tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32465540910777100022024-03-13T19:27:55.198-07:00Jaunts by JanetTRAVELS WITH JANET LYNNJanet Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06928601622639876853noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246554091077710002.post-77220193131406489012020-02-15T19:37:00.002-08:002020-02-15T19:38:09.440-08:00Autumn in Canada #16 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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suffering from raging head and chest colds, we dragged ourselves down to
breakfast. All morning we had a feeling things were not going to go smoothly.
Bill had scheduled Uber to pick us up between 9:30 and 9:40 and deliver us to
Trudeau Airport. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Delta flight to
Detroit was at 12:30 then a three-hour layover and connection to LAX. The hotel
lobby is large and comfortable so, we waited on some sofas until Bill got the
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stuck her nose out the door, it was cold, misty and very windy. Just what we
needed with head and chest colds!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was our driver and he called to ask if we were okay. Bill said “Sure. We’re
waiting in front of the hotel for you.” He replied that he was at the indoor
pickup point…”What indoor pickup point?” After a pause, he said, “I’ll come
outside and get you.” The black Audi M5 arrived and Jonathan loaded up our
bags.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was very talkative, just what
we needed with plugged ears and sore throats. He was Montreal native who used
to work for Air Canada and really...really wanted to move his family to
California.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was slow going, but we got to the airport in plenty of time. Trudeau airport is
a far cry from what we had at LAX.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">We schlepped
our bags to the bag check-in point, then hoisted them onto the scales while feeling
like crap. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Security was a mess with long
lines. None of the TSA rules applied since we weren’t in the United States. Off
with the shoes, belt, laptops, etc., then to US Customs. All of the American
Immigration personnel were abrupt and downright rude. We’ve decided on two things.
1. No more Delta and 2. We are contacting our travel agent! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">But wait, there’s more… our aircraft to
Detroit was small and our “Business Class” seats were against the front
bulkhead where we could not stretch our legs.</span></div>
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departure gate. No one seemed to be helpful in directing us to the proper gate.
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where we could relax like in LA. Remember we were sick as dogs. We got to the
entrance desk and the Delta person said, you aren’t eligible to use the Lounge.
Bill said “What?” We have business class tickets. She told us only if it was an
international flight or if you have a Delta Platinum American Express card. We
told her we flew in from Montreal and were going to LAX. She told us that
because the particular flight was considered a “transborder” flight and not
international we were not admitted. Bill was a bit steamed. He talked with
another Delta employee who told us the rules changed a while ago. As a result,
we hiked about ¾ mile under a tunnel to the other terminal where our gate A68
was at the far end. (This day was getting worse and worse.) Starving, we found
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seats…WRONG. The seats on the 757 were almost identical to the small jet. At
least we could get our toes under the bulkhead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were a lot of people coughing and sneezing – Bill turned to Janet
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at LAX, both of us taking bets what next will go wrong! But we were glad to be
back in So Cal where it was warm. The next trial was to see if our baggage got
here from Montreal without getting lost in Detroit. Even though all the baggage
from our flight ended up on the wrong carousel from what was posted, our bags
were there! Miracle of miracles!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Janet
was relieved when Bill showed up rolling the two large bags behind him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things were looking up. Next, we called for an
Uber to take us and our bags home. We had to go upstairs to departures and meet the car at the sign marked “C".
Another miracle, our car showed up exactly where and when it was supposed to.
