We are about to begin our Los Angeles Times tour. These early arrivals are in the historic Globe Lobby at First and Spring streets.

There is a historical newspaper exhibit in the Globe Lobby. We learned that the printing presses (which are many decades newer than this model) are no longer at the Downtown location.

	A few of us started the day with breakfast at Philippe's, which has been in Downtown Los Angeles since 1912. It has many vintage touches, such as this wooden phone booth.
	Our tour guide, Darrell Kunitomi, started with a discussion of the Times' place in Los Angeles history.
	Darrell showed us all around the newsroom and other offices. We are in front of the Test Kitchen, where featured dishes are prepared for the Food Section.
	The MC101s had an excellent opportunity to see how a major metropolitan newspaper operates, and to ask questions about it.
	Of course, the paper version of the Times is quickly being supplanted by the online version. Mary Forgione talked about her job putting out the online edition. Several days after this field trip, she would be off to Washington D.C. to cover the Presidential Inauguration On to tour walking tour of Downtown.

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