Posted on:
Jun 25, 2010
06:47PM

Local Author and Councilmember Scale the Historic Stairs of Los Angeles

Councilmember Tom LaBonge and author Charles Fleming led a tour of the Silver Lake route spotlighted in Fleming’s book Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles on Friday.
The book, a favorite on Amazon.com, highlights historic staircases that are part of the unique Los Angeles landscape. There are more than 200 stairways across hilly sections of the City from the time when trolleys were the main means of transportation.
Councilmember LaBonge's tour included the Landa and Lanterman Terrace stairs. For more information about Charles Fleming's book, please visit www.secretstairs-la.com