Maximo was our driver in a brand-new 2019 Toyota Camry hybrid sedan. The ride
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<br />Janet Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06928601622639876853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246554091077710002.post-84108652146025743452020-02-09T08:43:00.002-08:002020-02-09T10:46:44.617-08:00Autumn in Canada #15 Montreal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">We discovered that it was going to rain all day today, our last day in Montreal. So we spent time yesterday getting food so we can stay in the hotel all day while packing for our trip home tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">When we woke up this morning Bill had a head cold, Janet was hurting all over and both had headaches. So glad we are staying in today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"> We spent the day sleeping, eating, and reading-just plain relaxing. We did have marathon HGTV with a program called “You live in what?” It ran all day until 9:00pm. Actually, it was fun to watch while we were awake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;">We have a tradition of buying ornaments for our Christmas tree where ever we travel. Since it is hard to find ornaments in the summertime, we often buy key chains and remove the ring. When we get home, we tie on a ribbon and write the year on the back. Decorating the tree is always a waltz down memory lane for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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up to the Chalet du Montagne, at Mount Royale, we were achy and sore. We had
breakfast at Bistro le Boulevard in the hotel. This was rather fancy, great
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had found a supermarket only a couple of blocks away called “Provigo”. We walked
about 3 blocks and took an escalator up to another escalator to reach the
supermarket or “Gran Marché”. It was quite a gourmet market but at reasonable
prices. They featured at least a dozen different types of pâté, a fantastic
seafood section, very swanky meat section, and all the familiar brands. Janet
was even able to get a loaf of gluten-free bread. We collected some fresh
pineapple chunks, red pears, the aforementioned pâté and some small bottles of
spring water. This way we could have a picnic lunch at the Chalet de Montagne
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we arrived at the tourist info center to catch our vintage double-decker London
bus, there was already a line of people. Bill sat up top in the open air while
Janet stayed in the warmer downstairs. Most of the trip was a repeat of
yesterday, but the sky was clear, and the colors seemed to have gotten more
intense after last night’s light rain. At the stop before ours at the Park
Royale, Bill went back downstairs with Janet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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parks with lovely landscaping<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Canada’s Thanksgiving Day, the traffic and crowds were particularly heavy. We
headed straight for the Chalet for lunch. We wanted to eat on the steps of the
Belvedere (a broad horseshoe-shaped plaza outside the Chalet), overlooking the city of Montreal from 734 ft elevation (more than five times as high as Signal
Hill back home which is only 148 ft above sea level). It was way too cold so sat
on a bench inside the Chalet. We then browsed through the gift shop. We headed back
to where we caught the trolley. With the horrendous traffic coming up the
mountain, we knew the bus would be late. Two trolleys came by but were full. As
a result eight of us spent almost two-hours waiting to get a bus back downtown.
It was getting colder by the half-hour!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chairs inside before heading back. We walked through Dorchester Park and
were treated to a serenade by a carillon or chimes from who-knows-where, of
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swim and soak in the whirlpool tub were in order. We found we had the whole
pool and whirlpool to ourselves. so very peaceful. We spent the rest of the
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<br />Janet Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06928601622639876853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246554091077710002.post-77184395674086404412020-01-23T15:31:00.001-08:002020-01-23T15:31:08.063-08:00Autumn in Canada #13 Montreal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanksgiving (Canadian) so we decided to do the 2-day Hop-on, Hop-off today and
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for the rest of the hour tour. We got off at Mont-Royale. The colors of the
trees were magnificent! Brilliant red, shining gold and shimmering yellow
leaves sat side by side interspersed with dark green pines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trees had low canopies so we were
surrounded with brilliant colors overhead and along the ground, like a blanket
of mixed colors. We took pictures and walked along the path to the end and
looked out the Look Out at the skyscrapers with a bed of colors below. It was
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tall skyscrapers around us turned into a light show at night. We looked at the
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October 11, 2019<br />Quebec, Canada<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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cruise, we have an excursion planned for 2:30 this afternoon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Room with a large table with visiting people from Kansas. After breakfast, reality
came when we found a large envelope by our door with “Disembarkation
Instructions” printed on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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early so we decided to stroll around the city of Quebec. The announcement came
over the ship’s PA system saying it was a warmer day than expected with a
gentle breeze, BUT Bill looked out the window and saw the flags flying stiffly
in the wind…and when we got to the gangway, it was freezing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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de la Montagne then to du Sault au Matelot. We saw the most amazing painted
wall of a town scene from the 1700s. It was in a small courtyard with a French
gentleman playing a keyboard of romantic French music. We sat on the bench and
listened and were amazed at the large mural. Then he played La Vie a Rose.
