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East Side Babylon - Saturday, Dec. 11th

Dec 11 2010 - 12:00pm
Dec 11 2010 - 4:00pm

TOUR SUMMARY

Instructions for passengers:

There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list at the bus door. Check in is at 11:30am for a 12 noon sharp departure from Philippe The Original in downtown Los Angeles, just across from Union Station.

MAP

Tickets can be ordered online until the morning of the tour. For last minute bookings, please feel free to call 213-915-8687 after 8am on tour day, and if there are seats available, you can reserve a spot and pay with cash at the bus.

Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission. We regret that there are no refunds for passengers who miss the bus.

PARKING: There are a couple of pay lots in the immediate vicinity of Philippe’s, along New High Street one block north and parallel to Alameda. Please do not park in the restaurant lot. You may also choose to arrive by train at Union Station, which is a block from the restaurant.

TOUR SUMMARY

Price: $58.00
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John Buntin's L.A. Noir Crime Tour Saturday, Oct. 16th

Oct 16 2010 - 12:00pm
Oct 16 2010 - 4:00pm

TOUR SUMMARY

Instructions for passengers:

There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list at the bus door. Check in is at 11:30am for a 12pm sharp departure from the world famous Clifton’s Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles, at the corner of 7th & Broadway.

Map

Tickets can be ordered online until the morning of the tour. For last minute bookings, please feel free to call 213-915-8687 after 8am on tour day, and if there are seats available, you can reserve a spot and pay with cash at the bus.

Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission. We regret that there are no refunds for passengers who miss the bus.

PARKING: we recommend that you park 2 blocks north at Pershing Square, which is a city run lot and also a Metro Station.

Please note that this is a special event tour, and we cannot accommodate riders using Groupons on the bus. Space permitting, we will honor KCRW and KPCC discounts, 6-pack and 12-pack tickets, or riders holding unexpired Esotouric "EBA" discount cards, if they pay the $4 cash difference between this tour ticket and that of a regular tour when they board the bus. Contact us to reserve and redeem.

TOUR SUMMARY

Price: $62.00
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July Literary Tour Combo - Chandler & Fante

SPECIAL OFFER – CHANDLER + FANTE: When you ride along on two of Esotouric's July literary tours you'll save $20 on the regular ticket price (or take all three and get $40 off). This offer not valid with any other discount offers. Pay online with Paypal at the link below, or CONTACT us to reserve and pay by check.

RAYMOND CHANDLER TOUR INFO

JOHN FANTE TOUR INFO

Price: $96.00
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July Literary Tour Combo – Chandler, Bukowski & Fante

SPECIAL OFFER – CHANDLER, BUKOWSKI + FANTE: When you ride along on all three of Esotouric's July literary tours you'll save $40 on the regular ticket price (or take any two tours and get $20 off). This offer not valid with any other discount offers. Pay online with Paypal at the link below, or CONTACT us to reserve and pay by check.

RAYMOND CHANDLER TOUR INFO

CHARLES BUKOWSKI TOUR INFO

JOHN FANTE TOUR INFO

Price: $134.00
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July Literary Tour Combo - Chandler & Bukowski

SPECIAL OFFER – CHANDLER (7/10) + BUKOWSKI (7/24): When you ride along on both of Esotouric's July literary tours you'll save $30 on the regular ticket price. This offer not valid with any other discount offers. Pay online with Paypal at the link below, or CONTACT us to reserve and pay by check.

 

CHARLES BUKOWSKI TOUR INFO

RAYMOND CHANDLER TOUR INFO

Price: $86.00
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July Literary Tour Combo - Bukowski & Fante

SPECIAL OFFER – BUKOWSKI + FANTE: When you ride along on two of Esotouric's July literary tours you'll save $20 on the regular ticket price (or take all three and get $40 off). This offer not valid with any other discount offers. Pay online with Paypal at the link below, or CONTACT us to reserve and pay by check.

CHARLES BUKOWSKI TOUR INFO

JOHN FANTE TOUR INFO

Price: $96.00
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ALMOST SOLD OUT! Hotel Horrors & Main Street Vice - Saturday, June 12th

Jun 12 2010 - 12:00pm
Jun 12 2010 - 4:00pm

Tour morning update: We do still have a little room left on this tour. Call us at 213-915-8687 to reserve your spot if you'd like to attend.

TOUR SUMMARY

There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list at the bus door. Check in is at 11:30am for a 12pm sharp departure from Cafe Metropol (3rd St. & Santa Fe--near Sci-Arc) in the downtown arts district. MAP

Tickets can be ordered online until the morning of the tour. For last minute bookings, please feel free to call 213-915-8687 after 8am on tour day, and if there are seats available, you can reserve a spot and pay with cash at the bus. Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission. We regret that there are no refunds for passengers who miss the bus.

TOUR SUMMARY

Price: $58.00
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Visionary Hollywood Saturday, October 4th

Oct 4 2008 - 11:00am
Oct 4 2008 - 3:30pm

UPDATE October 4 8am: We have space on today's tour and invite you to come to the Bodhi Tree by 10:30am with $64 cash or a check to buy your ticket before we depart. A map is below, and if you valet park, it will be free with a $10 purchase.

Tour Summary

We are now selling tickets for this tour via the paypal link below. If you'd like to come to the Bodhi Tree on tour morning and pay cash or check (space permitting), please call 323-223-2767 or email to reserve. We regret that we can accept no discounts, coupons or season pass tickets on this special event.

There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list at the bus door. Check in is at 10:30am for a 11am sharp departure from the Bodhi Tree in West Hollywood, where we recommend you valet park as well. Validation is free with a purchase of $10 or more. To that end, there will be a book signing inside the Bodhi Tree after the tour for Erik’s book, as well as a few other relevant texts by local authors.

MAP

Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission. We regret that there are no refunds for passengers who miss the bus.

Tour Summary

Price: $64.00
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Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles (Vroman's Edition) Saturday, Oct 11th

Oct 11 2008 - 12:00pm
Oct 11 2008 - 4:15pm

The tour’s rendezvous point is Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena. Not only will depature take place there, but all ticket sales as well. Please call them to reserve seats: (626) 449-5320.

For more information about the tour please see the TOUR SUMMARY page.

The bus will leave at Noon sharp. Check-in is a half hour before at 11.30am in the bookstore parking lot. Please be on time. Neither time, tide, nor the bus will wait. The tour is four hours with a gelato stop at Scoop's midway through the tour.

Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission.

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Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles: The Many Downtowns Saturday, Sept. 20th

Sep 20 2008 - 11:00am
Sep 20 2008 - 3:00pm


TOUR SUMMARY

Instructions for passengers:

Want to ride on Saturday but don't have a ticket yet? Just call Richard at 310-995-4591 to reserve, and be at Philippe's at 10:30am with cash or check for your seat. There are no paper tickets: your name will be on a list at the bus door. Check in is at 10:30am for a 11am sharp departure from Philippe The Original in downtown Los Angeles, just across from Union Station.

MAP

Tickets can be ordered online until the morning of the tour. For last minute bookings, please feel free to call 310-995-4591 after 8am on tour day, and if there are seats available, you can reserve a spot and pay with cash at the bus.

Food and drink are permitted and suggested; no audio or video-taping without permission. We regret that there are no refunds for passengers who miss the bus.

PARKING: There are a couple of pay lots in the immediate vicinity of Philippe’s, along New High Street one block north and parallel to Alameda. Please do not park in the restaurant lot. You may also choose to arrive by train at Union Station, which is a block from the restaurant.

TOUR SUMMARY

Price: $58.00
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