{"id":180668,"date":"2025-08-27T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180668\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:56:14","slug":"las-hidden-stairways-nbc-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/180668\/","title":{"rendered":"LA\u2019s hidden stairways \u2013 NBC Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let’s take a walk!\u00a0 Host Sophie Sullivan joins author Charles Fleming, as they explore a Silver Lake neighborhood full of history, beauty and oddities. It’s the Music Box Loop, one of dozens of walking routes Charles has put together for his books, Secret Stairs<\/a> and Secret Walks<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The stairs connecting these Los Angeles streets might provide a great workout now but before the automobile became our primary means of transportation, these stairways were essential. They took you to shops, schools and the red car – the trolley that connected LA neighborhoods. Some\u00a0of these stairs are beautifully painted and are popular photo op spots for tourists and locals. <\/p>\n

But as Charles explains, the stairs also offer a great way to explore a community, discover hidden neighborhood treasures\u00a0and even make friends with people you run into over and over again.<\/p>\n

Want to explore but are physically limited? Head to Google Street Maps. Many of these stairways can be navigated online. It’s also a great way to preview your route if you are preparing to head out on foot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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So slip on your most comfortable walking shoes, you’re going to need them as there are a lot of steps on these stairways, and explore LA like they did 100 years ago. And check out Charles’ books. There are links below if you want to buy a copy. And don’t forget his book for exploring stairways in the Bay area as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let’s take a walk!\u00a0 Host Sophie Sullivan joins author Charles Fleming, as they explore a Silver Lake neighborhood…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":180669,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,2961,224,5337],"class_list":{"0":"post-180668","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-losangeles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115102730555670327","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}