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Our Lady of the Angels
Just across the street from the Music Center (and looming over the Hollywood Freeway) in downtown Los Angeles is this exquisite modern cathedral constructed after the Northridge earthquake significantly damaged St. Vibiana's. This new home of the Catholic archdiocese is a structure we love to point out when we are touring downtown and we always suggest stopping to visit and see the interior architecture and artwork. The beauty of a private luxury tour is that we can do that. This photo is not one of our own but was provided by Christina Hahni, a good friend of Elite Adventure Tours.
The Price is Right
The Price is Right is just one of the shows regularly filmed at CBS Television City in Hollywood. Also, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Bold and the Beautiful, Young and the Restless and Craig Ferguson’s late night show.
Built in 1952 on the site of the former Gilmore Stadium, a professional football stadium and then a motor racing track, before that a messy and smelly oil field (same oil that shows up at the La Brea Tar Pits), the 8-soundstage facility has hosted some of television greatest shows.
The audience shows draw regular crowds. We, from time to time, will bring our private luxury tour guests enjoying Hollywood and Los Angeles to see specials and pilots filmed before a live television audience.
The Nose Knows
- Jimmy Durante not only memorialized his signature and handprint, but also took a nosedive into the wet cement in the forecourt of Sid Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. That was some Halloween back in 1945. We really appreciate the occasional guest on one of our Elite Adventure Tours (EliteAdventureTours.com) private luxury tours of Hollywood who actually remembers Jimmy Durante.
Quiet on the Street Set, Stop Honking!
We hardly ever have a tour where we do not encounter a film crew out on location. We see either a parked convoy of semis, vans and half-ton pickups or we run full on into bright lights, cables and off duty and retired police seeing that the crew is undisturbed and able to do their work. The beauty of being on a private luxury tour with Elite Adventure Tours is that we carry a professional Nikon camera to capture the film crew at work whenever we find them.
Max Headroom at Wilt’s Old Abode
There is certainly a lot of headroom as you walk through Ron Howard's special Mulholland Drive home-away-from-home. Originally built by Wilt Chamberlain ("Wilt the Stilt" of Los Angeles Lakers fame) it overlooks the Hollywood Bowl from Mulholland Drive. This photo was taken during a private luxury tour of Hollywood with Elite Adventure Tours (EliteAdventureTours.com)
Picture This
Everyone visiting Los Angeles and Hollywood brings a camera or at least a camera-equipped cell phone. At Elite Adventure Tours we know and respect our guests and the photos they take. However, we pride ourselves on grabbing especially great photos of ALL the guests (yes, dad will be in the pictures) and even working some digital magic on them when provided to our guests as part of their tour. We’ll get the scenery and the people, sometimes together, sometimes not. You will have wonderful memories to plaster on Facebook and to show your friends.
Yes, It’s Easy Being Green
Once the Chaplin Studio, later A&M Records and now the Henson Studios, Kermit the Frog stands watch in a costumed homage to Charlie Chaplin. This pass by the working studio is always a favorite for the kids enjoying a private luxury tour of Hollywood and Los Angeles with their family and Elite Adventure Tours.
Dodger Stadium – 50 Years Old
The cleanest stadium in all Major League Baseball (so says Ballparks.com). We can believe it. Despite recent controversies the Dodgers are a great team and play in a terrific stadium. It is a grand baseball experience. We suggest you join us for a 1-hour helicopter tour around Los Angeles plus a 3-hour ground tour to visit specific sites including, if you wish (it IS a custom tour), Chavez Ravine and Dodger Stadium.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are in town tonight followed by the San Diego Padres. Let us get you luxury box seat tickets so that after your tour you can enjoy a truly amazing Los Angeles baseball evening.
Aye, Aye, Captain!
Ready to set sail, though no sails on this yacht, as we head out of Marina del Rey for a tour up the Santa Monica Bay coast to Malibu. Our private luxury yacht tour caters your lunch and caters to your seafaring needs as we view the magnificent beach homes of Malibu along the Los Angeles coastline.
Wine and Unwind at Sara’s The Wine Bar
There is no better way to become familiar with a new area than dropping by a local drinking establishment for Happy Hour. But this is Los Angeles and you have just enjoyed a wonderful private luxury tour of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, celebrity homes and the beaches and worked up a powerful thirst and a bit of an appetite. Let us deposit you at Sara’s The Wine Bar for their Wine and Unwind special event (next date – Thursday, April 12th, 7-10pm) for fine wine, fine food and fine people. This special event presents wine tasting (5 wines: red, white, and dessert) and a buffet of wine appropriate food. Plus, games and discussion and introductions.
Sara The Wine Bar
11800 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230
424-228-4750
sarathewinebar.com