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Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles
2008-05-24 23:11:00 Griffith Observatory is located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.’s Griffith Park, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a popular tourist ...
Griffith Park
2008-02-04 01:28:00 One of my absolute favorite places to visit in all of Southern California is Griffith Park. I grew up just a couple of miles from the park and spent many days enjoying the park with family and friends. It's the perfect place for families to visit. The park is home to many attractions including the Griffith Park Observatory, Los Angeles Zoo, The Greek Theater, Gene Autry Museum and Travel Town. I wanted to share with you some of my favorite things to do at the park with little ones, that might not be as well known as the above mentioned attractions.One of my favorite things to do inside the park with young children is to pay a visit to the Griffith Park Southern Railroad. The miniature railroad has entertained young and old in the park since 1948. The track stretches for over a mile and takes the rider past pony rides, through a lush green meadow, an old western town and past a North American village.The fun doesn't stop there for little ones. Does your little one love horses? ...
By: Daytrippingmom
Griffith Park Fire in LA Rages Out of Control Lighting Up The Night Sky
2007-05-09 05:44:00 Update: 12:15 pm PST, May 8, Wednesday: Fire officials in LA say the Griffith Park fire is 40-50% contained and evacuations have been called off. No reports of injuries or major structural damage. More than 500 firefighters worked throughout the night to contain the fire, which had blazed out of control most of the evening producing spectacular scenes of massive firestorms. Live video feed from KTLA. The following is the official story published on Tuesday. The Griffith Park fire that started earlier today in Los Angeles is now burning out of control creating a spectacular orange glow that lighted up the night-time sky with huge orange flames and sporadic flares of firestorms that exploded along side and behind the famous Griffith Observatory.Nearly 500 firefighters are battling the blaze which has now engulfed approximately 400 to 600 acres of land and now threatens residential neighborhoods. Residents of one neighborhood have been evacuated. No reports of damage to structures hav...
Suspected Arson Fire in Los Angeles' Famous Griffith Park Causes Zoo Evacua
2007-05-09 01:41:00 A fire in Los Angeles' Griffith Park is burning out of control threatening LA landmarks like the Gene Autry Museum and causing the evacuation of hundreds of animals, birds and other creatures from the Los Angeles Zoo.As of 5:40 pm PST, zoo officials say they believe the fire no longer threatens the zoo or any animals. Check out People Coverage of the fire.A report from the Associated Press claims police are questioning a person of interest who was seen running from the fire. The man reportedly has suffered burns, but hospital officials are not releasing any details. There have been no other reports of injuries. Go to the MTB website to watch a live webcast showing five helicopters and nearly 150 fire fighters battling the blaze.The LA County Fire Department have brought in air tankers to drop retardants on the fire.As of 5pm PST, nearly 200 acres of land in Griffith Park has burned and there has just been a fire jump into an area of high power lines, according to the LA fire depart...
LA Fires: Griffith Park
2007-05-09 00:02:00 As if global warming and the random heat waves in Los Angeles weren't enough. Fires... tell someone: anyone: if you want to play with fire, become a pyrotechnician.This is what it looks like from my backyard - when the fire has just started. I got a call: "Dude. It's terrible - the park's on fire - you can see it from the freeway."Special thanks to our LA firefighters who have to hike up into the hills to fight this thing... it's hot enough out there.click image for LARGE FORMAT (compressed) JPG update: The news reports that they've caught the guy. One guy has already f'd up 100s acres.
By: Blog Zone
Live Video: Fire Nears Hollywood Sign and Griffith Park In LA
2007-03-30 23:29:00 A brush fire erupted just about an hour ago in the Griffith Park area of LA in the Hollywood Hills.According to the Los Angeles Times, crews of firefighters and helicopters are attacking the blaze in a desperate effort to keep the fire from engulfing the famed Hollywood sign and many multi-million dollar homes in the Hollywood Hills.The warm weather and dry winter season does not help firefighters with such a big fire at this point, officials say.Stay tuned for live updates. Watch live video of the fire now or here if that link is down, or here. Details are still coming in and will be updated on this page throughout the night.Here are some still photos taken by Mark Green in Burbank moments after the fire began. Burbank is the home to Universal and Warner Brothers studios.You can also subscribe to the MTB feed to get the latest updates.UPDATE at 5:17pm PST: Fire officials say the fire has been contained. See the feed (it may not be working depending on when you click it.) |
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