Downtown L.A. Old and New

Although Los Angeles or Hollywood is considered to be the "entertainment capital of the world" it seems that very few movies are actually set in L.A. or Hollywood. If ever a film uses L.A. or Hollywood as the setting you either get one of two idealized views, the superficial, celebrity centered, L.A., or the gritty and grimy, crime infested, L.A., as seen in "Boyz in the Hood," or "Colors," even in the "Fast and the Furious." I've lived in L.A. all my life and there's simply more to this place. It's definitely changing fast but there are a few relics from L.A.'s storied past. I was pleasantly surprised by the film "500 Days of Summer," not so much by the movie's story line, but by the way the film used/presented Downtown L.A. They honestly presented the character of this part of Los Angeles.

Trailer:




After having seen this movie, I decided to seek out some of the places the movie shot some scenes, but most of all I had a bit of fun exploring a little bit of the Downtown L.A. Downtown has some mad hills!!!



U.S. Bank Tower = Tallest Building in the L.A. Skyline



Downtown L.A. 7th St. and Flower



Macy's Plaza 7th St. and Hope



The view from "Tom's Bench" "500 Days of Summer"



Bradbury Building: Where Tom meets Autumn



The Bradbury Building has been featured in a lot of movies. Some of Blade Runner was shot in here.



The Bradbury Building's famous antique lifts aka elevators.