Exploring los angeles on foot Had i been driving i would not have stopped here.But i was lured from a los angeles sidewalk by an open gate and the mysterious buildings beyond.There was a moorish structure with a minaret, another was italian with a loggia, a third had a fleur de lis on a chimney.It was as if a snow globe village had been dropped onto sunset boulevard.At the back of the hushed lot, a stone statue, naked to her hips, stood sentry. I would later learn that this is where a jazz age gangster named charlie crawford was murdered.In the 1940s it was recast as an office complex, attracting such tenants as alfred hitchcock.And while walking is common downtown and in venice beach and santa monica, in cooler months one can just as easily traverse los angeles between west hollywood, los feliz, miracle mile and larchmont village on foot(With help now and then from mass transit and uber).In fact, local tourism officials are encouraging people to do just that.On west third street, h ... Read more »