Angels Flight Funicular Railway
Angels Flight Funicular Railway
This railway was offline from running the Los Angeles Streets for nearly 27 years. When this historic mode of transporation re-opened, for only 25 cents a ride, you could be taken to Downtown Los Angeles, where you could go to the Broadway Retail District or the Grand Central Market. The Angel Flight Railway would also take you to the modern financial district atop the hill, ending at the California Plaza Watercourt, featuring shops, a large number of restaurants and a public live entertainment space with some intriguing water-jet displays. The Museum of Contemporary Art is within walking distance of the last stop on of the Angels Flight Railway.
The railway was open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., except for the first and third Tuesdays of each month, when the flight is temporarily closed for maintenance from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
The history of the Angels Flight is interesting, originally known as the "Los Angeles Incline Railway," was built in 1901 by Col. J.W. Eddy to connect the original Downtown shopping district below with the posh residential district of Bunker Hill. Angels Flight was known "The World's Shortest Railway," with its two counterbalanced passenger cars making the daily runs - all for a nickel.
Shortly after World War II era, as Los Angeles grew, the Bunker Hill area became a slum and slowly the posh houses were either razed or turned into boarding houses. Angels Flight, however, was not demolished but merely dismantled, by the City, who promised to move and re-build the Los Angeles landmark in the future. After a few decades, Angels Flight did evenutally reopen but was closed following an accident on February 1, 2001 that killed one person and injured seven. There are no plans at the present time to open then funicular for operations. The location is availble for self-touring.
If you want to see a closed and interesting chapter of Los Angeles history, make a stop by Angels Flight.
This railway was offline from running the Los Angeles Streets for nearly 27 years. When this historic mode of transporation re-opened, for only 25 cents a ride, you could be taken to Downtown Los Angeles, where you could go to the Broadway Retail District or the Grand Central Market. The Angel Flight Railway would also take you to the modern financial district atop the hill, ending at the California Plaza Watercourt, featuring shops, a large number of restaurants and a public live entertainment space with some intriguing water-jet displays. The Museum of Contemporary Art is within walking distance of the last stop on of the Angels Flight Railway.
The railway was open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., except for the first and third Tuesdays of each month, when the flight is temporarily closed for maintenance from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
The history of the Angels Flight is interesting, originally known as the "Los Angeles Incline Railway," was built in 1901 by Col. J.W. Eddy to connect the original Downtown shopping district below with the posh residential district of Bunker Hill. Angels Flight was known "The World's Shortest Railway," with its two counterbalanced passenger cars making the daily runs - all for a nickel.
Shortly after World War II era, as Los Angeles grew, the Bunker Hill area became a slum and slowly the posh houses were either razed or turned into boarding houses. Angels Flight, however, was not demolished but merely dismantled, by the City, who promised to move and re-build the Los Angeles landmark in the future. After a few decades, Angels Flight did evenutally reopen but was closed following an accident on February 1, 2001 that killed one person and injured seven. There are no plans at the present time to open then funicular for operations. The location is availble for self-touring.
If you want to see a closed and interesting chapter of Los Angeles history, make a stop by Angels Flight.
