Ride the Metro to Swankdom

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Daily Metrolink service from Orange County to Union Station

Let's see, if I leave work a smidge early, fly through traffic to get to a station and get on a train...I can make it to Union Station just in time to have to hop back on the last train that goes back to the station I left my car at. Hooray!

[CoasterMatt]

If you have a Metrolink monthly pass, you can use the Amtrak trains to get back to your car in OC...

[CoasterMatt]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

How sad it is that I can get from LB to Union Station easier that I can get from Santa Monica to Union Station.

That is going to be changing (fingers crossed)...

Metro Board of Directors Certifies Final Environmental Impact Report on Exposition Light Rail Transit Project and Adopts Locally Preferred Alternative Alignment

The Exposition Light Rail Transit Project will use local funding instead of federal New Starts funding, thereby keeping the project on an accelerated schedule for a June 2010 completion. Cost of the project is $640 million.

The Exposition Light Rail Line will be approximately 9 miles in length and will share common track and two station (7th St./Metro Center and Pico/Chick Hearn) with the Metro Blue Line as it leaves downtown Los Angeles. Just south of downtown the line will proceed west on the Metro-owned right-of-way on Exposition Boulevard, which parallels the heavily congested I-10 Freeway, with a terminus at Venice/Robertson.

Approximately eight new stations will be constructed between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City. A future second phase would extend the Exposition line to the City of Santa Monica.

So, there is some hope for Santa Monica, eventually

[Not Afraid]

Cool!

Now build a line following the 405 and I'll be happy.

[mistyisjafo]

Don't forget to build a line that goes straight to Vegas!

[€uroMeinke]

So how does Hollywood and Highland look for Tuesday the 10th? I want to see this at the Egyptian and thought it might provide a nice motivation for a metro-swanking.

Possible destinations aside from the Hollywood and Highland complex include the Pig & Whistle (Egyptian adjacent), the Roosevelt Hotel, or maybe even Muso & Franks (where I've never been). There's the Disney Store Soda Fountain and Lickety Split frozen custard for softer fare.

Anyone?

[Not Afraid]

Michelli's is an old-school Hollywood restaurant around the corner and don't forget my favorite Cafe des Artistes.

I thought there was something else new and exciting there. Hmmmm.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Count me in! And probably Tom, too, who is lately working days (hurrah!) We are very fond of Miceli's (though it would be hard to maintain my moratorium on cheese) and are only two metro-stops away from home.

[Not Afraid]

It looks like I will be in Santa Monica that day so I'll be making the horrid cross-town trek. Where is MY METRO??????

[Not Afraid]

OK. Here are some choices for nosh/drinks around the Egyptian


Bella Cucina Italiana - got a great review in the Times yesterday.

Another Dolce Group restaurant is one block further up the street:
Geisha House

Boardners is an old old place up the street that could be fun for drinks.

The Hollywood Roosevelt has turned into a place for Paris Hilton and Lindsy Lohan to hang out and I'm not really into flash-in-the-pan swank but the quieter poolside bar may be fun. I'm just not standing in any velvet rope line so I can be bored.