One of the treasures of Downtown's Historic Core is the 1893 Bradbury Building.
These MC101s are in the building's famous lobby, which was used extensively in the film Blade Runner.
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With our tour to the Los Angeles Times done, some
MC101s headed back to campus, or home. But many stayed for the Downtown
Los Angeles historic walking tour and our afternoon field trip to the
Los Angeles Central Library. One of the treasures of Downtown's Historic Core is the 1893 Bradbury Building. These MC101s are in the building's famous lobby, which was used extensively in the film Blade Runner.
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Ross Cutlery, a knife store that gained a noir sort of fame during the O.J. Simpson trial, is also in the Bradbury Building. The MC101s went in and looked around. Someone asked a clerk to show her the type of knife that O.J. bought. |
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Students were getting hungry, so we
headed to lunch at the Grand Central Market. There were TV screens set up
near the lunch tables and people were watching the World Cup. |
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After lunch, we visited Pershing Square where there was live music and a funky-looking guy dancing to it. The vibe was a little different than a typical afternoon back in Glendale. |
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On to the library...
The Los Angeles Central Library is much more than simply a big building
full of books. For one thing, the Tom Bradley Wing, constructed in the
1990s, is a beautiful piece of postmodern architecture. These MC101 are just outside the entrance to the library.
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Here is a marker that tells passers-by a bit more about the library and its history. |
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The post-modern Bradley Wing of the Library is vast and light. Looking up through the skylight, you can see the tall buildings--old and new--that surround the library. |
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These MC101s are overlooking the Bradley Wing, which is mostly underground. |
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In addition, this new wing of the L.A. Public Library
is a place for public art.
Eventually, the MC101s completed their assignments and took cars, buses and even the city's fledgling subway system back to their home neighborhoods. |