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1990s LA Movie Locations
1990s LA Movie Locations
Bad Influence (1990) La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd., Exposition Park
Die Hard 2 (1990) LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Downtown LA
Internal Affairs (1990) Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Pretty Woman (1990) Cicada restaurant, 617 St. Olive St., Downtown LA; Las Palmas Hotel, 1738 N. Las Palmas Ave., Hollywood; Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel, 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
The Two Jakes (1990) LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Downtown LA
Barton Fink (1991) LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Downtown LA
Bugsy (1991) Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Downtown LA; Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Private Los Angeles guided tours are a great way to see these locations:
The Doors (1991) Whisky a Go Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood
Father of the Bride (1991) private home, 843 S. El Molino Ave., Pasadena
Grand Canyon (1991) Ennis-Brown House, 2655 Glendower Ave., Los Feliz; LAX
Hot Shots (1991) Hollywood Memorial Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood
L.A. Story (1991) LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., LA; MOCA, 250 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
The Rocketeer (1991) Griffith Park Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Northridge Fashion Center, 9301 Tampa Ave., Northridge
Scenes From a Mall (1991) Beverly Center, 8500 Beverly Blvd., LA
Chaplin (1992) former Chaplin Studios, 1416 N. La Brea Ave., Hollywood
No Place to Hide (1992) Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd., Exposition Park
Park Reservoir Dogs (1992) Pat & Lorraine’s Coffee Shop, 4720 Eagle Rock Blvd., Eagle Rock; Johnie’s, 6101 Wilshire Blvd., LA
The Bodyguard (1993) The Mayan Theatre ,1038 Hill St., Downtown LA
Dave (1993) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Demolition Man (1993) Second Street Tunnel, Downtown LA
Indecent Proposal (1993) Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills; Crossroads of the World; 6671 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood
In the Line of Fire (1993) Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Downtown LA
Last Action Hero (1993) First Street Viaduct, Downtown LA
Point of No Return (1993) Park Hyatt Hotel, 2151 Avenue of the Stars, Century City
Rising Sun (1993) Japanese Garden, 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) Santa Monica Pier
Clean Slate (1994) Museum of Natural History, 900 Exposition Blvd., Exposition Park
Color of Night (1994) office building, 11400 Olympic Blvd., West LA
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) Iceoplex, 8345 Hayvenhurst Place, North Hills
Forrest Gump (1994) Santa Monica Pier
The Mask (1994) Sixth Street Viaduct, Downtown LA
Pulp Fiction (1994) Hawthorne Grill, 14763 Hawthorne Blvd., Hawthorne
Speed (1994) LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Downtown LA; Pershing Square MTA Subway Station
Wolf (1994) Bradbury Building, 304 S. Broadway, Downtown LA
Clueless (1995) Occidental College, 1600 Campus Road, Eagle Rock; Westside Pavilion, 10800 Pico Blvd., West LA
Devil In A Blue Dress (1995) Griffith Observatory, Griffith Park
Get Shorty (1995) LAX
Heat (1995) Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro
Murder in the First (1995) Bradbury Building, 304 S. Broadway, Downtown LA
Nick of Time (1995) Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Downtown LA
Outbreak (1995) S.S. Lane Victory, Berth 94, San Pedro
Money Train (1995) railroad tracks at north end of Chinatown on Broadway
The Usual Suspects (1995) Angel’s Gate, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
White Man’s Burden (1995) 420 and 422 Avalon Blvd., Wilmington
Virtuosity (1995) Olympic Auditorium, 1801 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Bio-Dome (1996) office building next to the Japanese Garden, 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys
Eraser (1996) LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Downtown LA
Escape from L.A. (1996) LA Sports Arena, 3939 S. Figueroa St., Exposition Park
Independence Day (1996) Fourth Street Viaduct, Downtown LA
Swingers (1996) Dresden Room, 1760 N. Vermont Ave., Los Feliz
Austin Powers: Man of Mystery (1997) Japanese Garden, 6100 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys
Con Air (1997) Second Street Tunnel, Downtown LA
Fathers’ Day (1997) LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Downtown LA
L.A. Confidential (1997) J and J’s Sandwich Shop, 119 E. Sixth St. Downtown LA; Formosa Cafe, 7156 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood; Crossroads of the World, 6671 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood; Frolic Room, 6245 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Liar, Liar (1997) LA City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Downtown LA
Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion (1997) Venice Boardwalk
Titanic (1997) S.S. Lane Victory, Berth 94, San Pedro
The Big Lebowski (1998) Johnie’s coffee shop, 6101 Wilshire Blvd., LA; Venice High School, 13000 Venice Blvd., Venice
City of Angels (1998) Dodger Stadium, Chavez Ravine, LA
Halloween H2O (1998) private home, 1923 Micheltorena St., Silver Lake
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) Chinatown
Mighty Joe Young (1998) Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Blvd.
