The Great Los Angeles Walk 2025 Official Press Release Has Been Sent!

 

THE 20th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK RETURNS TO WHERE IT ALL STARTED, WILSHIRE BLVD., ON SATURDAY, NOV. 22

 

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6, 2025) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 22, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2025 – the annual event (always held the Saturday before Thanksgiving) that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.” 

 

To mark the 20^th edition of The Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com), we’ll return to the street that began this annual tradition back in 2006: Wilshire Boulevard. 

 

This year’s Walk will meet at downtown Los Angeles’ Pershing Square at 9 a.m., and then proceed to walk the entire length of Wilshire — taking their time, of course, to see the city and get to know their fellow Angelenos.

 

Along the way, as they hike down L.A.’s grand boulevard, walkers will encounter historic buildings like Bullocks Wilshire and the Wiltern Theatre; attractions such as MacArthur Park and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the remains of L.A. icons that fell to the wrecking ball, such as the Ambassador Hotel and Perino’s.

 

Walkers will pass through a diverse cross-section of the region, including Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, the Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills, Westwood and Santa Monica.

 

Attendees will be encouraged to explore the city in a safe way, and follow proper safety protocols. As they walk through Los Angeles, they’ll document what they see and share that experience with others. It’s not a race – attendees are encouraged to take their time, explore, learn about their city and even build community with others. The Walk will end with a celebration at a venue to be announced later.

 

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length. 

 

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard. 

 

In 2016, the Walk returned to Pico; in 2017, it tackled Beverly Boulevard; in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown; in 2019, we walked down Colorado Blvd. from Arcadia and Pasadena, and then through Highland Park to downtown via Figueroa; in 2020, the socially distanced edition returned to Wilshire; in 2021, the event retraced the steps of L.A.’s first settlers (Los Pobladores) from San Gabriel Mission to downtown; in 2022, it once again explored West Adams on the way to Venice; in 2023, the Walk started and ended at Griffith Park (taking Fairfax, Pico and Western); and in 2024, the Walk started at USC and ended at UCLA.

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year – always the Saturday before Thanksgiving -- as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot. 

 

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. The Walk was also included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon. 

 

The official hashtags of The Great Los Angeles Walk are #greatlawalk and #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Instagram feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

 

 

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk 2024 Official Press Release Has Been Sent!

THE 19th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK TRAVELS FROM USC TO UCLA ON NOVEMBER 23, CELEBRATING OUR LOCAL COLLEGE RIVALRY

 

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 8, 2024) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 23, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2024 – the annual event (always held the Saturday before Thanksgiving) that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.” 

 

(Read more about it via this week’s profile in the Los Angeles Times here: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-11-08/great-los-angeles-walk-michael-schneider) 

 

This year’s 19^th annual Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com) will celebrate the local collegiate rivalry between USC and UCLA, a football game that will play out later that evening at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. We won’t venture close to that event, but instead will travel from USC (via nearby Exposition Park) to the UCLA campus starting at 9 a.m..

 

This year’s Walk will meet at a little-known Los Angeles landmark: The city’s first palm tree (which harkens back to the 1800s), now standing in Exposition Park, facing the Memorial Coliseum. From there, we’ll walk through the park and past the California Science Center, California African American Museum, Natural History Museum, Memorial Coliseum and the future Lucas Museum of Narrative Art to get to Vermont Ave. We’ll then head north to Washington Blvd., then west to Culver City.

 

After Culver City, we’ll go north on Overland, scoot over (via Pico) to Westwood and walk our way to UCLA, where we’ll finish the day at the campus’ famed Bruin statue.

 

All told, this year’s Walk will clock a little under 15 miles. Attendees will be encouraged to explore the city in a safe way, and follow proper safety protocols. As they walk through Los Angeles, they’ll document what they see and share that experience with others. It’s not a race – attendees are encouraged to take their time, explore, learn about their city and even build community with others. The Walk will end with a celebration at a venue to be announced later.

