Pinney House, Sierra Madre (California, USA)

The beautiful Queen Anne-styled Pinney House, built in 1887, lies on the west side of Lima Street in the central-western quarters of Sierra Madre in Los Angeles County, southern California.

This elaborate beauty was designed and built by well-known brother architects Samuel and Joseph Cather Newsom on account of former Civil War surgeon Dr. Elbert Pinney intended as a railroad hotel to accommodate East Coasters that arrived in great numbers during the Los Angeles land boom.

Among others, it has served as filming location for classic films such as ‘Great Man’s Lady’ (1941), starring Barbara Stanwick, and ‘The Seven Little Foy’s’ (1955), featuring Bob Hope.

Eastern Columbia Building, Los Angeles (California)

The renowned Eastern Columbia Building, or otherwise Eastern Columbia Lofts, shapes a magnificent sample of Art Deco architecture and lies on South Broadway within the Broadway Theatre District and the Historic Core in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

The thirteen-storey edifice was designed by Claud Beelman and was completed within just nine months in September 1930 as the headquarters of the Eastern-Columbia Department Store, crowned by a decorative four-side clock tower to a total height of 80m (264ft).

It was built of steel-reinforced concrete and coated with glossy turquoise terracotta tiles trimmed with blue and gold that along with its prominent clock tower help stand out for miles whilst its façade is adorned with chevrons, zigzags, sunburst patterns and other motifs.

Among others, it has featured in films such as ‘Predator 2’ and ’12:01 PM” as well as the pilot episode of the eminent TV series ‘Moonlighting’ starring Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis

Angels Flight, Los Angeles

This is the top end of the landmark Angels Flight, a narrow gauge funicular railway, on South Hill Street in the Bunker Hill District in Downtown Los Angeles.

It involves two funicular cars named Olivet and Sinai that run in opposite directions on a shared cable and cover a distance of roughly 91m (298ft) with an elevation gain of 29m (96ft).

The short railway was originally laid down along the 3rd Street Tunnel linking Hill Street and Olive Street in 1901 to wind up in 1969 before it reopened in its current location half a block south on South Hill Street in 1996, linking it to California Plaza.