Angels Flight, which travels a short distance between
Hill and Olive Streets on Bunker Hill in downtown LA,
was recently featured in the movie, “La La Land.” We
are pleased to have learned last month that it will re-
open by Labor Day according to the announcement
on March 1st by Mayor Garcetti. It has been more
than three years since the iconic funicular ferried up
its last ride.
Opened on New Year’s Eve in 1901, when Bunker
Hill was the richest neighborhood in Los Angeles,
passengers would pay one cent to avoid walking up
the stiff hill. Then in 1969, it was put in storage until
1996, when it was reassembled not far away from its
original site. Since then, the railway operated on and
off.
The announcement of the redevelopment of the site,
and the successful effort led by Hal Bastian to find
support to re-open this Downtown Landmark made
it possible for Angels Flight to be operating again by
this fall.
For more information and donate,
please visit www.angelsflight.org