Everyone in the courtyard taking pictures stopped and watched the musician. It
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continued down du Sault au Matelot and found a snow globe trying to blow fake
snow around a bust of someone (there was no plaque for a name.) We continued
noticing how beautifully the town decorated for harvest time, i.e., pumpkins,
straw, dried stalks, flowers. It was amazing! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Lawrence River to the city of Levy. The city was dotted with steeples and a few
high rises surrounded with trees turning
colors. It was an amazing view. A woman was singing Opera in French accompanied
by pre-recorded music. We met up with the two ladies from Utah and we all decided
to explore the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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UNESCO Historic tour of Quebec City. While waiting for the tour bus, Janet
struck up a conversation with two local ladies. They were sitting on a park
bench watching the ships go by. Janet mistook them for guests on the ship. One
of them spoke broken English, the other no English at all. Bill joined them and
we had a nice conversation using a few French words, a few English words, and
some hand signs. When the tour bus arrived we hugged the ladies, they kissed
Janet on both cheeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we stood to
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it was the wrong bus and the company had to send a second bus. So our tour was
delayed for 20 minutes. The new bus was much nice and very comfortable. Our
tour guide was Roger Napier, a local in Quebec. He spoke excellent English and
took us beyond Quebec city limits. However, first, they stopped and let us out
downtown to the north of where we were earlier. We stopped at the Information
Center on Rue de Buade and Rue Du Fort. The people were very helpful in giving
us information about Montreal. We only had 20 minutes and walked down Saint
Anne and turned down a small cobblestone street du Tresor. There was an art
show of local artists, beautiful watercolors, acrylics, etchings, oil and
pencil drawings, really nice stuff, and expensive. We happened across a hidden
outdoor restaurant with a courtyard a fire pit. We were running out of time so
headed back down Rue de Fort. A French gentleman in a light blue suit and hat
was singing what appeared to be French folks songs. Locals were crowded around
him, dancing, clapping their hands and singing along in French. It was a very
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the Plains of Abraham, a battlefield site of a battle between the French and
the British in 1759 where the British defeated the French. Across the fields
were the Parliament building for the province of Quebec and a statue of Joan
d’Arc. Much happened in this small area. The first Catholic diocese in New
France was established here and extended from Quebec all the way to Louisiana
until the Louisiana purchase by the US in 1803 for 13 million dollars. Now the
French regret selling!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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leaving port.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After the half dozen tour
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Italian Restaurant were courtesy of the AAA which arranged our trip. It was
strict semi formal dress restaurant. After touring all ay, we were lucky to
look as good as we did! We both had the seafood Italian wedding soup, and lamb
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business of packing for disembarking in the morning. Our dismemberment time is
9:30 AM, but we will be able to have breakfast beforehand. Bill will contacted
Uber and arranged transportation to the Le Centre Sheraton Hotel in Montreal.
We hope they will let us check in early, otherwise we’ll have to have them
store our bags until check-in time. We always hate this part of a cruise,
because we’ve become very comfortable with our cabin and the ship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus we have to put our bags out in the
hallway before midnight for pickup at the dock in the morning. We were
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people so Janet sat at the Observation Room and wrote, what a wonderful way to
write and scenic! Quite a few people we met in the last few days stopped by to
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“smart casual.” It was for seasoned guests who have sailed on Holland America
Cruise Lines before. (We sailed only once before with this cruise line.) We had
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a particularly trying day, lots to do and little time. We planned on getting a
lot done and we did, much to our exhaustion. We decided to skip the performance
tonight, though it sounded like a nice song and dance show about the British
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is where the book Anne of Green Gables took place. There were 4 tours to visit
the house and grounds of Green Gables. But they were full. We decided to go for
a walk around historic Charlottetown instead. We walked through Customs where
there were many photo opportunities. Several stands lined the wall of the large
room selling merchandise. Bill stopped to look at some maple syrup when he
dropped a glass bottle and it cracked. What a sticky mess!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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really quite beautiful. We stopped in the Port visitor center and got a map of
the town. On our way out a woman stopped us for a survey and gave us two
tickets to the musical play, Annie & Gilbert (about Annie of Green Gables)
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Guild theater where the musical was to take place. We checked the time and made
the decision not to wait around for two hours, or have lunch in town and then sit through the
musical. Our legs and feet ached – in fact, we ached all over and decided to go
back to the ship for lunch, a swim, hot tub soak.. That was the correct choice.
