![]() ![]() ![]() Action films and car commercials often feature images of automobiles speeding through the Second and Third Street tunnels. News reports have explored the miles of pedestrian tunnels still buried beneath the civic center. Underground passageways hold the power to excite-especially when they're hidden underneath a busy city soaked in sunshine. Used under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). Courtesy of the Metro Transportation Library and Archive. Or go wide and impress with the long sprawl of Los Angeles.South portal of the Broadway tunnel, near Broadway and Temple, circa 1925. Put a long lens on and make the city big and impressive. It’s so beautiful, in fact, that it is really up to you to add your own flavor to it. Iconic place, sure to create some iconic memories, and images. I had the pleasure of sitting up here while Vin Scully called his last game and came out to sing Take Me Out To The Ballgame. It’s situated right above Dodger Stadium, making it an incredible place to sit during a game, while the lights glow and the crowd cheers within hearing distance. What makes this place so great? Well, look at it. Just park anywhere in the numerous open parking spaces and walk past the unlit playground to the opening. Lucky for you, you can simply click… here. ![]() And putting in “Angel’s Point” will only get you part of the way there. It’s the trickiest of all the spots because while it’s easily-accessible by car, it is nearly impossible to find without direction, as it’s high up in the unlit, uninhabited hills behind Chavez Ravine. The last stop is my favorite view in all of Los Angeles (at least from the ground). So, let’s get driving… Stop 1: 3rd Street Overpass Not that you couldn’t shoot these spots in the day, but night is where the jewel-esque city really starts to shine. Installment one here is for the cityscape views of the Los Angeles skyline to get you some dramatic night shots. (Btw, you can also book me for a guided night tour of DTLA almost any Monday night, through AirBNB.) I’ll be doing a series of articles outlining great places to go shoot in the big sprawl of LA. It’s also partly my job - I’m a Los Angeles-based creative director and am often in the position of doing shoots downtown. As the old saying about Los Angeles goes: “it’s a nice place to live, but I wouldn’t want to visit there.”įret not - I am a third generation Los Angeleno and I make it a personal mission to figure out the best locations for the best views of this city. But at twice the size of Chicago, with 503 square miles of land, where to go and how to get there can be daunting, to say the least. What’s more, you’re off to Los Angeles to enjoy the 72 and sunny with your boo and you want to kill every gram with the top spots to open up that shutter and create something your followers will love you for. So, you’ve got your awesome Instagram feed going strong. ![]()
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