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Downtown Tour with L.A. Guide Curt With Included Lunch at The Biltmore Hotel
Take a leap back in time to re-live the golden era of the 1920s in Los Angeles – an exciting time of grand hotels, jazz music, speakeasies, high fashion, fame and fortune! Today we are joined by professional L.A. guide, Curt, an L.A. history buff with an incredible knowledge of its evolution and especially loved for his charismatic personality. Learn how Los Angeles evolved during an incredible, decade-long cultural and building renaissance, transforming from a fairly ordinary city with good weather to the fifth largest city in the U.S. once considered “The Emerald City.” We’ll get a glimpse into the history and panache of this era while visiting a number of iconic sites in and around downtown L.A. In Echo Park, we’ll learn the unbelievable story of one of the most famous and influential people of the 1920s while touring the Foursquare Heritage Center featuring the restored home of the evangelist, Aimee Semple McPherson. The parsonage home features original furniture, photographs, props and personal artifacts which capture an extraordinary period of American history and culture and shine a light on the impact of Sister McPherson. We’ll also visit the historic Angelus Temple, the colossal house of worship crowned with a silver-painted dome that opened in 1923 under McPherson’s leadership. A guided walking tour inside L.A. Central Library will showcase the Egyptian, Byzantine and Spanish designs. When it opened in 1926, the Bertram Goodhue-designed building’s unadorned concrete and skyscraper-like profile help herald in modern architecture. A driving tour through downtown’s historic bank district will showcase what was considered the “Wall Street of the West” in the 1920s. We’ll enjoy an included lunch with choice of entrée at The Biltmore Hotel along with a guided walking tour of this famous hotel that opened in 1923 and has seen more than its fair share of scandal and celebrities – it was the home of a Prohibition-era nightclub and the Academy Awards! Also, enjoy a delicious, sweet treat at Philippe’s, the L.A. icon that has survived two world wars, the Great Depression, Prohibition and the extension of the Hollywood Freeway in 1951. We’ll “top off” the day with a visit to L.A.’s iconic City Hall which was completed in 1928 and features an observation deck with breathtaking 360-degree views on the 27th floor. This tour involves moderate walking.
To ensure a healthy and enjoyable travel experience for our guests, this tour will operate with additional health and safety measures in place.
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