'Hood: Downtown Los Angeles
It met up at Union Station, and I was happy to learn that for this particular tour, most of our time would be spent there, then moving on to Civic Center and Pershing Square.
For year I've worked for agencies (including as a consultant for Metro) promoting ridesharing, so I've walked through Union Station many times. I think it's gorgeous, so what was great about this tour was getting the inside scoop on the art and architecture, as well as "fun facts"... such as how the brass circles in the floor used to be velvet rope poles separating first class train passengers from the rest of humanity...and how the walls are made of cork to absorb sound.
Seriously, though, how beautiful is this?
And the chairs!
At the Civic Center station...
The tour ended at Pershing Square downtown, where there was an ice rink set up for the holidays As someone who grew up skating in Michigan, I thought it was hilarious to watch a non-stop conga line of Californians clinging to the side of the rink with no clue how to skate. Ha!
Metro Art Tours are free and typically run the first Saturday/Sunday of each month at 10 a.m. The tours cover different Metro stations and change regularly.
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