Angels Flight Railway
Angels Flight is a historic 2 ft 6 in narrow-gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles, California. It has two funicular cars, named Olivet and Sinai, that run in opposite directions on a shared cable.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: funicular
- Also known as: “Angel’s Flight”, “Angels Flight”, and “Los Angeles Incline Railway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles and The Broad.
Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
Museum
Photo: Minnaert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is a contemporary art museum with two locations in Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles is situated 700 feet north of Angels Flight Railway.
The Broad
Museum
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The Broad is a contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles. The museum is named for philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad, who financed the $140 million building that houses the Broad art collections. The Broad is situated 1,100 feet north of Angels Flight Railway.
Million Dollar Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Geographer, CC BY 2.5.
The Million Dollar Theatre at 307 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States. It opened in 1917 with the premiere of William S. Million Dollar Theatre is situated 500 feet east of Angels Flight Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Historic Core and Downtown Los Angeles.
Historic Core
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The Historic Core is a district within Downtown Los Angeles that includes the world's largest concentration of movie palaces, former large department stores, and office towers, all built chiefly between 1907 and 1931.
Downtown Los Angeles
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Los Angeles is a city of diverse cultures, and many of them are showcased in and around the city's Downtown. While Downtown L.A. has been considered primarily a business and manufacturing hub for the last several decades, its long-heralded revival has really gained some traction as new restaurants, retail chains, boutiques, and trendy hotels open at a rapid pace.
Bunker Hill
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Photo: Geographer, CC BY 2.5.
Bunker Hill is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It is part of Downtown Los Angeles. Historically, Bunker Hill was a large hill that separated the Victorian-era Downtown from the western end of the city.
Angels Flight Railway
- Categories: funicular, railway, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.05139° or 34° 3′ 5″ northLongitude
-118.25027° or 118° 15′ 1″ westElevation
387 feet (118 metres)Open location code
85633P2X+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 322957598OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=railwayOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Angels Flight Railway” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “天使铁路”
- Chinese: “天使鐵路”
- Dutch: “Angels Flight”
- Finnish: “Angels Flight”
- French: “Angels Flight”
- German: “Angels Flight”
- Japanese: “エンジェル・フライト”
- Japanese: “エンジェルス・フライト”
- Japanese: “エンジェルズ・フライト”
- Polish: “Angels Flight”
- Portuguese: “Angels Flight Railway”
- Portuguese: “Angels Flight”
- Spanish: “Angels Flight”
- Swedish: “Angels flight”
- Swedish: “Angels Flight”
- Thai: “แองเจิลส์ไฟลท์”
- Urdu: “اینجلز فلائٹ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gallery Row and Civic Center.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Olive Street and Angels Flight Ticket Office.
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