 

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length. 

 

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard. 

 

In 2016, the Walk returned to Pico; in 2017, it tackled Beverly Boulevard; in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown; in 2019, we walked down Colorado Blvd. from Arcadia and Pasadena, and then through Highland Park to downtown via Figueroa; in 2020, the socially distanced edition returned to Wilshire; in 2021, the event retraced the steps of L.A.’s first settlers (Los Pobladores) from San Gabriel Mission to downtown; in 2022, it once again explored West Adams on the way to Venice; and in 2023, the Walk started and finished at Griffith Park.

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year – always the Saturday before Thanksgiving -- as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot. 

 

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon. 

 

The official hashtags of The Great Los Angeles Walk are #greatlawalk and #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Instagram feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

 

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The Great Los Angeles Walk 2023 Official Press Release Has Been Sent!

THE 18th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK KICKS OFF — AND ENDS — AT GRIFFITH PARK, TRAVELING UP AND DOWN FAIRFAX AND WESTERN AVENUES FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ON NOV. 18

 

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 6, 2023) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 18, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2023 – the annual event (always held the Saturday before Thanksgiving) that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.” 

 

After years of mostly east-to-west journeys, this year’s Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com)  will feature a number of firsts for the event. The 2023 Walk will begin and end in Griffith Park — the first time L.A.’s major park is included in the Walk, as well as the first time the Walk has started and ended in the same place.

 

This year’s Walk will meet at the Griffith Park bear statue (5413 Los Feliz Blvd.) at 9 a.m. on Nov. 18, and then head down to Franklin Ave., where we’ll head west toward Hollywood (and past Highland) to the end, at Wattles Mansion and Garden Park, a little past Runyon Canyon. From there, we’ll take Curson to Hollywood Blvd. and continue to Fairfax Ave.

 

That’s where we’ll turn and take Fairfax Ave. for the first time. Walkers will pass iconic businesses like Canter’s Deli, as well as Television City, The Grove, the Farmers Market, the Academy Museum, the Petersen Auto Museum, the Little Ethiopia restaurants and more. 

 

At Pico, we will head east to Western. And then, we walk back north, up Western, past El Cholo restaurant (celebrating its 100^th anniversary this year) and through the heart of Koreatown. We’ll keep walking north, until we make it back to the Griffith Park bear.

 

All told, this year’s Walk will clock a little under 15 miles. Attendees will be encouraged to explore the city in a safe way, and follow proper safety protocols. From there, they will explore the city, document what they see and share that experience with others. It’s not a race – attendees are encourage to take their time, explore, learn about their city and even build community with others. The Walk will end with a celebration at a venue to be announced later.

 

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length. 

 

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard. 

 

In 2016, the Walk returned to Pico; in 2017, it tackled Beverly Boulevard; in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown; in 2019, we walked down Colorado Blvd. from Arcadia and Pasadena, and then through Highland Park to downtown via Figueroa; in 2020, the socially distanced edition returned to Wilshire; in 2021, the event retraced the steps of L.A.’s first settlers (Los Pobladores) from San Gabriel Mission to downtown; and in 2022, it once again explored West Adams on the way to Venice.

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year – always the Saturday before Thanksgiving -- as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot.

 

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon. 

 

The official hashtags of The Great Los Angeles Walk are #greatlawalk and #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Instagram feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

The Great Los Angeles Walk 2022 Official Press Release Has Been Sent!

             

THE 17th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK HITS THE PAVEMENT FROM HISTORIC WEST ADAMS TO THE OCEAN ON NOV. 19

 

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 7, 2022) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 19, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2022 – the annual event that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.” 

 

After last year's event retraced the steps of L.A.’s first settlers (Los Pobladores) from San Gabriel Mission to downtown, the 2022 edition of The Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com) is returning to its traditional hike to the ocean. 