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(which is enclosed by a retractable glass roof. The air was warm and the sun
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man playing shanty music on his fiddle and singing Irish tunes. As we continued
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to stop by the Queen’s Room to listen to the violin and piano duo for a little
before dinner music. However, the sunset was just beautiful and our view from
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regular breakfast! We were 2 hours late getting into port due to bad weather
last night. The captain of our ship couldn’t get a pilot boat to guide us into
the harbor so we had to wait. We went back to our cabin and watched out our
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a lot about <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Halifax as we walked
reading the many plaques along the way. Now it's a major business center and
known for its maritime history. Waterfront warehouses are known as the Historic
Properties remain from Halifax’s days as a trading center for privateers during the War of 1812</span></span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">. </span><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We didn't know
the difference between pirates and privateers. The plaques explained that
privateers were armed ships owned and officered by private individuals but authorized
for use in war, especially in the capture of enemy merchant shipping. How about
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Charolette, named for King George III's wife, Charolette, 1755-1763 during the
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any other city except for extremely tall skyscrapers that looked like apartment
buildings. We walked to the Maritime Museum which we had planned to see. But by
the time we found it we were exhausted. Bill’s excursion yesterday to Bar
Harbor, and Acadia Nt. Park took a lot out of him, and Janet was just getting
over a major bout of intestinal distress. So we walked back the ship, about a two-mile walk round trip. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and Bill began reading <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">If you lived here...I'd
know Your Name</b> by Heather Lende) with hot chocolate by the window. The
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playing in the Queen’s Lounge and headed there to enjoy the pre-dinner music. It
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show started. The show starred comedian Michael Somerville, he appeared with
David Letterman, "6 times, 8 if you include re-runs". He was very
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was obvious she was in no condition to go to breakfast, let alone on the 3½
hour long shore excursion we booked for the tour of Acadia National Park and
Lobster Bake. We figured we should use one of the $130 tickets. So Bill
went on the tour and left Janet where she needed to be – in the stateroom, so
she could sleep and do what she needed to do. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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where the excursions assembled before leaving the ship. He met three women from
East Texas and Louisiana. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and it took several tenders from the ship and two large motor coaches to
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Mount Desert Island (part of Maine) and is lush with forests and lakes. Most of
the lakes are reservoirs for drinking water for the towns on the island, so no
swimming is allowed in many of them. This island was for years, a refuge for
the ultra-wealthy families of the 19<sup>th</sup> and early 20<sup>th</sup>
century. Gilded Age…Families like the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Ford, Carnegie,
Mellon and others all had “cottages” real estates along the shore. John D
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Acadia National Park (the first national park in the nation) and up to Cadillac
Mountain (the highest peak of coastal US.) the weather was cold, about 42º with
a 20 mph wind. It was freezing. The fall colors were only at about 30% but they
were impressive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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see the Veendam (our ship) off in the distance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the Park and then back down to town and the exclusive Bar Harbor Club for a
luncheon of a whole Maine lobster, mussels, corn on the cob, potatoes, and
blueberry tarts. Bill sat at a table with two groups of tourists. One from
Washington State and the other from Ohio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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walked up the hill to part of downtown that wasn’t too touristy. On the way
back, he was stopped by a man and his wife who looked at Bill’s LBCC sweatshirt
hoodie and asked, “Is that Long Beach City?” The man lived in Bar Harbor and
graduated from LBCC in 1971. He was shocked to see an LBCC hoodie in Bar
Harbor! Small world<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and met two retired farm families. Ones from Eastern Washington and one from
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enough to try the buffet for something bland. She got a plate of boiled white
rice then sat at a table head in left hand wondering how she was going to get
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her plate of rice and asked if she was feeling ill…anyway<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>about four different staff members, including
the supervisor and chef came to see her. The chef made some clear chicken broth
and a baked potato especially for her and explained how she could get
gluten-free items anywhere on the ship. Others came by with different
