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Saturday, May 10, 2025

Shrine Auditorium and Museum in Los Angeles, California by Mary Cummins Los Angeles LA Bucket list

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The current Shrine Auditorium was built 1920-1926. Architect was San Francisco-based theater architect G. Albert Lansburgh, with local architects John C. Austin and A. M. Edelman. The style is Moorish Revival. The Shrine Auditorium seats approximately 6,300 people and has a stage 194 ft (59 m) wide and 69 ft (21 m) deep which can seat 1,200 people. Attached to the Shrine Auditorium is the 54,000 sf expo hall. The hall has hosted conventions and large car shows.

Below the Auditorium stage are massive dressing rooms and a conference room. Below the theater in the basement is the Grace Dee May museum and lounge rooms for Shriners. On the fourth level is the Shriner museum. USC and the Lakers basketball teams had matches on the stage years ago. Location: 665 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 across the street from the University of Southern California (USC).

Below photos taken May 10, 2025 during their free museum and open house. A Shriner gave me a lovely tour of the entire building.

Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate is a certified residential licensed appraiser in Los Angeles, California. Mary Cummins is licensed by the California Bureau of Real Estate appraisers and has over 35 years of experience.

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Mary Cummins of Cummins Real Estate Services has been in real estate since 1983, over 35 years. She is licensed by the Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers. Mary Cummins was an agent and broker licensed with the California Department of Real Estate selling residential income, commercial buildings, raw land and homes for Merrill Lynch Realty in Beverly Hills and Westside Properties in Los Angeles before concentrating on appraisals. Mary Cummins currently provides real estate appraisals, expert witness testimony, historical research, legal real estate research for mortgage brokers, banks, lawyers, factors, insurance companies, financial consultants and private individuals. Mary Cummins was born and raised in Southern California. Cummins attended Beverly Hills Good Shepherd Catholic School and Beverly Hills High School. Besides being on the Dean's list, Mary Cummins was a top ten national swimmer and competed on the men's water polo team. Mary Cummins began college at the age of 15 attending the University of Southern California on scholarship, majoring in Psychology/Sociology. http://www.animaladvocates.us http://www.facebook.com/AnimalAdvocatesUSA

Monday, March 10, 2025

Faces of Elysian Valley sculpture at Riverside roundabout by Mary Cummins

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Faces of Elysian Valley sculpture in the Riverside roundabout in Los Angeles, California by Mary Cummins. This public art, consisting of nine stone sculptures ranging from eight to 12 feet in height, was dedicated in 2017. It's near Figueroa and San Fernando. The project was conceived and designed by Greenmeme, the Cypress Park-based art studio of Freyja Bardell and Brian Howe, in collaboration with world roundabout experts Ourston Roundabout Engineering. #facesofelysianvalley #sculpture #riversideroundabout #losangeles #california #marycummins

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Saturday, March 8, 2025

The Goddess Mercado Folklorico in Los Angeles by Mary Cummins March 8, 2025

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The Goddess Mercado folklorico event today March 8, 2025 at the East LA Civic Center in Los Angeles, California for International Women's day. Lots of vendors of handicrafts, food and a Farmer's Market. Folklorico dance lessons, Zumba, cooking classes, government information booths.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

110 Freeway Walk Figueroa tunnels to 5 freeway and Spiral Stairs by Mary Cummins LA Bucket List

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Directions to the walk:

Starting point 1 right in front of Solano Canyon Community Garden at 545 Solano Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 34.07516358924873, -118.23170559978784. Park at Casanova St and Solana Ave intersection. On Solano Ave go north then make a right at the corner at the park. You'll see the 110 N freeway right in front of you. Go east right about 50 feet to enter the east side of pedestrian tunnel. Once out of the tunnel go up the stairs then make a right to another set of stairs in the photo above.

Starting point 2 near Solano Avenue Elementary school 615 Solano Ave near intersection of Amador Pl and Solano. 34.07579829634919, -118.23272841282824 There is a public walkway to the walk directly adjacent to the school parking lot, see photo below. Take that to end, go left under freeway then left again and you'll see the pedestrian tunnel entrance 34°04'31.9"N 118°13'54.2"W , 34.075540, -118.231710 You don't have to go through the pedestrian tunnel. The beginning of walk is directly to the left up the stairs in the photo above.

After you go up the stairs there will be a fence with a huge human sized hole in it. Go through that to the right or north east. Walk 1800 ft or 1/3 mile north east along the pathway which abuts the 110 S. This takes you to the spiral staircase where the 110 N splits to the 5 N. Enjoy the views of Los Angeles, LA River and mountains. You can walk farther on the 110 walkway either way.

There will be large holes in the fence along the way. Go through the holes and you can get directly above and behind the facades of the Figueroa tunnels over the 110 N. Be careful not to slip or you'll end up on the 110 fwy run over by 100 cars. There is nothing that prevents people from falling and it's steep dirt. You can see the graffiti behind the facades. Be careful because there are homeless encampments in the bushes. Some don't like strangers walking around there. Don't take this walk at night. Don't do the walk after rains as the walkway floods and is a huge wet muddy mess.

Map of the walk: Click to see larger.

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About the walk:

The Figueroa Street tunnels are a set of four four-lane tunnels that carry northbound traffic on State Route 110 (the Arroyo Seco Parkway) through Elysian Park in Los Angeles, California, United States. From south to north, the four tunnels measure 755, 461, 130, and 405 feet. They opened between 1931 and 1943.

The tunnels were designed by engineer Merrill Butler, who was responsible for many iconic Los Angeles River bridges - notably the Sixth Street Viaduct and the Glendale-Hyperion Bridge. The tunnels featured Art Deco patterns, ornamental street lamps, reflective tiling (similar to the 2nd Street Tunnel), and above all eight openings, a stylized Seal of Los Angeles.

The walkway was a WPA project. The entire walkway spans about one mile from Stadium Way at the east end of Chinatown to North San Fernando Road at the juncture between Lincoln Heights and Cypress Park. I only walked 1/3 of the walkway. Below are photos from that walk.

Video of the walk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MplYftI2SCM