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[Music] California is one of those names that instantly brings to mind a variety of well-known images of Sun ocean and the glamor of the movie industry it is also one of America's most diverse and captivating States and no Californian city embodies the feeling that this is the land of endless possibilities better than Los Angeles the Los Angeles area is home to Hollywood's glamorous celebrities with their exclusive mansions nestled high in the Hollywood Hills as well as of the body conscious outdoor types jogging along the beaches in Santa Monica or Venice Beach Oh perhaps hiking in the city's many canyons [Music] California's worldwide reputation starts with its iconic beaches the gorgeous features along this slice of the Pacific produced some of the best waves in the world which have combined with the relaxed atmosphere and plentiful sunshine to make this area veritable surfing Mecca whether you choose to ride the waves herself or just watch others do the impossible you'll soon understand why Malibu's Surfrider Beach has earned its reputation as a premier surfing destination the name Malibu instantly conjures up images of surfers and swimmers on unending beaches long piers movie stars and music legends and exclusive gated neighborhoods and the Pacific Coast Highway running through the center of it all Malibu really does have all this and more [Music] Malibu isn't a place it's a style of life the myth of California Beach life began in the 1960s thanks to the movie industry and music groups such as the Beach Boys images of girls and bikinis and boys on surfboards hanging out on the beach soon became synonymous with California's free and easy lifestyle and drew millions of Americans to share in the fun with its 37 kilometres of beautiful coastline rugged mountains wooded canyons and sheltered coves it's no wonder that the rich and famous chose this place to build their hideaways [Music] Malibu pier divides the beach into Malibu beach on the west which extends into Malibu Lagoon State Beach and the famous Malibu's Surfrider Beach to the east the 240 metre long pier was originally constructed as a dock for the family of businessman and philanthropist Frederick Rindge who once owned an immense ranch in Malibu [Music] acquired by the California State Parks in 1980 Malibu pier was closed for a few years due to storm damage and reopened in 2004 whether it's spending the day fishing off Malibu pier walking the beach or just hanging out at a local cafe Malibu beach offers plenty of relaxing pastimes for those not inclined to surf [Music] with such a beautiful setting it's no wonder that the name Malibu has become synonymous with the American dream [Music] the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains that flink Malibu's beaches enhance the area's natural splendor but Nature has not always been kind to Malibu earthquakes mudslides and fires have taken their toll on this portion of the California coast and the constant threat posed by the natural world as the dark side of this charmed existence [Music] despite these risks those who can continue to build their spectacular homes in the unparalleled natural setting of the Malibu Hills [Music] Hollywood celebrities Preiser privacy and so it is no wonder that Malibu became a favorite of movie stars it offers not only protection from the prying gazes of the adoring public but a beautiful ocean view and a sandy beach as a front yard to boot [Music] with the back of their homes forming an impenetrable wall along the Pacific Coast Highway and the front of their homes mere steps from the vast Pacific Ocean Malibu is about as private as you can get [Music] [Music] the City of Angels the problem is not what to do but where on earth to begin in the undisputed entertainment capital of the world the beauty of the city is its wonderful diversity however just when you thought you'd seen everything you realize you haven't even scraped the surface Los Angeles is at once cutting-edge high style and Hollywood chic yet it still manages to maintain that aura of laid-back California casual for which it is famous no mean feat given that more than 3 million people called the city of Los Angeles itself home and more than twelve million reside in the metropolitan area over the years an eclectic population has been drawn to the metropolitan area early Angelenos were ranchers and adventurers and later on movie producers and actors hoping to make it big in the movies [Music] the Roosevelt Hotel is a historical Spanish site hotel on Hollywood Boulevard built in 1927 the Roosevelt has played a prominent role in films in Hollywood nightlife [Music] for Taurus Hollywood is the land of the stars guided visits take you to see the graves of your favorite actors from the Golden Age of cinema or on a tour of celebrity homes Hollywood Boulevard is a destination most tourists won't want to miss the Walk of Fame is no ordinary stroll here the stars of theatre television in the movies but also radio and music have immortalized their moment of glory on star-shaped stones [Music] [Laughter] [Music] strolling along the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard the visitor comes to Grauman's Chinese Theatre where the handprints footprints and even prints to the legs and noses of many famous artists of the past century were immortalized in wet cement in the theater's forecourt [Music] a saying goes to visit Los Angeles a Nazi Grauman's Chinese Theater is like visiting China and not seen the Great Wall [Music] dating from the earliest years of the Golden Age of cinema it is one of the most spectacular theaters ever opened a piece of China brought to America in pure Los Angeles style designed to resemble a red Chinese pagoda the theater embodies Hollywood's talent for making the world its own [Music] Los Angeles is the city of entertainment and fun can be had just by walking down the street the street artists on Hollywood Boulevard perform as if in a huge open-air circus [Music] the Kodak Theatre is famous around the world as the place for the Oscars the movie industry's highest honors are awarded every year visitors to the theater can dream of being a star and take a step on the very spot their favorite celebrities once trod and perhaps still hear the echo of applause after many years of neglect downtown Hollywood is being reborn and the new Hollywood and Highland entertainment housing and retail project is at the center of that Renaissance with its imposing archways and Hollywood themes including the spectacular Babylon court between mammoth pillars taught by marble elephants the design recalls a set of one of the epic movies from the 1950s with a nod to the heyday of the major film studios the center has injected new glamour into old Hollywood the massive project occupies almost two city blocks in the heart of Hollywood a combination of shops restaurants clubs a life theater [Music] to see the names of the major movie stars of today and decades gone by laid out along the Walk of Fame is a serious thrill for any film buff the best way to get to know Hollywood is to walk down Hollywood Boulevard in order to take in its sights most of the area's main attractions are located within a few blocks of the Chinese Theater Hollywood after all is synonymous with entertainment even as Holly what the industry has moved out of the physical place named Hollywood the two have remained inextricably linked in the public imagination [Music] [Music] built in 1922 the Egyptian theater was one of the classic movie palaces built by Sid Grauman and soon became a symbol of Hollywood glamour the site of the first ever movie premiere it is home today to the cinema TKE which screens classic Hollywood films the Egyptian in Hollywood was among the first of many Egyptian revival style theaters across the country [Music] Hollywood is decorated with a series of murals that take as our subject the movie industry at the southeast corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Wilcox Avenue is a wall-sized Tinseltown mural this one the work of Tom suryya from 1983 is called you are the star and depicts a variety of famous Hollywood actors of decades past as an audience at the movies [Music] Los Angeles may well be the city of dreams home to Hollywood and major film and television production studios it conjures celluloid fantasies daily the unique 1950s round Capitol Records Tower was designed to look like a stack of 45s vinyl records the media of the day [Music] besides Sun surf in Hills the iconic image of Los Angeles is without a doubt the palm tree in most cities buildings make the skyline Paris has the Eiffel Tower London Big Ben and New York the Statue of Liberty only Los Angeles signed the sky with trees tens of thousands of palms tower over the city like flagpoles the arching trunks in rustling fronds marking the progression of the California Dream the Church of the Blessed Sacrament has stood on Sunset Boulevard for over 100 years a historically protected building today's Italian Renaissance Church was completed in 1928 and is considered one of the most beautiful churches in Los Angeles [Music] a continuous study and contrast Ellis Holmes reflect the dreams of the people who live in them from palatial mansions to the Spanish Revival to bungalows ass const in the hillsides la offers every type of dwelling imaginable a visitor can take in the city's quiet atmosphere by driving through its residential streets checking out the houses the Art Deco style Griffith Park observatory commands incredible views over downtown Los Angeles Hollywood and the Pacific Ocean [Music] [Music] Los Angeles is famous for its dry rugged hills and canyons and there is no more famous feature of those hills than the Hollywood sign in our collective imagination we can all see those white block letters framed by a hill just as we dream about those thousands of actors and actresses who have arouse joy emotion anger love hate and sadness and all of us you're [Music] Paramount Studios noted for its famous gates is the oldest existing film studio it is also the last major film studio to have maintained its location in Hollywood on Melrose Avenue