home-remedies to make her feel better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
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day. We are going to miss this gigantic room here at the Boston Sheraton. We
need to be at the Cruise port before noon. After breakfast and last-minute
packing we headed for the port. The weather was 46º...brrr. Janet was not feeling
her best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at 11 AM. Our driver arrived right on time and got us to the port on time. One
thing we’ve learned about Boston is that there seems to be no direct way to get
anywhere and traffic is always terrible – even on a Saturday morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ship – Holland America Cruise Lines, the Veendam (one of their smaller, older
ships), only to discover we weren’t allowed to bring aboard the 24-pack case of
spring water we’d bought for the cruise. We gave it to our drive, who has small
children. (We could tell by the toys in the back of his mini-van). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We had to unload our pockets and run our backpacks through the X-Ray scanner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got our ID photos taken for our digital
stateroom keycards and boarding pass for when we get on and off the ship at the
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staterooms were ready and we boarded. We found our stateroom on the main deck
of the port (left) side, we head up to deck 11 for lunch at the Lido Market
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prepare for the lifeboat drill at 3 PM. That turned out to be quite a mess with
a lot of confused older people stumbling around and not understanding the
crewmembers (many of whom had very strong accents from different countries)
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in the Main Dining Room since all the later slots were filled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is quite beautiful. We were joined by two
women from Utah. The older one was there because her husband was ill and
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Boston, Mass<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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our hotel without sunglasses and an umbrella! The high today was 60F and low
48F (at midnight). 40% chance of rain with 25 mph winds. That wind chill factor
truly makes a difference in how cold one feels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there and then take the bus for downtown Boston. We ended up staying 3-1/2 hours that's how much we enjoyed it! the library overlooked the Old Harbor. It
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life, his illnesses, that he was a poor student in high school and early
college. But he managed to graduate with a law degree at Harvard anyway.
Apparently, he had no desire for political life, his older brother, Joseph, was
groomed for the Presidency. But he died in WWII and the presidency was left to
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family. She went to Vassar College,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>spent time in Paris before the war, then finished at Boston College with
a degree in French Literature. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of his campaign for President. I was not yet in high school when he became
president. But I do remember much of his campaign and his life in office. They
handled his death with a great deal of sensitivity for the museum guest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cafe and ate a late lunch at the Cheesecake Factory after Uber dropped us off
at our hotel. We went for a swim at the pool and met a man from Northern
Germany his 8-year-old daughter. He was fun to talk to, his accent sounded
Scandinavian, not German. After a few laps, we headed to our room for an HGTV
marathon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Boston. We are amazed at how pretty the town is with its amazing landscape and
vivid colors of flowers everywhere. Any place they can fit in a group of
flowers, plants, or even trees they manage. And the colors of all the flowers
are lovely. Most locals of Boston seem to take great pride in their city
and enjoy talking about it. There just wasn’t enough time to see it all, so we
plan to return… someday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Boston, MA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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breakfast we got ready for our cold walk to Symphony Hall, a couple of blocks
away. We had tickets to see the Boston Symphony rehearsal at 10:30 AM. (Our
visit to Boston was in between performances so we bought<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tickets to the rehearsal.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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starting to turn to autumn colors. You could imagine how lovely it will be once
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view was like. Just like the view from some of the old New England movies of 18
century people dressed in hats and canes enjoying the theatre. We returned to
our seats to watch Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1 in C Minor. With the
virtuoso pianist Yuja Wang. The rehearsal finished up around 12:45 PM. We
bundled up again and headed to the big mall that runs through the hotel,
Prudential Center and several hotels (including ours). Best of all, it was
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Boston, MA<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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and waited for our second day of the trolley tour. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the trolley to the USS Constitution. It was miserably hot and humid by 11:00am, a big contrast from yesterday! We went to the museum and then to the actual ship.