 

This year’s Walk will meet at the Exposition Park rose garden at 9 a.m. on Nov. 19, and then head to Adams and Figueroa (home to both the historic St. Vincent de Paul church and SoCal AAA headquarters), and continue down Adams Blvd. to Culver City, where the path intersects with Washington Blvd. The Walk continues from there, all the way to Venice Beach.

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk last visited West Adams in 2009. Like that event, we’ll once again tour the architectural treasures of the West Adams neighborhood, and hit other historic buildings (plus a few famous structures from TV and film). We’ll also visit attractions including the Velaslavasay Panorama, which will be open for the occasion.

 

Attendees will be encouraged to explore the city in a safe way, and follow proper safety protocols. From there, they should explore the city, document what they see and share that experience with others. It’s not a race – attendees are encourage to take their time, explore, learn about their city and even build community with others. The Walk will end with a celebration at a venue to be announced later.

 

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length. 

 

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard. 

 

In 2016, the Walk returned to Pico; in 2017, it tackled Beverly Boulevard; in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown; in 2019, we walked down Colorado Blvd. from Arcadia and Pasadena, and then through Highland Park to downtown via Figueroa; in 2020, the socially distanced edition returned to Wilshire; and in 2021, we walked the "Los Pobladores" route from San Gabriel to downtown .

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year – always the Saturday before Thanksgiving -- as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot.

 

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon. 

 

The official hashtags of The Great Los Angeles Walk are #greatlawalk and #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Twitter feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

 

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323.356.2536

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The Great Los Angeles Walk 2021 Official Press Release

THE 16th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK RETURNS NOV. 20, AND WILL RETRACE THE STEPS OF THE CITY'S ORIGINAL SETTLERS ("LOS POBLADORES") IN HONOR OF L.A.'s 240^TH BIRTHDAY

 

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 8, 2021) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 20, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2021 – the annual event that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.”

 

After last year's socially distanced edition, The Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com) will welcome vaccinated participants to join in and walk from the San Gabriel Mission to downtown, the same route that the city's first settlers – Los Pobladores – took to found Los Angeles in 1781.

 

In September 1781, the original settlers of Los Angeles — the 44 mostly Mexican-Indigenous and Black individuals known as Los Pobladores ("the settlers"), set out from the San Gabriel Mission. El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula (a.k.a. Los Angeles) was then founded, 240 years ago.

 

Every year, hundreds of Angelenos walk the historic route, from the San Gabriel Mission to El Pueblo Historical Monument, considered the birthplace of Los Angeles, to celebrate our city's birthday. This year, the Great Los Angeles Walk will do the same.

 

But the Pobladores route is only nine miles — which is a little more than half our usual downtown-to-ocean journey. So once we get to El Pueblo, we'll also walk through downtown Los Angeles' Spring St., Broadway and Grand Ave., in order to spend a bit more time exploring our fine city.

 

All told, this year's route will still be the shortest ever in the Great Los Angeles Walk's 16-year history: Just 13 miles. But that will give participants a chance to take more time and explore both the Pueblo (including Olvera Street) and downtown. The journey will end by taking Angels Flight railway down to Grand Central Market for a celebratory meal and drink.

 

Everyone will be encouraged to explore the city in a safe way, and follow proper safety protocols, such as wearing a mask indoors and maintaining a proper distancing from others. From there, they should explore the city, document what they see and share that experience with others.

 

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length.

 

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard; in 2016, it returned to Pico; in 2017, the Walk tackled Beverly Boulevard; in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown; in 2019, we walked down Colorado Blvd. from Arcadia and Pasadena, and then through Highland Park to downtown via Figueroa; and in 2020, the socially distanced edition returned to Wilshire.

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot.

 

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon.

