Down By the Los Angeles River: Friends of the Los Angeles Rivers Official GuideWilderness Press, 14 ott 2005 - 316 pagine In the last decade millions of dollars have been spent on restoring and revitalizing the Los Angeles River and its surroundings. Dozens of parks, miles of bike trails, public art installations and hundreds of trees and plants follow the river as it winds 51 miles through more than 100 communities. Down by the Los Angeles River is the first on-the-ground guide to checking out sites new and old, and getting to know the historic river that runs through greater L.A. The book includes striking original illustrations as well as maps. Twenty-seven walks and twelve bike rides along the Los Angeles and its tributaries, each with directions to the starting point and descriptions of natural, historic, and artistic features along the way. The river paths are already popular for walkers and joggers, bicyclists, dog-walkers, historians and bird-watchersÑa readymade audience for this one-of-a-kind book. |
Sommario
Introduction | 1 |
A Brief History of the River | 5 |
Accessing the River | 8 |
Safety | 10 |
How to Use this Book | 13 |
Key to Walks | 19 |
Key to Bikeways | 20 |
Walks | 25 |
Arroyo Seco | 158 |
Lower Arroyo Seco Nature Park Pasadena | 160 |
Lower Arroyo Seco Montecito Heights Highland Park South Pasadena | 166 |
Rio Hondo | 172 |
Bosque Del Rio Hondo South El Monte | 174 |
Whittier Narrows Dam Montebello | 182 |
Compton Creek | 186 |
Compton Creek Regional Garden Park Compton | 188 |
Overall Map of the River Tributary Walk Locations | 26 |
San Fernando Valley | 28 |
Sepulveda Basin Upstream of Balboa | 30 |
Sepulveda Basin Downstream of Balboa | 36 |
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve | 40 |
Ernies Walk at Kester Avenue in Sherman Oaks | 50 |
Los Angeles River Village Gardens Sherman Oaks | 56 |
Studio City | 62 |
Glendale Narrows | 68 |
Bette Davis Picnic Area | 70 |
Los Feliz North Atwater | 74 |
Atwater River Walk | 78 |
South Atwater Village | 82 |
Rattle Snake Park Elysian Valley | 86 |
Egret Park Elysian Valley | 92 |
River Center and Gardens Cypress Park | 96 |
Downtown Los Angeles | 106 |
Cornfields and Chinatown | 108 |
Downtown Bridges | 118 |
Downstream | 126 |
Maywood Riverfront Park | 128 |
Dominguez Gap North Long Beach | 134 |
Estuary at Willow Street Long Beach | 138 |
Rivers Mouth Long Beach | 142 |
Tributaries | 147 |
Tujunga Wash | 148 |
Hansen Dam Lake View Terrace | 150 |
The Great Wall of Los Angeles North Hollywood | 154 |
Lower Compton Creek Rancho Dominguez | 192 |
Bikeways | 197 |
Overall Map of Bikeways Locations | 198 |
Sepulveda Basin Bike Path Loop | 200 |
Glendale Narrows LA River Bike Path | 206 |
South County LA River Bike Trail | 212 |
Lario Bike Trail | 216 |
Browns Creek Bike Path | 228 |
Hansen Dam Bike Path | 232 |
Arroyo Seco Bike Path | 236 |
Upper Rio Hondo Bike Trail | 240 |
Santa Anita Wash Bike Path | 244 |
Compton Creek Bike Path | 248 |
Lower Compton Creek Bike Path | 252 |
Headwaters to Rivers Mouth | 256 |
Historic Bridges | 265 |
Los Angeles River Bridges | 269 |
Tributaries Bridges | 274 |
Additional Historic Bridges | 283 |
Cruising Merrill Butlers Los Angeles | 288 |
Afterword | 293 |
Ten NotAlwaysSimple Things You Can Do to Save the LA River | 295 |
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About the Author and Illustrations | 314 |
About Friends of the Los Angeles River | 315 |
Altre edizioni - Visualizza tutto
Down by the Los Angeles River: Friends of the Los Angeles River's Official Guide Anteprima limitata - 2010 |
Down by the Los Angeles River: Friends of the Los Angeles Rivers Official Guide Joe Linton Anteprima non disponibile - 2018 |
Down By the Los Angeles River: Friends of the Los Angeles Rivers Official Guide Joe Linton Anteprima non disponibile - 2005 |
Parole e frasi comuni
710 Freeway access point access road Alondra Angeles River arches Arroyo Seco Atwater Village Balboa Blvd best viewed bicycle Bike Path bikeway bridge features Burbank Blvd Canyon CAR Exit channel city’s concrete railing confluence Continue walking Creek Bike Path cross downtown Drive Bridge Egret Park Elysian Valley Feliz Blvd Fletcher Drive flood FoLAR gate Glendale Narrows Griffith Park Hansen Dam HIGHLIGHTS historic bridges Lario Bike Trail Long Beach Los Angeles River Los Feliz Metro Gold Line miles mini-park parking lot Pasadena ramp Recreation restoration ride Rio Hondo River Bike Path River Center Riverside Drive Route Cues San Fernando Road San Fernando Valley San Gabriel Blvd San Gabriel River Sepulveda Basin side trip Slauson soft-bottom STARTING POINT Station Street Bridge sycamore Take the Metro Thomas Guide TRANSIT Take tributaries Tujunga Wash Turn left Turn right Valleyheart WALK DIRECTIONS walking upstream watershed West side Whittier Narrows