Eric Brightwell
Eric Brightwell is a writer, map maker, and an explorer of neighborhoods. He writes at Amoeblog, and his maps can be viewed at Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography.
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A couple of replica Red Cars patterned after the 1909 Electric 500-class began operating on a Pacific Electric right-of-way in 2003.
The subway is currently expected to reach the Westside VA in 2035, the year that, tellingly, is the setting for both "Twelve Monkeys" and "I, Robot." Will we even live to see the subway reach the sea?
Little Italy lives on not just in their memories, but in the very tangible monuments that one can still experience firsthand.
If you've been downtown there's a good chance that you've noticed the concrete overpasses above the streets, but probably never thought much about them.
When presented with the opportunity to explore it without the distraction of baseball, I stepped up to the plate, as it were.
I imagine that many riverside communities will be uniquely affected by the coming changes related to the L.A. River; with that in mind I set out to explore a stretch of San Fernando Road near the Glendale Narrows.
L.A. once boasted the largest network of interurban rail, and there are numerous abandoned rail paths that have become, in many cases, hidden greenways.
A stroll along Metro's future light rail spur from Pasadena to Azusa, through the foothill communities below the San Gabriel Mountains.
The stops along Phase 2 of the Metro Expo Line light rail will be a lot more convenient than you think.
For this auto-less adventure, I decided to explore a train line that doesn't yet exist.
The least-known Metro transit line can take you to unexpected places deep into the San Gabriel Valley.