Los Angeles Address Book TOURS AND TV SHOWS
The two-hour Grave Line Tours (213-469-4149; $40) depart daily at 9:30 a.m. from the east corner of Mann’s Chinese Theatre. Reservations are recommended.
The Los Angeles Conservancy (213-623-2489) charges $5 for its walking tours of historic downtown areas. Be sure to make reservations for the two-hour tours, which leave from the Biltmore Hotel’s Olive Street entrance on Saturdays at 10 a.m.
There’s no charge for tickets to live tapings of TV shows, but they’re usually given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Call ABC (818-506-0067), CBS (213-852-2458), or NBC (818-840-3537). For same-day or same-week tickets, try Audiences Unlimited (818-506-0067).
Half-Price Theater For same-day, half-price theater tickets, call Theater LA (213-688-2787). The L.A. Weekly and L.A. Reader, available free at the entrances of many stores and restaurants, list plays, concerts, museum exhibits, and other events.
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Beverly House Hotel 140 S. Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills 90212; 310-271-2145 or 800-432-5444, fax 310-276-8431.
Channel Road Inn Bed & Breakfast 219 W. Channel Rd., Santa Monica 90402; 310-459-1920.
Del Capri Hotel 10587 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90024; 310-474-3511, fax 310-470-9999.
Hotel Carmel 202 Broadway, Santa Monica 90401; 310-451-2469, fax 310-393-4180.
Venice Beach House Bed & Breakfast 15 13th Ave., Venice 90291; 310-823-1966.
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| BUDGET FARE Benita’s Frites (fries) 1437 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica; 310-458-2889.
California Pizza Kitchen 207 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills; 310-275-1101. Other branches in West Hollywood (Beverly Center) and Brentwood (San Vicente Blvd.).
Chez Hélène (French) 267 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills; 310-276-1558.
Empress Pavilion (Chinese) 988 N. Hill St., Chinatown; 213-617-9898.
Il Fornaio (Italian) 301 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills; 310-550-8330.
Jody Maroni’s Sausage Kingdom (sandwiches)
2011 Ocean Front Walk, Venice; 310-306-1995.
Nate ’n Al (deli) 414 N. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills; 310-274-0101.
Ocean Seafood (Chinese) 747 N. Broadway, Chinatown; 213-687-3088.
Remi (Italian) 1451 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica; 310-393-6545.
Wolfgang Puck Express (pizza) 1315 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica; 310-576-4770.
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BUDGET GUIDES
The Berkeley Guides: California on the Loose 1995. New York: Fodor’s Travel Publications, Inc., 1994.
Famous Hollywood Locations: Descriptions and Photographs of 382 Sites Involving 289 Films and 105 Television Series, by Leon Smith. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland &Company, 1993.
Let’s Go: TheBudget Guide to California 1995. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1995.
Los Angeles '95: Frommer’s Comprehensive Travel Guide, by Dan Levine. New York: Prentice Hall Travel, 1995.
Map and Guide to the Murals of Los Angeles. Los Angeles: Mural Conservancy of Los Angeles, 1995.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Beverly Hills Visitors Bureau 239 S. Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills 90212; 310-271-8174.
Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau 633 W. Fifth St., Suite 6000, Los Angeles 90071; 213-624-7300 or, for recorded information, 213-689-8822.
Santa Monica Visitor Center 1400 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica 90401; 310-393-7593.
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