 

The official hashtags of The Great Los Angeles Walk are #greatlawalk and #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Twitter feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

 

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

CONTACT: Michael Schneider

greatlawalk@mail.com

The Great Los Angeles 2020 Press Release

As sent to media last week:

THE 15th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK RETURNS TO WILSHIRE FOR A SOCIALLY DISTANCED EDITION ON NOV. 21 

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 10, 2020) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 21, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2020 – the annual event that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.” 

 

But in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's walk will be a little different. This year, for the 15th edition, The Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com)won't kick off with its usual gathering (there is no start time this year), and it also won't end with a celebration. Instead, participants are encouraged to walk at their own pace, and on their own schedule, down Wilshire Boulevard throughout the day.

 

Wilshire Boulevard was the route for the first Walk in 2006, and again for a second time in 2010. . Participants can start right where Wilshire begins, in downtown Los Angeles at Grand Ave., and proceed to walk the entire 15.6 mile length to the ocean.

 

Along the way, as they hike down L.A.’s grand boulevard, walkers will encounter historic buildings like Bullock’s Wilshire and the Wiltern Theatre; attractions such as MacArthur Park and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the remains of L.A. icons that fell to the wrecking ball, such as the Ambassador Hotel and Perino’s.

 

Walkers will pass through a diverse cross-section of the region, including Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, the Miracle Mile, Beverly Hills, Westwood and Santa Monica.

 

Everyone will be encouraged to explore the city in a safe way, and follow proper safety protocols, such as wearing a mask and maintaining a proper distancing from others. From there, they should explore the city, document what they see and share that experience with others. We won't be able to document our start and journey as a group this year, but we will be able to chronicle it virutally.

 

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length. 

 

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard; in 2016, it returned to Pico; in 2017, the Walk tackled Beverly Boulevard; in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown; and in 2019, we walked down Colorado Blvd. from Arcadia and Pasadena, and then through Highland Park to downtown via Figueroa.

 

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot. 

 

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weeklyrecognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon. 

 

The official hashtag of The Great Los Angeles Walk is #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Twitter feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

The Great Los Angeles Walk 2019 Press Release

THE 14th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK HIKES THROUGH ARCADIA, PASADENA, HIGHLAND PARK AND CHINATOWN ON NOV. 23

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 7, 2019) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks once again on Saturday, November 23, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2019 – the annual event that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.”

This year, for the 14th edition, The Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com) is taking a break from its usual downtown-to-ocean routes, and will instead travel through the San Gabriel Valley and Northeast Los Angeles. The Walk will travel through Arcadia and Pasadena via Colorado Blvd., before walking through Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Chinatown on Figueroa St. in Los Angeles.

Participants will meet at the Arcadia County Park fountain, in Arcadia, at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23.

From the fountain, we'll head west on Huntington Drive, past the Santa Anita Park and mall, turning north on Baldwin Ave. (past the Los Angeles County Arboretum). We'll walk under the 210 to Foothill Blvd., turning left and walking west until we get to Michillinda Ave. We'll then walk South to Colorado Blvd., and begin our journey through Pasadena.

At the edge of Old Town Pasadena, we'll make our way over the Colorado Street Bridge, then continue to Figueroa Street, where we'll turn left and head south. We'll walk through Highland Park and then make a left at Pasadena Ave. to North Broadway, where we'll hang a right, walk over the Los Angeles River, and then walk through Chinatown. Our final destination: Grand Park, in front of City Hall.

The Great Los Angeles Walk will conclude with a group photo and informal celebration in downtown Los Angeles at a location to be announced later. Walkers will be encouraged to utilize the Metro Gold Line, which offers public transportation between Arcadia and the finish of the walk in downtown.

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length.

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard; in 2016, it returned to Pico; in 2017, the Walk tackled Beverly Boulevard; and in 2018, in honor of Jonathan Gold, we walked on 6th Street, including through Koreatown.

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot.

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon.

