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Looks like such a fun day bumming around town That house, or rather apartment building, looks amazing! I'm not sure I'd ever want to live there (or a place like it) but I'm fascinated by stuff like that. Well, at least during day light hours...at night I'd probably be scared out of my mind!
Yeah, I bet it is more creepy at night!
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My dream is to one day put my feet in the Pacific Ocean. I hope I can get over there some day.
It was such a fun thing to do and something on my bucket list.
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Originally Posted by dutchdisneyfamily
Beautiful visit it to the beach. It didn't look quite as "weird" as I imagined it.
LOL. I think I was there at a better time when less weirdos were out...but i did some strange ones there.
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The beach looked beautiful - although I couldn't help but wonder whether that was fog or smog in that photo? I loved your comment about that guy - I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the photo, as the knee was definitely the most covered bit!
I asked the same thing, but she said it was mostly fog.
We both just looked at each other when we saw him running and I had to descretely take a picture.
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Glad that you waded in the Pacific Ocean, even if it was cold!
I am glad too. It was worth it.
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Joining in on your adventure!! What a great time at the beach!!!
Thanks for joining in!
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Great photos of the beach area!!! I have heard that the Pacific is awfully cold water
I really never had heard, but Stacy warned me it would be cold.
As we cruised towards Stacy’s apartment, I took pictures. I am not sure of the exact order of things, so I might have some of my phone pictures out of order in here, but only those who know the routes we took in CA would be the wiser. LOL.
One thing I had not realized about California was that it has so many mountains and hills. I don’t know why this never dawned on me before, but it just hadn’t. I found it very beautiful.
A quick shot at gas prices…..which really weren’t a whole lot higher than Ohio at the time.
As we passed this building, Stacy said she really thinks this is the building that they use as “General Hospital”, but I don’t watch that show, so I really have no clue. She wasn’t sure either, but she said it really looked the same.
And this is Stacy’s apartment, which I thought looked really cool.
Her building is actually historic and it used to cater to many stars back in the day…. One being William Randolph Hearst. He had a suite there (I believe it was 2 stories and several bedrooms) and he basically housed his mistress there. The suite now is used for special events and we did check to see if it was open as there was an event the night before, but it was closed and we were low on time, so we decided to skip seeing if we could get in there.
We pulled into the parking garage and headed through a small courtyard. It was so pretty.
And then she took me to the front of the building and showed me that courtyard….WOW!
Her lobby was pretty dark, so I didn’t take any pictures, but it is huge. Also they are filming a movie in her building right now so they had rugs covering the floor and the pillars were wrapped to protect it from any damage with equipment coming in and out. Furniture was moved to one side and there were some lighting type things stored in a corner as well. We took the elevator up to her floor and it was a little creepy. I must say tower of terror came to mind. The elevator doesn’t always line up with the floor right so you might need to step down or step up to get in it.
We got off at her floor and were laughing away and her boyfriend, Mark, opened the door as we approached. We asked if he heard us coming and he sarcastically said no. LOL. We laughed as we knew we had been a bit loud talking and laughing. Stacy gave a quick tour of the place and then a look out her balcony.
She walked her dog real quick and then we headed back out to sight see a bit more and then meet her boyfriend, Mark, at Universal Studios, where he works at dubbing sound to match the mouth movement in films. (I am sure there is a much more technical term for it).
This fountain was in her small courtyard and I snapped a quick picture.
One of my goals was to see the Hollywood sign and Stacy said you could actually see it from near her place. We drove through a ritzy neighborhood just a few blocks from her house. I believe this is called Hancock Park.
She told me that movies are often shot in many of these homes and also some of these palm lined streets are used in movies as well.
Off in the distance you can see the Hollywood sign. Actually with the naked eye you could see it better than the camera was picking it up.
A little closer.
Stacy drove me over near her old building. She just recently sold her condo there. She has a lot of tales to tell about that place. She had an old lady neighbor who could give the wicked witch a run for her money.
I had to take a picture of the Melrose sign. I never really watched the show…but I think everyone knows it.
And then we passed the Paramount Studios.
It’s so weird how these studios are just randomly in the middle of town.
Sounds like you two were really enjoying yourselves! I wonder if the studios used to be further away from the city when they were first built?
Anyway, enjoying your beautiful pictures of the sunny skies and am especially enjoying all the different architecture styles.
What kind of dog does your friend have? (Completely nosy, off-topic, weird question, sorry....)
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Just catching up and enjoying your report and can't wait to read more. Love the pics of Venice beach It has been years since I have had my feet in the Pacific ocean, don't remember it being cold. I was much younger then though I love your friends place, would not mind living there at all.
Sounds like you two were really enjoying yourselves! I wonder if the studios used to be further away from the city when they were first built?
Anyway, enjoying your beautiful pictures of the sunny skies and am especially enjoying all the different architecture styles.
What kind of dog does your friend have? (Completely nosy, off-topic, weird question, sorry....)
I wondered too if they had been built in a non populated area that just grew around it too. I am not sure.
I am not a dog expert at all so I don't remember what kind of dog Sadie is. But she is the typical dog that comes and smells your crotch when a new person walks in.
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Okay I want to live in Stacy's apartment!!!! Love love love it!!!!!!!
Those palm trees…. sigh.
I remember driving down roads that looked just like those and taking pictures of them.
I really need to go back.
Thanks for a great update!
It really is so pretty there. I was soaking every moment in.
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Love Stacy's apartment!
It really is a neat place.
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Stacy's apartment looks lovely - and that courtyard is just stunning! Imagine seeing that every day! Sigh.
I know. She is so used to that type of stuff, but to me it's so interesting to see. So many buidlings there have a history.
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What a beautiful apartment building!!! How cool to have them filming right in her lobby!
I know. She sees things getting filmed all the time too. Some cable show was filming out on her street just a few days before I arrived too.
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Stacy lives in such a cool apartment building!
She really does.
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how cool to have a movie being shot right in the lobby. do you know what it will be called or who is in it?
I can't remember, but I think Mark Wahlberg is in it because she messaged me a few days later and told me she saw him filming just outside on the street.
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Just catching up and enjoying your report and can't wait to read more. Love the pics of Venice beach It has been years since I have had my feet in the Pacific ocean, don't remember it being cold. I was much younger then though I love your friends place, would not mind living there at all.
I really suggest trying to get back. I have now got Skip on a mission to visit CA, which I am happy about.
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As a native Oregonian, I'm supposed to hate California, and especially SoCal, but I just can't. Don't you just love LA?
Thats funny. In Ohio, the state to hate is Michigan, though I live on the border and I really don't hate it....and my oldest daughter, Paige, is moving to Michigan in a few weeks.
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