Field Trips

Let’s Go Downtown!
Walking Tours through Downtown Los Angeles
OLLI members may be unaware of the changes that downtown Los Angeles has undergone in the last fifty years even if they have lived in the area for that long. New architecture amidst modern paintings and sculptures contrast with the older city. In this class participants will be exposed to modern Los Angeles superimposed on the old. The class will consist of an orientation meeting on the CSUDH
campus in the Extended Education classroom building followed by three trips to various parts of downtown. On our travel days (classes 2, 3 & 4) we will meet at the Artesia Blue-Line station just off the 91 freeway near CSUDH and take a Metro light-rail car on a 30 minute trip to the center of L.A. where we will begin our tours. On each trip downtown we will walk two to three miles in about five hours including restroom breaks and a no-host lunch.
• Class #1, Sept. 24, 10am-11:30 am - Lecture on campus in Extended Education classroom building
• Class #2, Oct. 1, 10am- 3pm – We will visit the Union Station, Little Tokyo and surrounding attractions.
• Class #3, Oct. 8, 10am- 3pm – We will visit the Civic Center, Bunker Hill and their environs.
• Class #4, Oct. 15, 10am- 3pm – We will tour the more historic part of the city with its stores and movie theaters all closed long ago but some more recently restored. We will also visit the Bradbury Building.
Facilitator and Guide: John Taber, OLLI member
4 Thursdays, Sept. 24 • 10 am-11:30 am; Oct. 1, 8, 15 • 10am – 3 pm
Fee: $20 (does not include lunch or cost of public transportation)
NLLL 270, Section 01, Course No. 43045

International Printing Museum in Carson
(www.printmuseum.org)
This little-known museum brings the history of printing and books to life. The inventions of Gutenberg and Franklin will be demonstrated for those who want to learn about traditional printing and the handon joy of practicing the book arts. Attendees will see a world-class collection of antique printing machinery through an interactive museum tour. Don’t miss this venue which has been honored by The Printing Industries Association of America. Transportation - Attendees will drive to the museum for a guided tour. The address of the museum is 315 Torrance Boulevard, Carson, California. Phone the museum at 310.515.7166 for directions.
Facilitator: Diana Halderman, OLLI member
1 Tuesday, Oct. 13, 10am – 1pm
Meet at the museum.
Fee: $15 (does not include lunch)
NLLL 270, Section 02, Course No. 43046

Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro
(www.lamaritimemuseum.org)
Develop an awareness and appreciation of the maritime history of coastal California with this OLLI field trip to the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. The museum emphasizes the people and institutions of the port city of Los Angeles. You will learn how the ferry system transported thousands of passengers to the canneries
and military bases on Terminal Island, where they could also make connections to neighboring cities and towns from 1941-1963. The“ferry building”, which is the site of the museum, is still a place to learn about maritime experiences and history. Transportation - Members will drive to the museum and meet for a guided tour. The Museum is located in the The Museum is located in San Pedro (Berth 84 in the Port of Los Angeles), at the foot of 6th Street in John S. Gibson Park. Phone the museum at 310.548.7618 for directions.
Facilitator: Diana Halderman, OLLI member
1 Tuesday, Nov. 10, 10am – 3pm
Meet at the Maritime Museum in San Pedro
Fee: $10 (does not include lunch)
NLLL 270, Section 03, Course No. 43049

Los Angeles County Natural History Museum in Los Angeles
(http://www.nhm.org)
Join us for an OLLI group adventure! This outing to LA County’s Natural History Museum in Exposition Park is an opportunity to explore a crown jewel of LA museum culture. The museum is LA’s second oldest cultural institution, opening its doors in 1913. It is the largest natural and historical museum in the western United States, safeguarding more than 35 million spectacular, diverse specimens and artifacts. History halls include
early portraits painted in L.A., the tools and accoutrements from the motion picture industry, and California history artifacts from the Spanish, Mexican, and early U.S. statehood periods. Transportation - Members will drive (or take public transportation) to the museum and meet group for guided tour. Does not include cost of lunch. The event will last approximately 5 hours.
Faciliatator: Diana Halderman, OLLI member
1 Thursday, Dec. 3, 10am – 3pm
Meet at the museum.
Fee: $10 (does not include lunch)
NLLL 270, Section 04, Course No. 43053