The
25¢ Train Ride on Angels Flight
If you would like a brief and
entertaining diversion on your downtown Los Angeles public art walk, go
to the east side of California Plaza. Or if you are on the
streets of L.A. you will find Angels Flight on Hill Street at
Fourth.
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On California
Plaza's upper level you will find the "train
station" for Angels Flight funicular railway.
It connects top and bottom of Bunker Hill -- sparing you a
very steep climb. |
Originally opened in 1901 as the
Los Angeles Incline Railway, it carried passengers up and down
Bunker Hill (initially a very fashionable place to live) until
1969--when it was no longer fashionable at all and the area was
cleared for redevelopment.
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But the
romance of its name and of a one block long rail line,
kept its mystic alive and in 1996 it was brought back,
only to close in 2001 after an accident on the
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Rebuilt once again after new
engineering with more
rigorous safety features, Angels Flight opened again in 2010. An
interesting note--the two train cars have names: Olivet and
Sinai. The fare for a one-way ride is 25¢, payable at the
station at the top. There are no conductors and engineers
on the cars.
After you have gone down,
come back up and continue your
downtown Los Angeles Public Art Walking Tour.
Or walk two blocks to Third and
Broadway to see the historic Bradbury
Building made famous in Blade Runner and [500] Days of
Summer.
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