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Travel Talk Th« Charlotte Jewish News > September, 1995 - Page 17 By Joel Goldman Some Cities Age Well London maintains its dignity and traditions. Chicago, brazen and can-do, nevertheless offers Mid western friendliness and down- home cheer. And Hong Kong, as it was many decades ago, continues to be a splurge of sights and sounds infused with Oriental charm and mystique. Other cities, however, pass through maturity having lost some thing special in the journey. Lx)s Angeles comes to mind when I think of an old friend not having aged with the vintaged grace we might have wished for. I knew Los Angeles in the mid- 1940’s, when orange trees grew on almost every street and snow capped mountains were visible each and every day. Smog, freeways and crime were words for a generation yet to come to worry about. There was a beauty and leisurely pace to the City of Angels that has now passed into memory. In those more tranquil times, the eastern part of L.A was a ref uge for European Jews who fled the horrors of war. Boyle Heights, an enclave in East Los Angeles, was a melting pot for Russian, Hungarian and Polish Jews. - Orthodox synagogues, kosher markets and Yiddish newsstands dotted the palm-tree lined streets. A special treat for newly arrived Jews was to catch the famous “Red Car,” a street-car that stopped at David Swimmer Craig Katzman Harry Swimmer Bruce Kantor Life & Employee Benefits 725 Providence Road • Charlotte, NC 28207 704/333-6694 • Fax 704/333-3864 Wats 800/438-4933 PROPfRTIES Commerdal • Industrial • M«u«einent Greetings to all this Rosh Hashanah. Let the Shofar herald a coming year of peace and understanding for all mankind. May you have a New Year blessed with prosperity and health. P.O. Box 2439 • Matthm, NO 28106 • 366-1981 bustling Broadway in downtown L.A before snaking its way to the beaches of Venice and Santa Monica. No such scenes now exist. The city began its metamorphoses in the mid-1950’s, when smog, traffic and crime dominated newspaper head lines. East L.A was caught in the change. European culture was re placed with Hispanic, and the Jews of Boyle Heights dispersed to Beverly wood, Beverly Hills and, of course, Fairfax Avenue. Fairfax Avenue, located be tween Third Street and Melrose Av enue, approximately three miles east of Beverly Hills, features all aspects of Jewish life. For restaurants, there is the famous Canters’ Deli. Name the Jewish dish, and it can be found on Canter’s menu.(Be sure to see the mural depicting Jewish life in Los Angeles between the mid-19th century and the 1970’s. It’s painted on the wall of the building housing Canters.) Other multi-ethnic restaurants beckon from both sides of Fairfax, and gift shops featuring Israeli arti facts entice both Los Angelenos and tourists alike. Also, a wide selec tion of yarmulkes, taleysim and phylacteries can be purchased in stores specializing in religious ar ticles. Happily, Fairfax is in close proximity to other tourist attrac tions. This is no small blessing to those on a limited time schedule. The famous La Brea Tar Pits are one block east of Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax. The Tar Pits are a fas cinating exhibit of pools of bubbling tar where pre-historic animals were trapped and died. Their remains are continually being unearthed, and these fossils are displayed in the Page Museum adjoining the pits. Also nearby on Wilshire Blvd. is the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts. Classical, paintings, sculp tures and - Pavilion of Japanese art are featured, with tours available daily. Phone (213) 626-6222 for schedules. On 3rd Street and Fairfax, sev eral blocks north of Wilshire Blvd., is situated the renowned Fanners Market. The market is a popular attraction for visitors from around the world. Because of the size of Los An geles and the numerous sights of interest to Jewish tourists, we can not hope to cover the City of An geles in one column. The next time I write. Travel Talk will look at more Jewish museums, famed temples and Jewish life in neigh borhoods outside of the city proper. 1 Welcome To The Top F4_ o o r In Luxury 19 9 5 Lincoln OCL/rL WERE $37,59B isiaw 25&95 19 9 4 ;N C O L N Were $3S,6V5 $ 22S95 19 9 4 C^arA are ioaJeJl veklcie6 I LINCOLN What A Luxury Car Should Be I' li c* 1. i II - (> I II C' > III 1(1 i t III (* II t • 1 r>0,0m l>iiiii|>«*r !•> I>iiiii|x‘r • S «* r \ i I «» ii II «• r - KoitdHitU- N.-rvic** i >i 141 ii « »■ • 'I'i'i|> I* I it II 11 i 11 S •• r V I »■ €• 1'III *• r «• II ■>’ Iriivfl l.x|>«-ii^»- K «• i III l» II r K «• III «• 11 f SAM lOHNSON Lincoln Mercury 535'7810 5201 EAST INDEPENDENCE BLVD. CHARLOTTE, NC
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