Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles

A friend gave us this book when we moved to LA and it's the best "Welcome to Los Angeles" gift! Nerdy in the best way, I have occasionally run into another person walking the stairs toting their book.

JUST FOR FUN

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Cate Pileggi7mo ago

42 (mostly) delightful walks that vary in difficulty and connect staircases in LA. Perfect way to explore pockets of the city you probably wouldn’t otherwise while learning from the informative and sometimes snarky words of Fleming.

7 months ago

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Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles

Cate Pileggi

“42 (mostly) delightful walks that vary in difficulty and connect staircases in LA. Perfect way to explore pockets of the city you probably wouldn’t otherwise while learning from the informative and sometimes snarky words of Fleming.”

Hitomi

“If you live in LA you MUST get this book and do the walks. The first week we moved there someone let us borrow theirs and it changed our lives. As you do the guided walks (map and narrative directions included for each), you encounter neighborhoods that are off the main drag and learn lots of history tidbits along the way. Charles has a way of throwing crucial directions next to some fascinating s”