How do you get over the hill expeditiously?
Last night we walked our talk, as we often do, and headed over to Firecracker in Chinatown after a few early drinks at The Sapphire on Ventura Blvd. When the time came to drive over the hill, two routes to Chinatown were obvious: 101 all the way or take 4 different freeways.
Not only is it fun to say, but the 101 to the 134 to the 5 to the 110 (with a quick exit on Hill Street) works much better than the 101 into downtown on a Friday night. Some of our Valley friends found that out the hard way, driving past three collisions.
Other fast over-the-hill routes that we enjoy:
- Laurel Canyon to Hollywood Blvd. (the back road to Hollywood & WeHo)
- Coldwater Canyon into Beverly Hills (much quicker than freeway to street travel)
- Kanan to PCH (screw 405 to Sunset, come to the beach without hassle)
Nice rides, but not neccesarily time saving:
- Beverly Glen into the Westside
- Through Griffith Park
- Topanga Canyon to PCH
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The coolest way to get to chinatown is to take stadium way>chavez ravine pl>w. college> and ta da.
Avoid 5 to 110 sadness.
shhhhhhhhhhhh
What about Malibu Canyon
I like Malibu Canyon, but it sometimes spits you out right into PCH traffic on a busy sunny day. Kanan can just be far enough out of the way for you to cruise southbound and make an easy right turn into a parking lot.
You can always take Ventura Boulevard to Cahuenga Boulevard West to Highland Ave. to Cahuenga Bl. to Franklin Ave. to Hillhurst to Sunset to Cesar Chavez to Chinatown to avoid the freeway altogether.