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Friday, June 10, 2005 |
How I Get To Dodger Stadium
A bit of trivia for those folks who don't know this useful cheat.
From the south:
- I-5 N to 101 N.
- Exit Alameda; turn right.
- Left on either of N. Vignes St. or W. College St.
- Right on Broadway.
- Do not follow the signs to Dodger Stadium via Stadium Way. They will lead you into the main parking lots and thus a lot of traffic.
- There will be a sign that says Police Academy/Elysian Park just before Solano Ave. Turn left on Solano Ave.
- Left on Amador St. (It's the only left you can make here; going straight will get you on the 110.)
- Right on Amador Place. (It's the first right past the freeway.)
- Left on Solano Ave.
- The first left past Bouett St. is the Elysian Park entrance to Dodger Stadium. Notice the absence of crowds. You're welcome.
- Adams Ave. (I will not take the 10, I won't, I won't, I won't) to San Pedro St.; turn left on San Pedro St.
- Right on W. Temple St.
- Left on N. Alameda St.
My company is moving to the Westside in a couple months. The only good route out of the Westside used to be Olympic, but last time I tried that it was a zoo. Pico used to be decent, too, but it also is becoming insanely crowded. If anyone has good routes for getting out of there (I think we're going to be in Westwood), drop a line.
Comments:
Easy call from Westwood. For day games you can take Sunset all the way to Elysian Park. Watch out tho when Sunset forks in Silverlake that you manage to stay on the right street. For night games I would try to bypass the traffic on the strip and take Wilshire for a while, maybe to Vermont or Western, before turning left and heading back to Sunset and then Elysian Park. If you're going at a time when there's really no traffic (when is that?) the fastest way would be the 405N to 101E/S, exit Alvarado, left onto Alvarado, right onto Sunset. But I think that might only work in a fantasy world of light traffic on the freeways. The first two routes should serve you well.
# posted by 
: 6/10/2005 09:36:00 AM
: 6/10/2005 09:36:00 AM
Sunset, though? That's awful through Hollywood and worse as you approach the park. I tried it a coupla times. Just terrible.
The thing is that your options are kinda limited from Westwood. You're either taking Sunset, Wilshire, Olympic, Pico, etc. Sunset, you're right, is a bad choice at night especially Fri and Sat. Which is why I said Wilshire. You could try Pico too like Chainsmokr said. But ultimately it is just gonna take you a long while from there no matter what. There's always a helicopter.
# posted by : 6/10/2005 09:49:00 AM
: 6/10/2005 09:49:00 AM
As a west side resident for years, I must note that chainsmokr's caveat is a VERY important one - as Pico turns painfully slow in the afternoon/evening.
Also, Olympic is now actually slower than the freeway some times (believe me, I took it once leaving more than an hour before game time and missed the first 4 innings, ugh).
I think you give the 10 a bad rap, though. I take it to and from work every day, and it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It seems slow, but even in rush hour traffic, I make it from the west side to the north edge of downtown in about 30-45 minutes.
Part of the question is where in Westwood you work - because you'll find that it becomes fairly aggrivating to attempt to navigate around the 4-5 PM range. If you're at the north end (around the UCLA campus) then Sunset is probably your best option (there are plenty of side-streets to get to it easily, ask any of your coworkers). Otherwise, Wilshire gets you started going east.
Also, Olympic is now actually slower than the freeway some times (believe me, I took it once leaving more than an hour before game time and missed the first 4 innings, ugh).
I think you give the 10 a bad rap, though. I take it to and from work every day, and it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It seems slow, but even in rush hour traffic, I make it from the west side to the north edge of downtown in about 30-45 minutes.
Part of the question is where in Westwood you work - because you'll find that it becomes fairly aggrivating to attempt to navigate around the 4-5 PM range. If you're at the north end (around the UCLA campus) then Sunset is probably your best option (there are plenty of side-streets to get to it easily, ask any of your coworkers). Otherwise, Wilshire gets you started going east.
# posted by : 6/10/2005 10:04:00 AM
: 6/10/2005 10:04:00 AM
Sunset? Never. That's about the worst route you can take from Westwood to the Stadium. As you said Rob, it turns into a parking lot going through Hollywood.
Take it from a native Angeleno. If you are working in Westwood, here's the only way to go:
Take Westwood Blvd. south to Santa Monica. Head east. Continue on Santa Monica, through Beverly Hills (it'll be a little rough east of Wilshire, but you won't be on that long) and make a right on Beverly Blvd. Beverly Blvd. flows nicely during rush hour. Take Beverly Blvd. all the way to that whole Silver Lake/Temple intersection near Western Exterminator and the 101 Fwy. From there, you can hop on Temple, going south. Make a left on Glendale Blvd., then a right on Bellevue(?) - the street that cuts just south of Echo Park. Left on any of those streets that cut through Angelino Heights, cross Sunset, and drive right into the Stadium. Finally, congratulate yourself for taking quickest route from Westwood to the Stadium!
Take it from a native Angeleno. If you are working in Westwood, here's the only way to go:
Take Westwood Blvd. south to Santa Monica. Head east. Continue on Santa Monica, through Beverly Hills (it'll be a little rough east of Wilshire, but you won't be on that long) and make a right on Beverly Blvd. Beverly Blvd. flows nicely during rush hour. Take Beverly Blvd. all the way to that whole Silver Lake/Temple intersection near Western Exterminator and the 101 Fwy. From there, you can hop on Temple, going south. Make a left on Glendale Blvd., then a right on Bellevue(?) - the street that cuts just south of Echo Park. Left on any of those streets that cut through Angelino Heights, cross Sunset, and drive right into the Stadium. Finally, congratulate yourself for taking quickest route from Westwood to the Stadium!
# posted by : 6/10/2005 08:59:00 PM
: 6/10/2005 08:59:00 PM
I think Larry Sanders had a good way to the park from the Westside on Curb Your Enthusiasm: Hire a cheap hooker to ride with you so you can use the HOV lane.
# posted by : 6/11/2005 02:21:00 AM
: 6/11/2005 02:21:00 AMNewer› ‹Older
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