Photo by Alexander the Great (FLICKR / INSTAGRAM ). Click for a larger version. Keep reading for archival photos of the bridge.
The Fourth Street Bridge opened in 1931. The photo below is from the UCLA Archives, and depicts the opening ceremony for the LA River spanning bridge.
The Fourth Street Bridge is one of the most popular in the world for filming movies, our favorite use has to be in Repo Man:
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Plus a beautiful shawarma sandwich in Sherman Oaks and a weekend-long celebration of a Chicano brewery in La Puente.
L.A. will also have to reimburse the street vendors for their past fines relating to this controversial sign. However, this does not include any other fines related to equipment restrictions or lack of permits. This also means that while a vendor can’t be cited for vending in areas like the Hollywood Walk of Fame anymore, they can still get cited for other city regulations.
Where to find all the medicated Pop Rocks, coffee, ice cream cones, and St. Ides you desire.
One of the taqueros who organizes the weekly pop-ups used to be homeless himself and broke out of poverty by selling breakfast burritos in front of a courthouse in Van Nuys. Now, he is sober and pays it forward every week. The group uses TikTok to raise funds and donate up to 1,500 tacos and more a week.
Was your life changed by a Circle Jerks show at Blackie's? Chaka Khan dropping in on Snoop and Too Short at the Palladium? Dudamel with a special guest at Disney Hall? Chime in!