We were amazed by how many ropes, cords, and blocks and tackles there were on the
ship! How does the crew know which rope to pull for what? It's still
commissioned after 200 years! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bill went
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waited for the trolley. We got off at One Washington Plaza in search of lunch.
We walked down the narrow, brick streets and found a plaza of department stores
and eateries. It was getting hotter, more humid and starting to drizzle...just
plain miserable! We settled on a Falafel place to eat. We walked down the plaza
and found some benches and ate lunch. Just as we finished eating,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the wind came funneling down the narrow
street blowing autumn leaves. Then the drizzle turned to warm, gentle rain. We
sat together listening to the rain coming down all around us. It finally
stopped about 10 minutes later, then the wind took up again and blew the leaves
again twirling around us and our park bench.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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State House but it was closed. Built-in 1712-13 it was the site of the Boston Massacre.
<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">It is considered one of the most
significant events that turned colonial sentiment against King George III.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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package came with breakfast. We didn’t know what to expect at the Side Bar
Grill in the hotel lobby. We've learned that not all breakfast buffets at
hotels are equal. So we were expecting the usual dry scrambled eggs, salty dry
sausage, strips that look vaguely of bacon, some kind of warmed up freeze-dried
potato cubes and assorted cereal and bread. BUT this buffet was to die for!!
Five tables were full of appetizing foods. Our waiter, Dick, was delightful. He
greeted us with the warmest welcome and catered to our every need. We struck up
a conversation with two ladies at the next table and learned they were from
Glendora, California…about 30 miles from where we live. Small world!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the Concierge and bought our “Hop-on/Hop-off” bus tickets before heading
across the street to the Hilton Hotel to pick up the trolley. We met a group
from Liverpool, England. There seem to be many visitors from the UK in
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was open-sided but had roll-down plastic windows. Surprisingly, the weather was
much cooler than the 78º predicted by the weather service. Felt closer to
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driver/guide pointed out historic places along the way, sprinkled with
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warehouse district and found a place for lunch called Sweet Greens. It’s a
healthy, veggie restaurant set up in the Chipotle model where you select
ingredients and make your own lunch meal. We took our lunch and strolled back
to the pier by the draw bridge, near the Tea Party site, found a bench next to
a giant milk bottle-shaped building made of wood with HOOD painted on the side.
We were enjoying our lunch when it started to sprinkle. We had our slickers so
continued to eat enjoying the view. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reenactment, multimedia presentation, tea room, and gift shop. Unfortunately, the only time they had an opening for the next show was the time the last
trolley picked up. We decided to try tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at the final stop near Christopher Columbus Park. Everyone got off to wait for
the next trolley. Meanwhile, Janet and Bill took a walk in the Rose Kennedy Rose
Garden. The roses were not all in bloom but quite a few were. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the Old North Church and heard stories of Paul Revere and the British soldiers.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We didn't know that Revere not only
notified the community the British were coming, prior to his famous ride he
took a boat in the darkness of night and
met a "high ranking Brit who was an informant. Revere rowed in silence to
meet him at the bow of the ship. He could have been captured or shot. With that
information, he rowed back around the ship to the North Church and you know the
story from there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Church. Revere was quite a character and a real loyal colonial. <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">The Paul Revere house, built around 1680
is the oldest residential building, still standing, in downtown Boston.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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discussed taking the ghost tour tomorrow night, but we couldn’t figure out a
practical way to get back to the hotel after the ghost tour, 8:30pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we opted to pass on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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reason, the heated pool was almost as cold as the Naples Bay tonight. We
swam about 4 laps, it felt so good to move freely through the water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to Montréal cruise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started in
Boston, spend 5 days to enjoy the city. Then cruised to Montréal. We spent
three days in Montréal enjoying the culture and the Autumn colors. We wanted to
share our adventure with you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Boston. Because of the long flight and our back problems we flew Business
class. The flight was five hours. We flew out at 8:05am. Because of the time
change (going east), we landed in Boston at 5:15pm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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turbulence for short while. We landed at
Boston Logan Int'l Airport. The weather was 48F, wind chill factor 40F. Again
we took Uber to our hotel which worked very nicely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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went to our room and it was one of the best rooms we have stayed while
traveling. It had a sleeping area, living room area and a small office area. It
was perfectly set up for us to do everything we needed for our trip and writing
our next novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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registering and getting settled, it was 7:00pm and we were getting hungry.
