Johnny Hates Metro Rail Because It Doesn’t Run WHERE Johnny Needs/Wants It To.

In his old town, Johnny took the subway to baseball games, school, and to the park. Johnny’s father used the subway to get to work, the ocean, & the shopping centers. Since they moved to Los Angeles, the Buckleweeds haven’t been able to take a speedy rail line to many of these places at all.
PLACES OF INTEREST
Accessible by Metro Rail (within 1/2 mi.)
 
Aquarium of the Pacific
(Transit Mall)
Bradbury Building
(Pershing Square)
Catalina Island Ferries
(Transit Mall)
Chinatown
(Chinatown)
Farmer's Market
NO
Fisherman's Village
NO
Grand Central Market
(Pershing Square)
Griffith Observatory
NO
Koreatown
(Wilshire/Western)
La Brea Tar Pits
NO
Little Tokyo
(Little Tokyo)*
Los Angeles City Hall
(Civic Center)
LA County / USC Medical Center
NO
Los Angeles Public Library (Central)
(Pershing Square)
Los Angeles Zoo
NO
Mormon Temple
NO
Olvera Street
(Union Station)
Ports O'Call Village
NO
Queen Mary
NO
San Antonio Winery
NO
Santa Monica Pier
NO
Terminal Annex Building
(Chinatown)
Third Street Promenade
NO
Union Station / Amtrak-Metrolink
(Union Station)
Gibson Amphitheatre @ Universal City
(Universal City)
Universal City Studios Tours
(Universal City)
Universal Citywalk
(Universal City)
Venice Ocean Front Walk
NO
Watts (Simon Rodia) Towers
(103rd St.)
Wayfarer's Chapel
NO
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
53%
 
Museums
Armand Hammer Museum of Art
NO
Autry Museum of Western Heritage
NO
Cabrillo Marine Museum
NO
California African American Museum
NO
California Science Center
NO
Getty Center
NO
Guinness World of Records Museum
(Hollywood & Highland)
Hollywood & Highland
(Hollywood & Highland)
Hollywood Studio Museum
(Hollywood & Highland)
Hollywood Wax Museum
(Hollywood & Highland)
C&B Kay Museum of Miniatures
NO
Japanese American National Museum
(Little Tokyo)*
Lomita Railroad Museum
NO
Long Beach Children's Museum
(1st St.)
Long Beach Museum of Art
NO
Los Angeles Children's Museum
(Little Tokyo)*
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
NO
LA Museum of Natural History
NO
MOCA (Grand Avenue)
Civic Center
MOCA (The Geffen Contemporary)
(Little Tokyo)*
MOCA (Pacific Design Center)
NO
Museum of Flying
NO
Museum of Tolerance - Beit Hashoah
NO
Norton Simon Museum of Art
NO
Pacific Asia Museum
(Memorial Park)
Page Museum of La Brea Discoveries
NO
Petersen Automotive Museum
NO
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
(Hollywood & Highland)
Skirball Cultural Center
NO
Wells Fargo History Museum
(Civic Center)
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
39%
 
Entertainment
ABC TV Center
NO
Ambassador Auditorium
(Del Mar)
CBS Studios
NO
Chinese Theater
(Hollywood & Highland)
Geffen Playhouse
NO
Greek Theater
NO
Hollywood Bowl & Museum
SHUTTLE @ HIGHLAND
Hollywood Palladium
(Hollywood & Vine)
John Anson Ford Theatre
NO
Long Beach Terrace Theater
(Transit Mall)
Music Center (Dorothy Chandler, Etc.)
(Civic Center)
NBC Studios
NO
Pantages Theatre
(Hollywood & Vine)
Paramount Studios
NO
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
(Del Mar) (Mem. Park)
Shrine Auditorium
NO
Warner Bros. Studios
NO
Wiltern Theatre
(Wilshire/Western)
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
50%
 
Parks
Angels Gate Park
NO
Elysian Park
NO
Exposition Park
NO
Griffith Park
NO
Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park
NO
Kenneth Hahn State Rec. Area
NO
MacArthur Park
(MacArthur Park)
Memorial Park
(Memorial Park)
Pan Pacific Regional Park
NO
So. Coast Botanic Garden
NO
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
20%
 
Sports Facilities
Dodger Stadium
NO
Great Western Forum
NO
Hollywood Park
NO
Home Depot Center
NO
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
NO
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NO
Rose Bowl
SHUTTLE @ DEL MAR
Staples Center
(Pico/Chick Hern)
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
25%
 
Auditoriums/Convention Centers
Ambassador Auditorium
(Del Mar)
Long Beach Convention Center
(Transit Mall)
Los Angeles Convention Center
(Pico/Chick Hern)
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
(Del Mar) (Mem. Park)
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
NO
Shrine Civic Auditorium
NO
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
67%
 
Colleges / Universities
California Institute of Technology
(Fillmore)
Cal State Dominguez Hills
NO
Cal State Long Beach
NO
Cal State Los Angeles
NO
Compton City College
NO
El Camino College
NO
Long Beach City College
NO
Los Angeles City College
(Vermont/Santa Monica)
Los Angeles Harbor College
NO
Los Angeles Trade Tech
(Grand)
Loyola Marymount University
NO
Occidental College
NO
Pacific States University
NO
Pasadena City College
(Allen)
Santa Monica College
NO
Southern California Institute of Arch.
(Little Tokyo)*
Southwestern University
(Wilshire/Vermont)
University of California Los Angeles
NO
University of Southern California
NO
University of West LA
NO
West Coast University
NO
West LA College
NO
Woodbury University
NO
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
26%
 
Beaches / Costal Attractions
El Segundo
NO
Hermosa Beach
NO
Manhattan Beach
NO
Marina Del Rey
NO
Playa Del Rey
NO
Rancho Palos Verdes
NO
Redondo Beach
NO
Santa Monica Pier
NO
Topanga Beach
NO
Venice Beach
NO
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
0%
 
Shopping Areas
Beverly Center
NO
Broadway Plaza
(7th St./Metro Center)
Century City Mall
NO
Citadel, The
NO
Crenshaw Plaza
NO
Culver Center
NO
Del Amo Fashion Center
NO
Eagle Rock Plaza
NO
Fox Hills Mall
NO
Galleria at South Bay
NO
Glendale Galleria
NO
Hastings Ranch Plaza
(Sierra Madre Villa)
Hawthorne Plaza
NO
Lakewood Center Mall
NO
Laurel Plaza
NO
Los Cerritos Center
NO
Manhattan Village
NO
Melrose Avenue
NO
Paseo Colorado
(Memorial Park)
Rodeo Drive
NO
Santa Monica Place
NO
Seventh Market Place
(7th St./Metro Center)
Shops at Palos Verdes
NO
South Bay Pavilion
NO
Stonewood Center
NO
Valley Plaza
NO
Westside Pavilion
NO
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
15%
 
Airports
Bob Hope Airport
NO
Long Beach Airport
NO
Los Angeles International Airport
SHUTTLE @ Aviation/LAX
Santa Monica Airport
NO
Percent Served by Metro Rail:
25%

* Future Gold Line Station (Opens 2009)

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