*Save the Date! -- Sunday, 18 August 2019 *
The JPL Bike Club will be hosting a fun, not-very-fast, feeder ride from Pasadena to meet up with CicLAvia -- Meet the Hollywoods. (~13 miles)
Time: Leaving Pasadena (Memorial Park – N Raymond & Holly) at 8am-ish if it’s super-hot, (or maybe later if it’s not) …stay tuned for final details!
For CicLAvia info see: https://www.ciclavia.org/ciclavia_meet_the_hollywoods19
6.5 miles of Hollywood streets will be closed to automobile traffic from 9am-4pm:
- Hollywood Blvd: from Vermont (Barnsdall Art Park) to Hollywood&Highland.
- Highland Blvd: from Hollywood to Santa Monica Blvd.
- Santa Monica Blvd: from Highland to San Vincente (Rainbow crosswalk).
Iconic Points of Interest and Fun Things to do:
- Touristy stuff: Thai Town / Walk of Fame / Chinese & Egyptian & Pantages Theatres
- Weird stuff: Hollywood Wax Museum / Ripley’s Believe It or Not! / Museum of Death
- Eat: Shake Shack (several) / Fat Sal’s / Mel’s Drive-In / Barney’s Beanery
- Drink: 33 Taps / Blue Palms Brewhouse / Patio at Fiesta Cantina
- Be Mary: Hamburger Mary’s Drag Brunch & Bingo
- Music: Several entertainment hubs will have live music!
The return ride will be at your own discretion and schedule. Bring a ride buddy!
Or, if too much fun is consumed à Metro Red Line stops on Hollywood (@ Highland, Vine, Western, or Sunset) to Union Station, and transfer to the Gold Line.
Other enticements: A pre-CicLAvia-party/meetup in East Hollywood might also take place! More details to come…
Nerdy JPL/NASA/Caltech attire strongly encouraged!!!
Ride Herder:
Glenn // Glenn.M.Shirtliffe@jpl.nasa.gov
+1-818-642-1470 (mobile)
