On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 2:31 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > My feelings about the tram are not as strong as Kevin's >
It’s possible my annoyance was misdirected. I just saw another article about blind people being issued licenses to hunt unaccompanied, and I’m just tired of people feeling entitled. But I’m also annoyed that although Warner’s is on the backside of the hill, and the LA Zoo is on a far side of Griffith Park, either option is going to screw up both the residents of Burbank and Griffith Park itself, and I happen to like both of those places. but my memories of the spot are strong. In high school it was a favored > make out spot for me and a gf. I think that must have been before the sign > came back into vogue; we could be up there for a long time and never get > interrupted. I don’t recall the walk as being strenuous (but I had other > things on my mind). > > Maybe they should have the Visitors Center at the origin, and just have a > gondola ride that takes people up for a close view but does not let people > get out? > Unless either of the two people-carrying solutions strikes a deal, it is illegal to actually get next to the sign. Too many pranks and vandals over the years. Closest you can legally get is still a few football fields away, unless things have changed. > On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 1:29 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I say this as someone who has done the hike. No tram. No gondola. >> >> I don’t mean to be insensitive towards those with physical impairments, >> but not everything needs to be handicapped accessible. There are three >> routes to hike to the Hollywood sign, or if the walk is too much (I’m >> overweight and can do it, but again I get that there are those with >> infirmities) you can go by horse. You can get great pictures of the >> Hollywood sign from the Griffith Observatory (fully handicapped >> accessible), and there you can get a better view of the city. >> >> The traffic and congestion problems won’t be solved by this plan... >> Hollywood is always going to have parking problems. And if anything it’ll >> bring more people to stomp around atop Mt Wilson. While I think it would be >> fun to take a tram from the WB water tower to the Hollywood sign >> (Animaniacs fan here), it just seems excessive. >> >> On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 10:32 AM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> 'Cuz some folks won't / can't walk up there. City would have to clear >>> it, tho they're also facing a plan from Diane von Furstenberg's son. >>> >>> Variety >>> <https://variety.com/2018/film/news/tramway-hollywood-sign-1202869578/> >>> (link) >>> >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
