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Pamela Leavey's avatar

Interesting post, Kevin. I lived in L.A. (The Valley) from January 1990 through October 2008. I often walked Lake Hollywood and also Balboa Lake. Next time you are in L.A. you might enjoy Lake Balboa. Fryman Canyon is also a great walk.

The Bowl and the Greek Theatre are two gems of Hollywood!

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Kevin Nelson's avatar

Thank you for the great suggestions. I haven't been to Lake Balboa, Fryman Canyon or the Greek. Fabulous!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

All good places that you will enjoy! There’s so much to do in L.A.

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Katrina's avatar

Agreed, the Bowl and Greek are fabulous, and I'm gonna add The Wiltern to this list! Just went to a show there, and truly a gem among L.A.'s historic theaters. Hoping to get to The Lodge Room, too. Will definitely add Fryman Canyon and Balboa Lake to my list, thank you!

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Pamela Leavey's avatar

The Wiltern is great too Katrina. L.A. is live music heaven in my opinion. I enjoyed catching shows often while I was living there. Fryman is a great hike and Lake Balboa is also quite nice.

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Leyna Bernstein's avatar

This was such a fun read! I hope I get to experience a Hollywood weekend as perfect as this sounds.

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Michael Caleb Lester's avatar

I worked at the Hollywood Bowl for a couple of summers, once renting out cushions at 25 cents each. They always sold out. Hard seats back then. Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane.

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Katrina's avatar

Haha, love that you got to savor L.A.! What a fun read! I lived in NYC and am a native NYer and couldn't wait to leave, and even now, only visit the east coast briefly. I always feel relief flying back to LAX and seeing the mountains and Randy's Donuts. Isn't it funny how a place so deeply affects us? Thanks for subscribing to L.A. Woman and sharing your Hollywood weekend!

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Kevin Nelson's avatar

Thank you! Glad to be aboard.

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Kevin Nelson's avatar

Yeah it was pretty fun. We're staying in touch with who is performing at the Bowl to maybe do it again some time.

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Kevin Nelson's avatar

My pleasure!

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