Day 32-33 – February 5-6 – Los Angeles, California
Photos from February 5th
Arriving in Port of Los Angeles
USS Iowa as seen as MSC Magnifica moves to dock
USS Iowa seen from our balcony after MSC Magnifica has docked
Loading provisions
In front of forward lower turret guns on USS Iowa
All 6 of the forward 16″ guns on USS Iowa
MSC Magnifica in background as seen from forward deck of USS Iowa
16″ shell with lifting harness
2,500 pound 16″ shell (blue) with 6 powder bags each weighing 110 pounds
Climbing from main deck
5 inch guns on port side
View from captain’s chair
Floor of command deck aft of captain’s chair
Navigation and fire control protected by 17 inch armor plate walls
View from observation deck above command center
Radar and sensors used with 5 inch guns
5 inch guns (lower left) and 2 inch guns (upper right) with R2D2 atop 2 inch guns
One of several mop stations throughout the battleship
View looking forward from starboard side – shows 5 inch, 2 inch and 16 inch guns
Starboard Harpoon missile storage and launch tubes
Armored Harpoon missile storage on starboard deck
Port Harpoon missile launch tubes
International signal flags
Crew bunks – originally 5 to a stack later revised to 3 to a stack
Feeding the crew of USS Iowa
Jan at enlisted mess
Cross section of 16 gun barrel
Selfie with Victory “Vicky” the mascot of USS Iowa during World War II – Vicky was male.
USS Iowa Innovation & Technology Manager – Troy – explaining history of basketball hoop and backboard on starboard of USS Iowa
USS Iowa volunteer coordinator – Sue – talking with us about San Pedro and the Far East
Parting view of USS Iowa as we made our way to downtown San Pedro
Selfie in park across the street from A-1 Italian Deli in San Pedro
Jan and Kelsey enjoying Mountain Dew and turkey sandwich from A-1 Italian Deli
Torpedo sandwich from A-1 Italian Deli
Panorama of MSC Magnifica’s berth at Los Angeles Harbor
Avis Ellis presents the Motown & Dionne Warwick Show
Avis Ellis presents the Motown & Dionne Warwick Show
Avis Ellis presents the Motown & Dionne Warwick Show
Avis Ellis presents the Motown & Dionne Warwick Show
Avis Ellis presents the Motown & Dionne Warwick Show
Photos from February 6th
Waiting at Berth 93 to begin our Harry Bosch tour
Vincent – our guide for the Harry Bosch tour
Frank Gehry designed Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters
Anthony Quinn on the wall of a downtown Los Angeles building
Million Dollar Theater building built by Sid Grauman in 1918
Bradbury Building used in “Angels Flight” by Michael Connelly
Jan, Vincent and Kelsey inside the Bradbury Building
Grand Central Market near Angels Flight
Grand Central Market near Angels Flight
Wall sign at Grand Central Market
Angels Flight as seen from Grand Central Market
Angels Flight entrance on South Hill Street
Climbing into an Angels Flight car
Selfie as we ascend on the Angels Flight Railway
View toward the Angels Flight ticket office
Looking toward South Hill Street from top of Angels Flight
Vincent paying the $1.50 charge for each of us
Back side of Angels Flight ticket office
Field below Angels Flight ticket office that was where a bullet was found in Michael Connelly’s book
Looking towards the Biltmore Hotel from Angels Flight
Amphitheater behind Angels Flight
Entrance to Biltmore Hotel
Photo of 9th Academy Awards held in 1937 at Biltmore Hotel – Cecil B Demille, Henry Fonda, Walt Disney shown at bottom left, center and right
Bar in Biltmore used in TV production of Angels Flight
Main hallway of Biltmore Hotel
ceiling design in main hallway at Biltmore Hotel
Rendezvous Court at Biltmore Hotel
Pastry shop in Grand Central Market
Street sign on Sunset Boulevard
LAPD Hollywood Station used in Bosch TV productions
Hollywood Boulevard street sign
Kelsey on Walk of Fame with Ray Bolger star (Wizard of Oz)
Hollywood sign as seen from Hollywood Boulevard
Hard Rock Cafe and Dolby Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard
Kelsey with composer and conductor Alan Menken star on Walk of Fame
Kelsey with Tim Allen star on Walk of Fame
Jan and Kelsey go shopping on Hollywood Boulevard
Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard
Looking East along Hollywood Boulevard
Street sign for Hollywood Boulevard
Star Wars footprints at Grauman’s
Harrison Ford’s handprints and footprints at Grauman’s
Frank Sinatra and Julie Andrews marks at Grauman’s
Message from Sid Grauman
Dolby Theatre – sight of the Academy Awards – on Hollywood Boulevard
Historic nightclub in West Hollywood – Whiskey a Go Go
House used as Harry Bosch’s for the TV series
Street sign indicating beginning of Beverly Hills
Street sign indicating an entrance to Bel-Air
Our tour group back at Berth 93 at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro