Rarely in L.A. will you find such a range of old and new, cheap and pricey, gentrified and authentic. Which makes it the perfect place to spend 4 hours. Let’s get started at the Rage Ground: Here, Brittney Guiniling and Ashley Young -- wearing plenty of safety gear, folks! -- use axes to smash a keyboard. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
Rage Ground is a business built on modern-day frustrations, where you’ll gleefully (and legally) smash your workaday miseries to smithereens. Here, using pipes and bats, Brittney Guiniling looks on while her friend Ashley Young smashes a mirror while they celebrate Guiniling’s birthday. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
Ever wanted to dramatically slam a glass vase against a wall or bash a mirror? Here’s your chance. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
Nothing says “Happy birthday!” like sending glass shards flying. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
When you’re done, you can memorialize all the destruction with a selfie, of course. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
LOS ANGELES ,CA., MARCH 30 2019: What to do for four hours in Los Angeles? The list has to include a stroll through the colorful and chaotic Santee Alley shopping district. Santee Alley stretches from Santee Street to Maple Avenue and 12th -to-Olympic Blvd and includes over 150 stores selling clothing, shoes, sunglasses, wigs, prom dresses and more (Mark Boster For the LA Times). (Mark Boster / For The Times)
You’ll find dozens of clothing, shoes, sunglasses, wigs, prom dresses and much, much more. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
The people watching is amazing, and it’s family friendly, too. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
In the market for a wedding or prom dress? You’re covered. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
You’ll find lots of refreshing fruit stands, too. (Mark Boster / For The Times)
You’ll find trendy mens fashion too, as well as bargain socks.
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It’s a furious street fest of fashion bargains...
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All that shopping probably worked up an appetite, right? Follow the mural of genius Albert Einstein to Birdies on West Olympic Blvd.
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Birdies is a part of the rebirth and renaissance of downtown Los Angeles where new housing is reflected in the restaurant window on Olympic Boulevard.
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It’s the citadel of chicken and doughnuts, hitting that salty-and-sweet craving.
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Save room for dessert, though: Here, a fresh batch of Maple Bacon doughnuts arrive from the kitchen.
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The flavor combos are changing constantly: Here, are some blueberry-lemon doughnuts.
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You’ll definitely want to try more than just one.
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When you’ve eaten your fill, head up Spring Street to an L.A. icon: The Last Bookstore. The window reflects the past and present on the corner of Spring and 5th streets.
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The book tunnel and labyrinth area on the second floor are Instagrammable favorites.
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Browsing opportunities are endless.
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The Last Bookstore has over 22,000 square feet of space with over 250,000 new and used books and vinyl.
