86. 6th Street… We love it!
“Sixth street (we love it, we love it)…”
From the song “I Love L.A.” by Randy Newman
- The task: Find 6 great things about 6th Street
- My guide and fellow photographer: Scott, the greatest location scout ever
- The location: Somewhere East of Downtown LA
This past Sunday, Scott made it his mission to help me discover 6 great things about 6th Street, so despite my complaints about being tired, we headed out to walk and drive the entire span of 6th street. I’m so glad we did, because I learned more than I ever imagined about an often-neglected part of LA.
In no particular order, here are 6 great things I learned about 6th street:
- It starts right around the 6th Street Bridge, which has been seen in numerous movies and offers a fantastic view of downtown LA.
- Under the 6th Street Bridge is a (now blocked off) ornately designed passageway to the LA river. Oh, and lots of homeless guys.
- The Southwestern Bag Company is used in a lot of filming, as are the DC Stages next door. 6th Street in downtown LA is also used for filming, and though I don’t have any photos, we walked past the shooting of “Rush Hour 3″. They had a bunch of cars lined up on the street for a shot, and I don’t know why, but it was a little bit creepy seeing them all at a standstill.
- There’s a gun club over there!
- In downtown LA, Cole’s Pacific Electric Buffet - closed when we were there) - is an LA institution. I’ll definitely be back for some of that. I didn’t get a picture of Cole’s, so here’s a shot of an awesome guy we saw at Clifton’s.
- We saw the site of Scott’s great-great-grandparents’ house, now the Hayward Manor Apartments.
OK, so I’m stopping my list at downtown LA. It turns out there really is a lot to love about 6th! If you’re interested in checking out 6th Street on foot, you can join Sha in LA next Sunday on her walk. I’d be there if I could.
… I love L.A. (We love it)!
Update: I found out from Scott that the Hayward Hotel’s actually on the site of his great-great-great-grandparents’ house
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Great list! Here’s one more picture, though, one of my favorites from the second half of the trip from MacArthur Park to Miracle Mile.
By Scott Trimble on 02.07.07 10:57 pm
That *is* a good picture.
By Melanie on 02.07.07 10:58 pm
Geeezz..and all this time I thought you meant 6th street in Santa Monica. Oh not really. Wow…downtown LA is a hidden treasure.
By Laurie on 02.10.07 12:10 am
Yeah, my mind first went to Sixth Street in San Francisco where 6th & Market is the heart of the Tenderloin. Crack central. I spent many fun nights of shooting — er, filming — there.
Anyway, this last Tuesday, I learned something else about Sixth Street (Los Angeles). There’s a great lunch place called Loose Leaf over near the Pacific Building. They have great salads.
By Scott Trimble on 02.10.07 2:15 pm
Great pics, Melanie. It looks like we both spent some time downtown this weekend. I took this picture from a neighborhood near Chinatown.
By Kolby on 02.13.07 12:08 am
Nice picture, Kolby!
By Melanie on 02.13.07 2:33 pm
Kolby, amazing picture! You could easily sell prints of it. Both the top half and the bottom are perfectly exposed. I’m guessing this was shot near College & Centennial Streets?
By Scott Trimble on 02.14.07 7:30 am
I LOOOOOOOVE EAST LOS!! ITS HOME!!!! BOYLE HEIGHTS BABY!!!
By LAILANI on 10.24.07 9:25 pm
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