CITY SPOTLIGHT
Los Angeles
COMPILED BY PAT HENDERSON
premier travel destinations,
Los Angeles rolls out the
red carpet for groups of all
sizes,” says Kathryn Smits,
vice president, international
tourism, travel industry,
for Los Angeles Tourism
and Convention Board.
“The city offers signature
‘only-in-L.A.’ experiences
that you’d expect from the
undisputed entertainment
capital of the world.”
For more information, contact
Tamy Martelli of the Los Angeles
Tourism and Convention Board
at [email protected] or visit
discoverlosangeles.com.
26
June 2017
City of Stars
As Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone danced and sang their way across Los Angeles in
the acclaimed 2016 film “La La Land,” they not only captured the hearts of moviegoers
but also provided the City of Angels with a major day in the sun. While this wasn’t
Los Angeles’ first shining moment on the Silver Screen, “La La Land” artfully show-
cased many of the things that make the city enduringly appealing to visitors.
“‘La La Land’ beautifully captures the spirit and energy of Los Angeles, and we have
been so thrilled to see the film’s representation of the city transmitted into an enthu-
siasm to experience it firsthand,” says Smits.
Travelers seeking to channel their inner Sebastian and Mia can explore some of the
movie’s popular filming sites, such as the following five:
Griffith Park The Lighthouse Café The Bridge in Pasadena
After a party, Sebastian and
Mia take in the spectacular
view of the San Fernando
Valley from 4,300-acre
Griffith Park, where they
perform “A Lovely Night.” This Hermosa Beach staple,
which has been showcasing
live jazz since 1949, was a
stop for the movie’s main
characters during a big
night out. A stop at the Colorado
Street Bridge allows travel-
ers to re-create Mia and
Sebastian’s bridge interlude
or discover Pasadena’s other
architectural highlights.
Griffith Observatory Hermosa Pier As an homage to “Rebel
Without a Cause,” Sebastian
and Mia visit the Observatory,
where an unforgettable scene
takes place in the Samuel
Oschin Planetarium. After the couple’s visit to
The Lighthouse Café, they
stroll along the pier over-
looking the Pacific Ocean,
and Sebastian sings “City
of Stars.”
“As one of the world’s