This is a 4 part, 15 mile stair-walk, Frank Lloyd/Lloyd Wright (FLW/LW) architecture tour, and an exploration of many neighborhoods in Beverly Hills, Hollywood, and Los Feliz. You can do as few or as many parts as you want, walking anywhere from 3 to the full 15 miles!
The full 15 mile route visits 40 stairways, with 1,215 up and 725 down steps. Please look at the Google map, which has thumbnail photos and links in the markers of the FLW/LW houses, and many others:|
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=18a1K2qMorLdJCRit_5SxdUKf08fO8twh
Here are the 4 parts described in brief:
Part 1 - 4.9 miles - Starbucks to 8,000 Sunset - Starting at 8am - Visiting 3 FLW/LW designs, The Anderton Court Shops designed by FLW, the Lloyd Wright Studio by LW, and the Storer House by FLW, and 21 stairways. This first part also visits the architecturally stunning Beverly Hills Civic Center, which also has quite a number of stairways, so it fits the theme of the walk rather well!
Part 2 - 3.5 miles - 8,000 Sunset to Franklin/Cahuenga (Lunch Stop) - Starting at ~10:15am - Visiting 3 FLW/LW designs, The Henry Bollman House by LW, and the Freeman House by FLW, and 8 stairways, including some artful ones in the Hollywood Ovation mall. We should be arriving at the lunch stop on Cahuenga at Franklin, at ~11:45am.
Part 3 - 3.1 miles - (After Lunch) Franklin/Cahuenga to Western and Franklin - Starting at ~12:45pm - After climbing the long St Andrews stairway's 153 steps, we will visit 2 LW designs, the Samuel-Navarro Residence, and the Taggart House, and also visit 4 more stairways.
Part 4 - 4.5 miles - Western and Franklin to Vermont/Sunset Metro Red Line Station - Starting at ~2:30 pm - Visiting 3 FLW/LW designs and 7 stairways. This includes the Sowden (sau-den) House by LW, and Ennis House by FLW. Then the last house of the day will be the Hollyhock house, by FLW, with some fun stories about the lady who commissioned it, and FLW. This last part is both physically more demanding, but worth the effort in terms of architecture, and is also very transit friendly.
Optional Part 5 - 2.1 miles - Vermont/Sunset Station to the Seco/Rosemont Bus Stop - starting after the main group finishes, and maybe a snack at the nearby Quiznos. We take the B and A Lines to the Memorial Park Station, and walk about 1.5 miles to the Millard House, visiting the top and bottom, then heading to the nearest bus stop to take us back to the Memorial Park L (Gold) Line Station. We will only do this if there is interest, though I may be interested, even if no one else wants to join me!
See Google map with thumbnail photos in the markers for route details, and features. And also check out the Textile Block markers I made to show the 4 FLW houses!
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Disclaimer:
Event is led by Dan Gutierrez. Please ensure that you are in good health before participating in the rigorous activities that this is. As the organizer, Dan Gutierrez assumes absolutely no responsibility for the participants. If you choose to participate, you assume all responsibility for yourself and agree not to hold the leader, or his designated sweep - the person walking at the rear - liable in any way.
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Google map of the route:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=18a1K2qMorLdJCRit_5SxdUKf08fO8twh
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