founded in 1912 it built its name with such actors as Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino it consistently ranks among the highest grossing film studios [Music] [Music] Universal Studios headquartered in Universal City California is one of the sixth major American film studios founded in 1912 Universal have such luminaries as Walt Disney get his start the Universal Studios theme park doesn't just recreate movie sets using paper mache and paint it recreates the emotions that those movies elicit and allows you to relive the movies you've seen careful because you might find yourself behind the scenes a witness to assimilated but heinous murder or perhaps in the middle of a street crowded with other tourists where you have to perform actions worthy of a stuntman and if that doesn't satisfy you after a walk in the dark where the worst nightmares of horror movies materialized before your very eyes you won't be so quick to laugh do you enjoy funky architecture interesting merchandise and a lively atmosphere if so you'll enjoy visiting the Universal Studios Hollywood City Walk [Music] in addition to the fun way it looks Universal CityWalk can entertain you for the whole day between browsing through the unique merchandise for sale at its stores dining at one of its quality restaurants and taking in a movie [Music] founded in Hollywood in 1918 by four Jewish brothers who emigrated from Poland to the New World Warner Brothers Studio is now located in nearby Burbank California over the years Warner Brothers has made movies to entertain the masses and was a pioneer in the use of sound in cinema making its name with the release of the jazz singer starring Al Jolson in 1927 since 1930 the studio has delighted audiences big and small with its Looney tune cartoons starring such favorite figures as Bugs Bunny Porky Pig and Daffy Duck [Music] [Music] beat Italy be me eating me Eenie takuma speaking of iconic peaches no Sun worshipers Tour of California would be complete without a trip to Venice Beach arguably the most eclectic and happening of the world's beaches mingle with the talented street performers people watch the beautiful and celebrities or just stroll or rollerblade along the famous sidewalk that takes you all the way to Malibu [Music] he said [Music] sit [Music] the stretch along oceanfront walk at Venice Beach is a fixture of TV shows we need the local color includes a parade of skaters bodybuilders colorful characters and musicians strutting along the boardwalk particularly active on summer weekends expect the unexpected on this people Beach between crazy performances beautiful bodies fresh air and sunshine it offers the ultimate California show on the scene his only oceanfront walk is where residents and tourists alike come to check out the local color just by being there you to become part of the Venice team [Music] [Music] in the 1890s one man's dream of a renaissance resort an amusement park transforms a deteriorating marshland west of Los Angeles California into the Coney Island of the Pacific in the face of disbelief in opposition the dreams of a bikini materialized in grand style the vision of a bikini a wealthy tobacco mogul world traveler and co-owner of the Ocean Park Casino Resort was to turn the land south of Ocean Park to the Del Rey Peninsula into a Venice of America [Music] luckily bu Amy's my boy just Venice has always been known as a hangout for the creative and artistic in the 1950s and 60s Venice Beach became a Center for The Beat Generation leading to an explosion of poetry and art Venice today is a vibrant area of Southern California it continues its tradition of progressive social change it also remains a favorite place for children to play in the surf sports fishermen joggers and people just out for a relaxing afternoon on the beach [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Santa Monica is 5.6 kilometers of well-maintained California beachfront and enjoys on average 340 days of sunshine a year plus a nearly constant gentle ocean breeze cycling movie shoots beach volleyball games and the finest of people watching all happen here and it's no wonder people love to gather at this California beach in part because it is so pristine [Music] Santa Monica beach in particular is a natural asset that local residents take great care to preserve [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] ten pizzas Hector stretching two and a half kilometers on the bluff so we're looking the Pacific in Santa Monica provide a green buffer zone between sand and City beginning at the Santa Monica Pier [Music] offering direct contact with the beaten ocean the famous Santa Monica Pier is home to a ferris wheel and full over the water amusement park while palm tree-lined Ocean Avenue has an array of prized ocean view restaurants in hotels [Music] the beers carousel with hand-carved wooden horses originally designed and built in 1916 offers good old-fashioned entertainment today the pier is a popular recreational destination as well as a vibrant reminder of the past as vital as it has ever been it draws over 4 million