Because we are on a special diet we researched Trader Joe and found one two
blocks from our hotel. With the help of GPS, we walked enjoying the lovely
sunset. When we got to Trader Joe's, there was a sign out front, "The
Smallest Trader Joe's in the Known Universe".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took the escalator down and found the
smallest Trader Joe's we had ever seen!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had a strict system of shopping. You got your cart and got in line at the back
wall. there was a line that snaked along the wall everyone with carts and
pulled off the shelf what you wanted. At the end of the line was the cashier,
you paid for your items and took the escalator up and left. So, when in Rome
you do what the Romans do, we got our cart and stood in line. We took off the
shelf what we wanted, followed the line all the way around, paid for our items,
returned our cart and walked home. Everyone online was orderly and friendly.
We talked to those in front of us, in back of us, cattycorner from us. It was a
nice meeting place. Though, I wondered what you would do if you were in a hurry
or only wanted to pick up one or two items. So I asked. Everyone I asked
shrugged and said, "follow the line".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Back Bay, we agreed this was probably how Lemmings feel, resigned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We started researching our new book GAME TOWN, in Hollywood, on Hollywood Blvd. While researching the Hollywood area in period newspapers, we found mention of the new development that took the place of the Hollywood Hotel. So we Googled it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The Hollywood Hotel opened in December 1902. It was built by Hollywood developer </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.J._Whitley" title="H.J. Whitley"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">H.J. Whitley</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">, to support selling residential lots to potential buyers arriving from Los Angeles by the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Pacific_Railroad" title="Los Angeles Pacific Railroad"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Los Angeles Pacific Railroad</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">. The hotel was situated among lemon groves then at the base of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Hills" title="Hollywood Hills"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Hollywood Hills</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> In 1906 the heiress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almira_Hershey" title="Almira Hershey"><span style="color: black; text-decoration-line: none;">Almira Hershey</span></a>, who was then living in a mansion on </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunker_Hill,_Los_Angeles" title="Bunker Hill, Los Angeles"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Bunker Hill</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> in </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Los_Angeles" title="Downtown Los Angeles"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Downtown Los Angeles</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">, took a horse and buggy ride to see the hotel that was being advertised in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Los Angeles Times</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">. She was so impressed with the Hollywood Hotel she decided to buy the hotel and expanded it from 16 rooms to 250.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Langer's Deli</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosher_style" title="Kosher style"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">kosher-style</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicatessen" title="Delicatessen"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">delicatessen</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> located in the </span>Westlake neighborhood<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Los Angeles</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Founded in 1947, Langer's is known for its No. 19 </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastrami_on_rye" title="Pastrami on rye"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">pastrami sandwich on rye</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">, described by the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Los Angeles Times</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> as "the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe" title="Marilyn Monroe"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Marilyn Monroe</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> of pastrami sandwiches".</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langer%27s_Deli#cite_note-monroe-1"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">]</span></sup></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> Since its founding, the restaurant claims to have sold over ten million pounds of pastrami, and its pastrami has been deemed by some as being the best in the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The neighborhood suffered a significant decline by the 1980s, but Langer kept his restaurant open, convinced that it would continue to have customers. By 1993, the restaurant was seriously doubting its future, with it even considering closing entirely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> However, Langer's credits its survival to the opening of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Line_(Los_Angeles_Metro)" title="Red Line (Los Angeles Metro)"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Red Line</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail" title="Los Angeles Metro Rail"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Los Angeles Metro Rail</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">, with the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake/MacArthur_Park_station" title="Westlake/MacArthur Park station"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Westlake/MacArthur Park station</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> opening just a block away. Office workers in downtown Los Angeles would take the Red Line from </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Street/Metro_Center_station" title="7th Street/Metro Center station"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">7th Street/Metro Center</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> to Langer's, providing a steady stream of business.