The official hashtag of The Great Los Angeles Walk is #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Twitter feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

The Great Los Angeles Walk 2018 Press Release

THE 13th ANNUAL GREAT LOS ANGELES WALK HITS 6TH STREET AND KOREATOWN, IN TRIBUTE TO JONATHAN GOLD, FROM DOWNTOWN TO THE OCEAN ON NOV. 17

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 1, 2018) -- Hundreds of Angelenos will hit the sidewalks on Saturday, November 17, for The Great Los Angeles Walk 2018 – the annual event that dispels the myth that “nobody walks in L.A.”

This year, for the 13th edition, The Great Los Angeles Walk (http://www.greatlawalk.com) is paying tribute to the late Jonathan Gold by hiking down 6th Street. It's one of the key arteries through Los Angeles' Koreatown neighborhood, and according to Gold's assessment of Koreatown's restaurants, it also boasts some of the neighborhood's best food. 

Participants will meet at Pershing Square, in downtown Los Angeles, at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17.

From downtown, we'll start off at Pershing Square, and head west -- along the way seeing sites such as the Standard Hotel, the Jonathan Club, the Pacific Dining Car restaurant, MacArthur Park, the Park Plaza (now known as the MacArthur), Lafayette Park, Chapman Market, Koreatown, Hancock Park, Park La Brea, the La Brea Tar Pits, LACMA, and more. When 6th ends, we'll stroll up San Vicente to Burton Way, and walk through a strip of Beverly Hills, past the Courthouse and city center, and down Little Santa Monica, eventually making our way onto Santa Monica Blvd. for the rest of the walk to the ocean.

The Great Los Angeles Walk will conclude with a group photo and informal celebration in Santa Monica at a location to be announced later. Walkers will be encouraged to utilize Metro buses and its Expo Line, which offers public transportation at the finish of the walk back to downtown.

Like many Angelenos, we were heartbroken to learn of Jonathan Gold's death earlier this summer. If you loved Los Angeles, you loved J-Gold — one of the most important L.A. boosters ever. When the Great Los Angeles Walk first tackled Pico Boulevard in 2007, he gave us a list of restaurants to visit during our all-day hike — something we used again when we returned to Pico in 2016. 

L.A. journalist and blogger Michael Schneider launched the Great Los Angeles Walk in 2006 as a way to celebrate his tenth year in Los Angeles. Inspired by the book “Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles,” by Kevin Roderick (with research by J. Eric Lynxwiler), he decided to walk the street’s entire length.

In 2007, for an encore, he chose another downtown-to-the-ocean route: Pico Boulevard. The 2008 Walk took on Santa Monica Blvd. In 2009, the event kicked off in the historic West Adams district and walked to Venice Beach via Adams and Washington. In 2010, for its fifth edition, the Great Los Angeles Walk reprised its original Wilshire journey. In 2011, participants marched to the ocean via Hollywood Boulevard. In 2012, the Walk traveled across Melrose Avenue; in 2013, Sunset Boulevard; in 2014, the Walk traveled across the San Fernando Valley via Ventura Boulevard; in 2015, the Walk took on Olympic Boulevard; in 2016, it returned to Pico; and in 2017, the Walk tackled Beverly Boulevard.

The Great Los Angeles Walk grew from dozens of participants to hundreds, and continues to expand each year as more Angelenos join in to explore their city on foot.

As always, the Walk is completely free. It is up to the participants to decide how much or how little of the walk they want to do. The Great Los Angeles Walk has been featured in Los Angeles magazine, the Los Angeles Times, the L.A. Weekly, KCAL-Channel 9, KABC-Channel 7, LAist.com and KNBC.com. In 2012, the LA Weekly recognized The Great Los Angeles Walk in its "Best of L.A." issue. More recently, the Walk was included in the book "The Best Things to Do In Los Angeles: 1001 Ideas" by Joy Yoon.

The official hashtag of The Great Los Angeles Walk is #glaw. Social media users can follow along all day on the walk's official Twitter feed, @greatlawalk, as we continually post our location.

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