visitors annually the Santa Monica Pier celebrated its centennial on September 9th 2009 making it one of California's oldest pleasure piers [Music] [Music] Ocean Avenue is the westernmost Street in Santa Monica and for most of its course runs parallel to Palisades Park whose sandstone Bluffs overlooked the pacific coast highway in santa monica state beach santa monica beach is bordered with the winding walkways manicured lawns and gnarled trees of Palisades Park [Music] this popular public park with its green lawns tall palm trees public art and paved walking trails is situated at the top of Santa Monica's cliffs offering panoramic views over the beach in Pacific Ocean [Music] with a world-class rose garden ornamental sculpture benches and running paths Palisades Park has something to offer just about every line and all in view of the Pacific Ocean [Music] [Music] [Music] sunsets over the Pacific are justly famous and Santa Monica beach is a great place to watch them at night the solar-powered ferris wheel lights at Pacific bar on the Santa Monica Pier [Music] [Music] Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County California entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles [Music] it is part of the so-called Golden Triangle of Beverly Hills Bel Air in Holmby Hills exclusive enclaves for many Hollywood celebrities and studio executives have made their homes palm-lined boulevards are graced with sprawling mansions tangible symbols of their owner success [Music] without a doubt Beverly Hills has had a long and colorful past initially ranch and farmland the region was turned into lima bean fields in the late 19th century and then was developed as residential property and ultimately the home to the stars in the 1920s and 30s the Beverly Hills hotel is one of the symbols of the good life of this rich and famous community it is an oasis for visiting celebrities as well as a meeting place for entertainment industry executives [Music] Rodeo Drive one whole Street of exclusive boutiques where you can find fashions biggest names [Music] to walk down the most expensive Street in the world may make you feel slightly giddy or give you the thrill of a hunter who finds himself doing serious unbridled shopping you just might happen across paths with a Hollywood star anonymous behind her huge black sunglasses who left her Malibu mansion to fulfill the same primal need shopping [Music] Jewellers haute couture ready-to-wear luxury leather goods the biggest names in high-end retail all have their elegant store on Rodeo Drive equipped with salespeople ready and willing to fulfill their clients every need [Music] ubiquitous palm trees line the street alongside gleaming luxury cars of the latest model and make put up right in front of the store so that their owners don't have to be seen walking Rodeo Drive internationally recognized as the intersection of fashion and entertainment is a unique destination for residents of Southern California as well as visitors from around the globe [Music] the city of Beverly Hills beautification projects the prestigious Rodeo Drive walk of style award and distinguished retailers all have create an unparalleled atmosphere only found on this famed Street [Music] [Music] admits the quiet residential neighborhoods of Beverly Hills Rises the Beverly Hills City Hall designed in 1932 by architect William gage the elegant building with its terrazzo floors marble walls and intricate ceilings is beloved by residents of this exclusive enclave [Music] Beverly Hills City Hall is a fanciful Spanish Renaissance building known for its pale blue exterior paint accents it's blue green and gold tile dome gilded cupola and architectural elements representing government and commerce this well-known Beverly Hills icon faced demolition not too long ago when it was found structurally unsafe for earthquakes and not big enough for modern purposes thanks to a 110 million dollar renovation and design work by architect Charles Moore attend your effort to save this landmark came to fruition when the Beverly Hills City Hall reopened in 1992 the historic City Hall is surrounded by lush palm gardens and includes a series of elliptical courtyards connecting the city's buildings across Rexford dry [Music] [Music] Los Angeles is known as a car city but at about 15 square kilometers Beverly Hills is truly a walking city within Greater Los Angeles whether it's a self-guided tour along Rodeo Drive a former bridal path or a jog around town or just a tour the city's houses grand and modest walking around is the best way to get to know the sights and sounds of Beverly Hills [Music] Southern California's renowned for its many celebrity estates and driving through Beverly Hills looking for the stars homes has become a time-honored tradition and a favorite pastime of tourists don't think you'll be able to peek in the windows however these magnificent abodes are heavily guarded and tall gates will keep you from getting too close [Music] Americans love their gardens almost as much as they love their houses and the residents of Beverly Hills are no