Recreation a few years back when I visited Karol. When I made the timing tags for the SCTA, I made him an extra set. The originals were on a plaque in his home den.
Hello, Having lived in So Cal since 1946, the freeway driving was not until 1958 for us. Sure, I went with our dad to Los Angeles, but he left almost at 6 am to beat the traffic. When he started for home, it was around 7 pm and would get home just in time for dinner. All of the So Cal freeways were not 100% and some were confusing. (the early ones had short on/off ramps and caused many problems over time, even today... ) When we started driving, we remembered the routes our dad took and what times he suggested to be on any freeway. 4-6 am was perfect freeway driving conditions. Little to no traffic and that is how a freeway should be all of the time. Then in the 9 to 11 am mid morning traffic is least heavy at this time. But, as it gets close to 12 noon, the traffic starts for lunch time drivers. When my wife and I have to go through Los Angeles to get to points North, we like to take the coastline roadways. If we have to go to central California, then we cut through Los Angeles around 9-10 am for an hour of good clear lanes and smooth flowing traffic. Even in downtown Los Angeles areas, before the freeways split. But, we rarely drive into Los Angeles for any business, these days. It is still a good thing to know when to go and be on the freeways. We had to drive to Eastern Los Angeles county one day and knew routes to take and at what time in the morning. We planned our homeward route to coincide with the 11 am light traffic. By the time we were in our own area, those IN and OUT places started packing the line up of cars all the way to the main streets... not a good traffic scene. YRMV Jnaki The afternoon traffic starts around 3 p.m. But, if you are in Los Angeles and heading South-Southwest, then if you are in 3 pm traffic, the road ahead is already starting to get congested, especially at the freeway interchanges heading East and West. So, be aware. We are off of the freeways from 3 pm to 6 pm. But, one day, we were heading home from Santa Barbara and were in the area of the LAX airport. So, we got off of the coastal highway and made sure we did not connect to the freeway interchange up ahead. It was already 4 pm. What did we do? We took the coastal route down to drive through the South Bay Cities and stopped in Manhattan Beach for dinner. By the time we finished and walked around, the traffic was little to none, but we decided to stay on Coast Highway 101 all the way past Long Beach to head for the OC coastline drive. Now, that is a great drive at any hour… Note: What about sports events? How about a nice Phillippe's French Dip sandwich and drinks? Yes, our dad finally figured out that if we go about 1.5 hours ahead, we can find a nice parking spot and have a wonderful lunch under the shade trees at the Coliseum stadium. The starting time may be 30-45 minutes away, but time for a nap. The annual Rose Bowl is always a challenge. Of all the ways to get to and from the game that is filled with an overflow crowd, the bus is the best. What bus? We took a bus from downtown Long Beach and it headed into the traffic route less crowded. Then, it waited until game time was over and we were all tired. So, a short walk to the bus was excellent. Then a shorter drive back to downtown Long Beach settled the matter. No more driving our cars to the Rose Bowl. The good thing about it was that the bus took the straight surface streets back to Long Beach, by p***ing the crowded freeways leading out of the Pasadena area.
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