Yesterday I was driving to work after meeting my mom for lunch and I spotted a location that I needed to shoot for a project I’m working on. I stopped and grabbed the shot, which required a short hike. I actually first stopped at a concert venue and asked for directions at the ticket window. Crazy enough, the girl in the booth asked “Are you eecue?” I guess she somehow recognized me from the internets. Anyhow, as pointed out in an early thread, this idea of “Guess Where LA” was stolen from the Guess Where LA flickr group which was stolen from the Guess Where NYC flickr group. If you guess where this photo was taken from you win an invisible and worthless prize…. actually there is no prize.
looks like up the hill just off mulholland, up from the hollywood bowl.
“are you eecue?”
nope, but close.
Lake Hollywood area, up Odin from the Cahuenga Pass?
nope
runyon canyon! am i right? did i win?
Are you near the Getty in the SM Mts.?
Are you near the Getty in the SM Mts.?
Are you near the Getty in the SM Mts.?
somewhere up near the greek theatre?
nope, so far marj is the closest.
I like this series. On my textamerica and flicr pages I do a lot of the “where is frazgo” just to get people thinking. Usually done with the che-ez or camera phone.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frazgo/455269736/in/set-72157600078646269/
Whitley Heights.
griffith observatory
nope
Appears to be taken from the Cross above the Ford Amphitheatre, at:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=+34%C2%B0+6.806'N++118%C2%B0+20.040'W&ie=UTF8&ll=34.113439,-118.333998&spn=0.006902,0.013175&t=k&z=17&om=1
Ben wins.
Bonus points if someone can explain the significance of the cross?
Uh, Jesus died on one, so Christians think it’s cool.
Allegedly.
oh i know this one! my friend works at the amphitheatre and gave me the spiel. from my addled brain and the history page of the site– the theater was originally built in 1920 as the site for “the pilgrimage play” by the author. the land was eventually deeded to the county in 1941 and since the cross is a religious symbol, i think the small patch of land that the cross sits on is still privately held. i think.
For the story of the cross, see the LA City Nerd’s lovingly detailed historical post, Cahuenga Cross, from back in 2006.
thanks for the shout out eecue!
the picture came out great. glad we could help you out.
No problem, I meant to come back and thank you guys, but I had to get going to work.
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