exception clipped hedges slender poems and flowering plants surround every house as a reflection of their owners importance though the climate of Southern California sunny and dry most of its houses are surrounded by immense expanses of grasslands which require large amounts of precious water to stay so green lots of water is needed to fill the obliquity sprite swimming pools as well which just as much as a shiny new car in vast house is de rigueur and Beverly Hills it is no surprise that the city's huge thirst for water has played an important role in its history since the earliest days [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] a helicopter tour affords a bird's-eye view over the city bordered to the east by mountains and to the west by the Pacific Ocean the city seems to stretch out impossibly far to the north and south criss-crossed by major boulevards in kilometres of freeway imagine being treated like a stars you soar between the high-rise buildings of downtown Los Angeles but the sparkling lights of the City of Angels spread out beneath you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] downtown Los Angeles also known as Bunker Hill looks like many other American cities with its forest of skyscrapers once an elegant neighborhood of spacious Victorian homes by the middle of the 20th century it had fallen on hard times and was razed to make way for today's skyscrapers [Music] founded in 1866 Persian squares the city's oldest public park [Music] it's name changed several times over the decades until 1918 when it was renamed in honor of war hero General John J Pershing and a statue of a Doughboy was placed in a corner of the park [Music] [Music] there are many reasons to visit downtown LA with its array of historic and contemporary architecture new buildings by architects such as Frank Gehry and important cultural venues such as museums churches and concert halls make it well worth the visit [Music] angels flight the world's shortest railway was built to improve access from Bunker Hill to the main business district on a steep grade - specially designed rail cars named Olivet in Sinai our counterbalance and stair stepped to let Ryder stand or sit level [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Oh [Music] [Music] Los Angeles was built for the car there is served by public transportation it's a pleasure to be able to disentangle yourself easily from its main thoroughfares in any case none of the locals would ever dare to live there without a car [Music] Walt Disney Concert Hall when architecture follows the areas of music the daring of its facades is captivating reflecting the skies over the city and silhouetted like monoliths sculpted by the wind on the horizon there are waves of steel and cement but also waves of notes that beat down on the ground the power of music in construction in one soul tidal wave [Music] designed by architect Frank Gehry Walt Disney Concert Hall the new home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic was designed to be one of the most cyclists officiated concert halls in the world providing both visual and aural intimacy for an unparalleled musical experience [Applause] [Music] Broadway is one of downtown's major thoroughfares as well as one of the city's oldest streets it has a gritty slightly run-down field typical of America's urban centers a place where you can find a slice of real life in this sometimes unreal city [Music] Broadway theater in commercial district in downtown is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places with 12 movie theaters located along a six block stretch of Broadway it is the only large concentration of movie theaters left in the United States [Music] the downtown palace cedar was home to the Orpheum vaudeville theatre from 1911 to 1926 and is the oldest remaining Orpheum Theatre in the United States known for wholesale prices on watches precious gems and all types of fine jewelry the Los Angeles Jewelry District attracts millions of visitors every year to its downtown location [Music] built in 1928 city hall with its 32 stories was the tallest building in Los Angeles until 1964 in part due to seismic concerns [Music] the historic Los Angeles Times building opened in 1935 and at that time was the largest building in the western United States designed and occupied entirely as a daily newspaper publishing operation this Art Moderne building was designed by architect Gordon B Kaufman [Music] blessed with the temperate climate and a beautiful natural setting surrounded by rugged hills and facing onto the Pacific Ocean Los Angeles is the symbol for many of the American dream of the easy life spent on the beach under the Sun or driving along its endless highways with the wind in your hair this image has attracted millions of Americans and foreigners to the Golden State and the city's rapid development has created its own set of problems yet the dream of the good life under the LA Sun lives on [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Length: 51min 36sec (3096 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 22 2017