While
in LA, I stopped at Randy’s Doughnuts.
This is the place that Iron Man hung out in the 2nd
movie. It’s seen in several other movies
like "2012" where the doughnut is shown rolling down the street. It’s a 32’ diameter doughnut built in 1953
from steel bars and gunnite (like the material used in swimming pools). Very cool!
I
also visited a casino that was close to my hotel. Since RV parking at a casino is free in many
places, I’ve visited several in the last year.
Those casinos were primarily full of slot machines with only a few
tables. The casino in LA was completely
different. Instead of slot machines,
there was room after room of different types of poker (hold em, stud, etc.) and
tables for 21. The tables were full on a
weekday afternoon with serious looking gamblers. Some were eating at the table rather than
lose their place since there were people waiting to fill open spots. I’m not used to gambling so slot machines
intimidate me. These games and gamblers
REALLY intimidated me!
This
space age structure is at the LA airport. It’s called Theme Building and opened
in 1961. It’s supposed to look like a
flying saucer with four legs. Again it’s been seen in multiple movies and TV
shows whenever the LA airport is involved ("Speed", "Hancock", etc.). In the saucer is Encounter Restaurant along
with an observation deck (only open on weekend), but I couldn’t find an easy
way to get across the roads to get inside.
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