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Pleasantville (1998) Malibu Creek State Park, 1925 Las Virgines Road,
Calabasas
Primary Colors (1998) Banning Mansion, Banning Park, Wilmington
Rush Hour (1998) Foo-Chow Restaurant, 937 N. Hill St., Chinatown
American Beauty (1999) private home, 11388 Homedale St., Brentwood; private home, 330 S. Windsor Blvd., Hancock Park; Carl’s Jr., 20105 Saticoy St., Canoga Park
Blast from the Past (1999) private home, 1972 Canyon Drive, Hollywood; Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Downtown LA
Fight Club (1999) St. Brendan’s church, 810 S. Van Ness Ave., Hancock Park
Man on the Moon (1999) Olympic Auditorium, 1801 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Never Been Kissed (1999) Burroughs Middle School, 600 S. McCadden Place, Hancock Park
1980s LA Movie Locations
1980s LA Movie Locations
American Gigolo (1980) Beverly Hills Hotel, 9641 Sunset Blvd., Beverly Hills
Raging Bull (1980) Olympic Auditorium, 1801 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
On Golden Pond (1981) Franklin Canyon Reservoir, Santa Monica Mountains, north of Beverly Hills
True Confessions (1981) Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Downtown LA
Blade Runner (1982) Bradbury Building, 304 S. Broadway, Downtown LA; Ennis-Brown House, 2655 Glendower Ave., Los Feliz
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) (flying bicycle scene) White Oak Boulevard, Granada Hills; private home, 7121 Lonzo St., Tujunga
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Canoga Park High School, 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park
Rocky III (1982) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Blue Thunder (1983) Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Downtown LA
So many locations can be showcased on private Los Angeles helicopter tours
Valley Girl (1983) Sherman Oaks Theater, 15052 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
All of Me (1984) Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills
Body Double (1984) Farmers Market, 6333 W. Third St., LA
Ghostbusters (1984) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) private home, 1428 Genesee Ave., Hollywood
Splash (1984) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Swing Shift (1984) Fort MacArthur, 3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro
The Terminator (1984) Griffith Park Observatory, Griffith Park; Second Street Tunnel, Downtown LA
Into the Night (1985) Avenue of the Stars, Century City
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) Vincent Thomas Bridge, San Pedro
Police Academy 2 (1985) Third Street Tunnel, Downtown LA
Pretty in Pink (1985) Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Downtown LA
Star Trek IV (1986) Will Rogers State Historical Park, Pacific Palisades
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) private home, 4160 Country Club Drive, Long Beach
Back to the Beach (1987) Surfrider Beach, 23050 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Born in East L.A. (1987) Whittier Boulevard and Anderson Street, East LA
Innerspace (1987) Wayfarers Chapel, 5755 Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes
La Bamba (1987) The Wiltern theater, 3790 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Witches of Eastwick (1987) Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills
Miracle Mile (1988) La Brea Tar Pits, 5801 Wilshire Blvd., LA; Johnie’s coffee shop, 6101 Wilshire Blvd., LA
Rainman (1988) Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Downtown LA
Back to the Future (1989) Gamble House driveway, 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989) Hollyhock House, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., Downtown LA; Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood
Ghostbusters II (1989) Greystone Mansion, 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills
Police Academy 6 (1989) Fourth Street Viaduct, Downtown LA; Highland Park Police Station, 6045 York Blvd., Highland Park
The Crenshaw Farmers’ Market
The Crenshaw Farmers’ Market, formerly the Leimert Park Village Farmers’ Market, features 12 farmers and 7 food vendors who bring a diverse selection of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as spices, sprouts, breads, nuts, sweets and flowers each week. The market also hosts monthly events including cooking demonstrations, tastings, contests, children’s activities and live entertainment.
The Crenshaw Farmers’ Market is open year round and serves the communities of Angeles Mesa, Baldwin Hills, Crenshaw, Hyde Park, Leimert Park and View Park. A bit off the beaten path of Los Angeles tours, but worth the trip. The market is located at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza at 3650 Martin Luther King Jr. blvd, at Stocker St.
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Amazing Hollywood Sign Photos + Story
For many many years I have been photographing the Hollywood sign on private tours with people from all of the world; showcasing it from a plethora of angles and even from above by helicopter. Tuesday April 20th 2010 was a magnificent day due to the manner that the Hollywood sign revealed itself to one particular family that I was with from Australia.
