. Tourists often panic at the top of the street because they cannot see much farther than the front of their cars when traveling down.

Surprisingly enough, only special trash trucks can make their rounds on Eldred Street. These trucks are smaller than the normal ones, to avoid the risk of flipping over. Many trucks get stuck when trying to turn out of Eldred Street. Eldred Street is notorious for confusing visitors following their GPS, people trying to make deliveries, and the postal service. In fact, mailmen no longer make delivers on Eldred Street; instead, there’s a group mailbox at the bottom of the street.

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At the dead end of Eldred Street, you’ll find a set of wooden stairs that will lead you to Cross Avenue. Watch Tom Explores Los Angeles to find out more about this famous street. To find out more about Mount Washington, read more about the neighborhood by visiting Self-Realization Fellowship in Mt. Washington and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian.

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Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection in Mt. Washington

March 16, 2016

in Category, Mt. Washington, Real Estate Resources

Looking for an activity or a new place to explore this Spring? Don’t underestimate local art and culture. The Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection (located at 234 Museum Drive, Los Angeles, California) is a National Treasure. This historic building houses an archaeological exhibit that can be viewed by visitors on Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm. This location is the Mt. Washington Campus of the Autry in Griffith Park. The exhibit also includes a basket collection and information on ongoing excavations; the majority of the collection features Native American artifacts and art.

Photo Credit: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-report-southwest-museum-20151113-story.html

You can also plan a visit this Spring to The Autry Museum of the American West. Recent renovations to the visitors space will be open starting October 2016.

The museums feature art, historic items, and artifacts of the American West, Native American culture, and Latino culture. The spaces also host lectures, festivals, family programming, and theater. Don’t forget about the archive or the library as well!

The museum was started by the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America back in 1907. The project was funded by Joseph Scott and was originally opened in Downtown Los Angeles. Since January of last year, the National Trust for Historic Preservation recognized the Southwest Museum of the American Indian as a National Treasure.

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The Autry was voted “Favorite Museum” by readers of the Los Angeles Daily News in 2014 and 2015. The museum offers guided tours (included with admission) of the collections on the weekends.

Don’t forget about opportunities for celebrations, educational activities, and community events at the museum this Spring and Summer. You can attend the Western Music Association Showcase with the whole family on the third Sunday of every month. Also, remember to check out They Don’t Talk Back while it’s still here (until March 20^th), a play presented by Narrative Voices at the Wells Fargo Theater. This story, directed by Randy Reinholz, tells the coming-of-age narrative of a boy who goes to live in Alaska with his grandparents of the Tlingit tribe.

If you’d like to visit the collections, remember these are available to you:

-Kaufman Collection

-Four Centuries of Pueblo Pottery

-Masters of the American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale

-Art of the West

-California Impressionism: The Gardena High School Collection

-Western Frontiers: Stories of Fact and Fiction

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Mt. Washington Recreation Activities

Eldred Street in Mt. Washington: the Steepest Street in L.A.

Southwest Museum of the American Indian Collection in Mt. Washington

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