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Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised September 2020)
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Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised September 2020)
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Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles (Revised September 2020)
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Containing walks and detailed maps from throughout the city,
highlights the charms and quirks of a unique feature of the Los Angeles landscape, and chronicles the geographical, architectural, and historical aspects of the city’s staircases, as well as of the neighborhoods in which the steps are located.
From strolling through the classic La Loma neighborhood in Pasadena to walking the Sunset Junction Loop in Silver Lake, to taking the Beachwood Canyon hike through Hollywoodland” to enjoying the magnificent ocean views from the Castellammare district in Pacific Palisades,
takes you on a tour of the staircases all across the City of Angels.
The circular walks, rated for duration and difficulty, deliver tales of historic homes and their fascinating inhabitants, bits of unusual local trivia, and stories of the neighborhoods surrounding the stairs. That’s where William Faulkner was living when he wrote the screenplay for
; that house was designed by Neutra; over there is a Schindler; that’s where Woody Guthrie lived, where Anais Nin died, and where Thelma Todd was murdered . . .
Despite the fact that one of these staircases starred in an Oscar-winning short filmLaurel and Hardy’s
, from 1932these civic treasures have been virtually unknown to most of the city’s residents and visitors. Now,
puts these hidden stairways back on the map, while introducing urban hikers to exciting new trails” all around the city of Los Angeles.