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February 16, 2005 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC Passport Destination: San Francisco and Los Angeles Packing Round 1. These are all areas of San Francisco except GRIFFITH PARK . 2. Sunset Strip in West Hollywood is known as the BILLBOARD Capital of the World. 3 The 97-foot-high monument to Admiral George Dewey graces UNION Square in downtown San Francisco. 4. Stars began leaving hand/footprints in forecourt of L.A.'s GRAUMANN'S CHINESE Theater in 1927. 5. This historic mode of transportation in San Francisco now covers only 12 miles. CABLE CARS 6. Olvera Street has been a MEXICAN marketplace in Los Angeles since 1930. Picture: tall building pyramid top Departure Round 1. San Francisco is known for DIM SUM restaurants that specialize in hot, filled Chinese pastries. 2. Los Angeles mayor Jim Hahn declared a state of emergency after this occurred in January. RECORD RAINS 3. All of these movies are set in San Francisco except CHINATOWN . 4 The SAN GABRIEL Mountains border Los Angeles on the north. 5. Two beach volleyball tournaments in Los Angeles are the Hermosa Open and the MANHATTAN Open. Picture: modern, curved, white building on a hill On Tour 1. This Mexican town was renamed San Francisco after Mexico ceded the land to the U.S. YERBA BUENA 2 The La Brea TAR Pits in Los Angeles are one of the world's best paleontological sites. 3. The Fisherman`s Wharf area in San Francisco includes the GHIRARDELLI Square Shopping Center. 4. Los Angeles is home to the world's shortest railway, called ANGELS Flight. 5. The only prisoners to escape from Alcatraz Island in S.F. were the Anglin brothers and FRANK MORRIS . 6. All of these are part of L.A.'s 25-block Exposition Park except UNITED NATIONS PLAZA . 7. This oldest building in San Francisco`s Golden Gate Park was erected in 1878. CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS Picture: Golden Gate bridge 8. This Los Angeles are is affectionately called "J Town." LITTLE TOKYO 9. Most touristy places in San Francisco's Chinatown are found along GRANT Avenue. 10. All of these are movie-themed rides at Universal Studios Hollywood except GONE WITH THE WIND . 11. This famous Sunset Strip hotel is noted as the place where John Belushi overdosed. CHATEAU MARMONT 12. San Francisco's Haight District, once the "flower power" center, is now the place to buy VINTAGE CLOTHING . Bonus Question One Italian immigrant Simon Robia began work on L.A.'s famed WATTS Tower in 1921. Bonus Question Two Where on the map of California is Los Angeles found? Area 5 Picture: fountains and large building Slide Show 1. At 853 feet, this San Francisco landmark is the city's highest building. TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID 2. L.A.'s GETTY CENTER features a vast permanent art collection as well as changing exhibits. 3. This architect designed San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. JOSEPH B. STRAUSS 4. This West Hollywood landmark is sometimes referred to as the "Blue Whale." PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER Clues for next destination: Dodecanese Islands Cyclades Islands Crete Castle of the Knights |