I rarely boast about my “instinct” in any capacity, because it rarely serves me in a manner that I can report on. In this case, we were at a point on this tour where I should have been able to see the Hollywood sign from miles away, while approaching the very special place we take people to be photographed beneath it. Logic alone told me not to waste any further time trying to get any closer to the sign, because it was engulfed in fog from a rainy day and completely out of sight. Yet, my instinct kicked it and I persuaded this incredible family to allow me to follow it into the hills.
So, we trek to this location, and within 15 minutes we are standing beneath a tree and I am assuring this family that The Hollywood Sign is “up there” as I point to a hill that is completely covered in fog. At this point my instinct was telling me that they simply did not believe me and I certainly did not blame them. So, I did what any good tour guide would do……I ran to the vehicle to grab a book so I could show them a picture that would associate the surrounding land, and at least show them with good faith, that those giant letters standing 45 feet tall and 30 feet wide individually, were up there………and that they were just perhaps the unluckiest family of 2010 with regard to seeing it on Holiday!
But then……..the fog literally cleared letter by letter before our eyes! It was so cool……….I almost felt that I cued it! If only there were a symphony orchestra behind us that played prior to me shouting, “Action.” Ok, I am dreaming a little bit, but it was almost that awesome. For a moment I was a hero, and then I realized that I better get this family positioned for a photo because it looked like the sign was going to disappear again into the fog. In fact it did for a minute, but then there was a period of about 5 minutes that we were able to see the Hollywood Sign, doused in fog and surrounded by white clouds and blue sky! So, very very cool! I am happy to share theses images with you!!!
The Atwater Village Farmers’ Market
The Atwater Village Farmers’ Marketfeatures 12 farmers and 7 food vendors who bring a diverse selection of fresh fruits and vegetables as well as spices, sprouts, spreads, breads, meat, nuts, sweets and flowers each week. The market also hosts monthly events including cooking demonstrations, tastings, contests, children’s activities and live entertainment.
The Atwater Village market is open year round and serves the surrounding communities of Silverlake, Los Feliz, Glendale and Glassell Park, perfecting a day involving sightseeing tours Los Angeles . The market is located at 3250 Glendale Blvd., in the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot at Larga Ave.
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Century City CFM on Thursday’s
CFM is short for Certified Farmer’s Market. Certified Farmers’ Markets are places where farmers sell their crops directly to the public. Consumers can find a wide array of fresh and locally grown, seasonal fruits and vegetables. Some markets have other vendors outside of the certified section to complement the farmers’ produce, selling bread, meats and fish, dairy products, prepared food, and local crafts.
Certified farmers’ markets are approved market sites by the County Agricultural Commissioner and the Health Department. They are part of a statewide program meant to increase the sustainability of small farmers by connecting the consumer and the farmer. All farmers selling at a Certified Farmers’ market must have a Certified Producers Certificate from their local Agricultural Commissioner verifying that they grow the items that they sell. Farmers, nonprofit organizations or the local government usually operate these markets, which have developed into vital resources for communities that might otherwise lack a viable source of fresh fruits and vegetables. Not too far off the beaten path of private Hollywood tours, is the Century City CFM on Thursdays. We always encourage visitors to enjoy the local flair as much as the glitz and glamor, in order to have a whole experience. Certified Farmers’ Markets also play an important role in enlivening communities, creating street life and increasing economic opportunities.
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Gigi’s Farmer’s Market on Saturday’s
The Americana at Brand in Glendale is the younger sister to The Grove of LA; both children of Mr. Rick Carusso! The Americana by itself it an attraction, a dining experience, and shopping extravaganza rolled into one…….but on Saturday’s it is even more fun with Gigi’s Farmer’s market; an atmosphere that conjures the spirit of European marketplaces. Not too far off the beaten path of private tours of Los Angeles, and well worth the stop; fresh produce. delicious prepared foods, and live music.
Gigi’s Farmers Market This Saturday
Title: Gigi’s Farmers Market
Location: The Americana at Brand
Description: Gigi’s Farmers Market every Saturday from 10am – 2pm
Start Time: 10:00am
Date: Every Saturday
End Time: 2:00pm
The RUSH HOUR Farmer’s Market
Friday’s in the late afternoon is “rush hour” in these neck of the woods! Ahhh….but be smart if your schedule permits! Whether you are a local or visiting………this is one of the 80 something “one day a week” Certified Farmer’s Markets in LA that is at such a unique day and time. While private star tours Hollywood are in route, this could be the perfect stop off after a close up view of the Hollywood sign, to grab some wholesome California snacks to enjoy in your room or after your morning workout! There is so much to do in the city……I am not sure sometimes that I can get to it all; but I will have fun trying!!
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Flying High
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Indoor Sky Diving Hollywood
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