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> When we learned heard about this wonderful #19 pastrami sandwich we just had to try it. So we found the deli and had lunch. It has the best pastrami (#19) and hot tongue sandwiches. THEY ALSO HAVE GLUTEN FREE BREAD!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Our characters are definitely stopping here for lunch!! Either on a date or for a casual meeting to exchange information. MacArthur Park is just across the street. Perhaps a walk along the lake after lunch or dinner?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Janet Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06928601622639876853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246554091077710002.post-15185912590699424132019-02-16T17:22:00.005-08:002019-02-16T17:22:58.638-08:00Hollywood Research #4 Frances Howard Goldwyn-Hollywood Branch Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The Hollywood Regional Library opened in 1986 after an arson fire destroyed the original structure. The <strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Samuel Goldwyn Foundation</span></strong> built the new library, eliminating entirely, the dark and musty quality of old-style libraries. With plenty of light, modern design, and lots of open space. The new library has plenty of airy, comfortable reading spaces for patrons. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> The original Hollywood library opened in 1906 in two rented rooms on what was then Prospect Ave. (now Hollywood Boulevard). A project of the </span><a href="https://www.wchollywood.org/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="background: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; padding: 0in; text-decoration-line: none;">Woman’s Club of Hollywood</span></strong></a><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">,</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> the library’s first permanent home was built in 1907 by <strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Andrew Carnegie</span></strong> at Ivar and Prospect. It quickly outgrew its space by 192 and moved to its present location. After a 1982 fire, only 20,000 of the library’s then-90,000 book collection was salvageable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> It features special collections which are focused on Hollywood and the local community. The special collections room is filled with books, scripts, and archival collections that directly relate to the film and television industry<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The Pig 'n Whistle was originally a chain of restaurants and candy shops, founded by John Gage in 1908. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The Hollywood location of the <i>Pig 'n Whistle</i> was first opened in 1927</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_%27n_Whistle#cite_note-gelakoska-4"><sup><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">]</span></sup></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> next to </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman%27s_Egyptian_Theatre" title="Grauman's Egyptian Theatre"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">The Egyptian Theatre</span></i></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">. The building housing the new restaurant featured carved oak rafters, imported tiles, artistically wrought grilles and balcony and paneled fresco paintings. It was frequented by celebrities such as </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Tracy" title="Spencer Tracy"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Spencer Tracy</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Temple" title="Shirley Temple"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Shirley Temple</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes" title="Howard Hughes"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Howard Hughes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The original Hollywood location closed down after </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">World War II</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> and its distinctive wooden furniture, decorated with hand-carved whistle-playing pigs, was sold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> By the late 1990s, the location housed a fast-food pizza restaurant, and all that remained of the original tenant was a bas-relief pig on the front of the building. In 1999, British restaurant operator Chris Breed remodeled the building, recovering the spectacular original ceiling ornamentation, and re-opened the restaurant. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> The restaurant name originates from two </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English" title="Old English"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Old English</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> words, <i>piggin</i>, a lead mug, and <i>wassail</i>, a wine drunk during the yuletide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> It still remains a staple of Hollywood serving family style food and a great bar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Janet Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06928601622639876853noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3246554091077710002.post-4290272544311006322019-02-01T09:08:00.005-08:002019-02-01T09:08:47.004-08:00Hollywood Research #2 Grauman's EgyptianTheater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> We started researching our new book GAME TOWN, in Hollywood, on Hollywood Blvd. Since this was a fact-finding "mission" we needed to be mobile. So we took the Metro Blue Line, is the light rail rapid transit system Los Angles introduced in 1986 to see if reinventing rapid transit would be a good idea in L.A.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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