Redondo Beach
Jan 7th, 2009 |
Thanks
Dave
You can pick up the Metro rail at the Redondo station on Marine Avenue (it's about 15 minutes from the marina) and with transfers, you can take the Green Line to the Blue Line which will take you downtown to the 7th and Figueroa transfer point, at which point you can see downtown, or hop on the Red Line which can take you to Universal Studios, or the Gold Line which can take you to Pasadena. All day tickets are 3$ and though it takes a bit of riding, it can be fun. (I just spent 3 days downtown at a convention and found lots of great shopping and restaraunts like Engine Co. #28 at 5th and Fig.
Redondo has a nice mall at Hawthorne and Artesia, the Galleria and there are theaters there also. Lots of redevelopment going on, but it's a good mall. Nordstroms, Robinson May and the usual mall rat stores.
Close to Redondo is Torrance, Hermosa Beach,and Manhattan Beach. Fun places to explore. Torrance is the home of the Del Amo shopping center, which is the 5th largest mall in the US.
Hope this was some help to you!
ab53
a redundant beach resident
I take the Green Line to the Blue Line to get me into Downtown now and then. The problem is that the Green Line begins/ends in North Redondo and you are in South Redondo so you would need to take a $10 taxi ride to station.
The INFO below is copied from a post I made to another thread but it may be helpful. It is a very short taxi ride from Redondo Pier to Hermosa or a nice 15-20 minute walk.
http://www.hermosawave.net/webcam/
For those who are not the beach kind of people there are great shops to walk too. Lots of antiques, surf shops, one-of-a-kind stores, jewlery, fashion and vintage shops.
Points of Interest: http://www.hbchamber.net/points_of_interest.htm
Also many restaurants and bars such as:
http://www.eatgoodstuff.com/hermosa.html good healthy food
http://www.sharkeez.net/hb/ hawaiiana sports bar
http://www.dragonbar.net/ nightclub
http://www.boogaloo.com/ cajun
http://www.ilboccaccio.com/ Italian
complete list: http://www.hbchamber.net/dining_list.htm
You can also rent bikes, boogie boards, surf boards, rollerblades and skates. Down the Strand in Redondo Beach there is also sport fishing and whale watching boats http://www.redondosportfishing.com/
For those who want to venture off it is about 20 miles to Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Near Hermosa in Redondo there is a Green Line Rail that can get you to Long Beach, Downtown LA, Hollywood and Pasadena. You can also pick up a shuttle to the Green Line from LAX.
http://www.mta.net/riding_metro/metro_rail/mr_system_map.htm
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