Help!

[truepenny]

Persons living in and/or familiar with Los Angeles:

If someone were to get out of a cab just past the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, on Vine going north:

(a.) can a person actually get out of a cab there?
(b.) what stars would that person be most likely to find themselves standing on in the middle of a very tense discussion? As in It's a good thing you skipped dinner tonight, or there'd be puke all over your shoes and Mortimer's shoes and [blank]'s star.

ETA:The same information for stopping on Vine just south of the intersection with Hollywood would even more greatly be appreciated.

A million million thank yous!

Comments

[nephele.livejournal.com]

Yes, you definitely can get out of a cab there. As for the stars, you can get addresses for some of the star locations here: http://www.seeing-stars.com/Immortalized/WalkOfFameStars.shtml

It looks like Jackie Gleason would be a safe bet.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Okay, good. Cab, check.

I'd found that site. Also the Walk of Fame directory (http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/walk_directory.asp), where you can look up any star and find a street address. But, having been unable to find a MAP with STREET NUMBERS on it, I've been having trouble getting things lined up. (Spatial relations and orienteering? SO not my strong point.)

(Also, various sites say that Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins have stars at the intersection of Hollywood and Vine, along with a star for the Apollo 11 mission, and I was kind of wondering where those would be vis a vis a person's peregrinations. (The Directory simply lists them as being at "Hollywood and Vine."))

[rpm45.livejournal.com]

Have you tried Google Maps? If you enter a street address it'll show you exactly where it is. Very handy. (You might find the satellite view useful to see what the street looks like, too, if you want a better visual feel for the place.)

-R.

[gwynnega]

Looks like the question's been answered, but I just wanted to add that people in L.A. tend not to use cabs (although tourists do, and that part of Hollywood is full of tourists). So if the characters in question are locals, it would be unlikely they'd be getting out of a cab. (Cabs are very expensive in L.A...)

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

The person paying for the cab is definitely in the tourist category.

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, thanks to the development of the bar/nightclub scene in that area (Vine over to the Chinese, plus the blocks down to Sunset and up to Franklin), lots of locals are taking cabs there now, at least locals who live on the East side or in West Hollywood, etc. (that is, the areas within a relatively close proximity). It's not so much that cabs are expensive relative to other cities in terms of the actual *rates*, it's that the mileage covered is so much greater.

One can definitely disembark wherever one chooses in the vicinity of that intersection, though there is sometimes scaffolding (like in real cities!!) blocking direct access to the sidewalk, depending on what rehab/redevelopment projects are taking place in the various buildings. The Pantages theater is also right down Hollywood to the East, so there are frequently enormous hordes of pedestrians around on performance nights.

There is also a Metro stop that is officially at H'wd and Vine, though it's actually a 1/4 block or so away.

If no one has answered the star question satisfactorily before then, I'll look at the sidewalk when I go to the farmer's mkt this Sunday and report back.

[gwynnega]

Actually, thanks to the development of the bar/nightclub scene in that area (Vine over to the Chinese, plus the blocks down to Sunset and up to Franklin), lots of locals are taking cabs there now, at least locals who live on the East side or in West Hollywood, etc. (that is, the areas within a relatively close proximity).

Hmm, I live on the east side and I don't know anybody who uses cabs. Maybe my friends and I are a little too far east (Silver Lake/Echo Park) for it to be affordable.

It's not so much that cabs are expensive relative to other cities in terms of the actual *rates*, it's that the mileage covered is so much greater.

::nods::

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe my friends and I are just lushes. :)

I live in Los Feliz- it's about $13 including tip for me to go to the Arclight/Hungry Cat at Sunset and Vine for the night- and acrually about the same to get dropped off downtown.

I often take cabs to parties in SL/EP as well, since the parking in the hills is so wretched... it's usually $6-8.

All in all, a much better deal than a potential DUI!

[gwynnega]

All in all, a much better deal than a potential DUI!

Definitely! I wish more people in the area were that sensible!

[hippoiathanatoi.livejournal.com]

(a.) I'm uncertain. I expect that you could, but I could be wrong, never having done it before.

(b.) You're looking at about 1700 Vine to 1750 Vine (Capitol Records tower), I guess, if it's just past the intersection. At 1750 Vine, you've got John Lennon and Garth Brooks, for example. The even numbers are what someone would be at if they got off while northbound, I'm pretty sure.

There are various directories that might be useful, such as this one (http://www.seeing-stars.com/Immortalized/WalkOfFameStars.shtml) or this one (www.hollywoodentertainer.com/stars/hollywood_s.htm) (which reveals that the Steve Miller Band has a star at 1750 Vine as well).

[hippoiathanatoi.livejournal.com]

As to south of the intersection, it looks like you don't get stars past 1680 until after the intersection.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

I don't know about the stars, but sure, you can exit a cab. It might be very congested, though, so you'd probably have to stuff money in the driver's hand and jump out, ie, there's unlikely to be anywhere free to legally park.

I am not positive, but I think you can see a giant tacky Godzilla on a roof from there, at the Ripley's Believe it or Not museum.

By the way, I used to live in that area, so if you have any more questions...

catching cabs

[teripettit.livejournal.com]

If the cab passengers are tourists (or visiting on business), they probably got the cab at their hotel. I've never lived in L.A., but I've had no trouble at all getting cabs when I've stayed there. At major hotels there are usually cabs waiting in the front, and when there aren't the concierge will call one for you.