Hotel Indigo and Cartwheel Art Offer Tours of Downtown L. A. s Underground Tunnels and Speakeasies. EXPANDZahra Bejaune underneath the Rosslyn Hotel. Heather PlattThere were so many famous murders happening says an enthusiastic Zahra Bejaune. There was the murder of Ned Doheny, who was Ed Dohenys son. She is walking backward through downtown L. A. s Grand Park, addressing an attentive tour group that seems enraptured by her Prohibition era murder stories. Bejaune, a local muralist and third generation L. A. native, is a tour guide for several of Cartwheel Arts immersive downtown tours. Cartwheel Art has been offering art centric neighborhood tours of downtowns galleries, murals and graffiti for a few years. But its newest and most exclusive tour which officially begins in the coming weeks is taking things in a different direction below ground. Weve crafted the tour based on the theme of the time period of Hotel Indigo with regards to the design concept of it, says Cartwheel Art founder Cindy Schwarzstein of their partnership with the new hotel. The sparkly hotel, which opened a few weeks ago on Francisco Street, not far from Staples Center, took its design inspiration from the storied past of the city it towers over. A mural of Fiesta de las Flores covers a large wall of the lobby. Signs of the hotels muse, Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong, appear throughout. The presidential suite is designed to be a sort of modern replica of her apartment. The hotels hallways aim to emulate the underground tunnels of the Prohibition era. Though the hotel hints at these things, it is all very modern, bright and luxurious, nothing like what L. A. actually looked like in its early days. The tour is a rare chance to see the citys famed underground tunnels and speakeasies. Though the tours can only be booked through the hotel, participants dont have to be staying at the hotel to sign up. The tunnels run through the entire downtown area. So some of them are privately owned because some of them are part of basements of buildings, Bejaune explains as we prepare to descend below ground. She explains that the original system, built in 1. EXPANDThe abandoned underground restaurant at the Rosslyn Hotel. Heather Platt. Bejaune leads the group into the Los Angeles County Archives elevator, which leads to a series of well maintained tunnels that connect downtowns court buildings. She stands at the intersection of two tunnels in front of a big red No Trespassing sign and begins listing the famous criminals who have been led, while in custody, through this tunnel. Mickey Cohen, Bugsy Siegel, Charlie Manson, O. J. Simpson, Charlie Chaplin, when he was arrested. Hd Quality Kung Fu Panda 3 Watch. EXPANDThe bar at the Rosslyn Hotels abandoned underground speakeasy. Heather Platt. Then it is on to a seedier part of town. Indigo Movie Trailers' title='Indigo Movie Trailers' />As she walks past the Hotel Alexandria, Bejaune points to a dark portion of the building with broken windows known as the Phantom Wing. She mentions that several people have been pushed out the windows there. Is it haunted in here asks a tour member as the group enters the gilded lobby of the famed Rosslyn Hotel. Yes, its haunted, says Bejaune, matter of factly. Movie News IndiaGlitz provides Movie News cast crew details of Cinema and Movie Reviews. Get updated Latest News and information from movie industry by actress. Indigo Augustine Bio. Free galleries, Episode Guide, Full Filmography and more Over 8800 pornstars and 82000 adult movies at data18. The group is led downstairs to a forgotten speakeasyrestaurant where gangsters like Jack Dragna once played, and the original piano and bar remain. Across the hall is one of the secret tunnels. One guest proclaims that she caught a ghost in her cellphone photo and scurries to exit the tunnel. EXPANDThe original mural at former underground speakeasy the King Eddy. Heather Platt. Next its on to Charles Bukowskis old haunt, the King Eddy. What is now a seedy dive bar was once a piano shop, under which L. As first speakeasy bar was hidden. The only way to get a peek at the underground treasure is through Bejaune and Cartwheel Art, who have befriended the owners of the King Eddy. When the door opens to the dusty underground room, it smells as though no one has set foot inside it in a hundred years. The walls are emblazoned with original murals with a strange, cartoonish design. Behind a wall is the original bar window where drinks would have been served. Its at once creepy and fascinating, and a far cry from the luxury accommodations of the Hotel Indigo. To gradually bring the group back to the present day, the tour ends at French dip restaurant Coles on Sixth Street, which still feels wonderfully old but the drinking is legal and theres no password necessary to enter. EXPANDThe original bar from the underground King Eddys Speakeasy. Heather Platt. Hotel Indigo, 8. Francisco St., downtown. Tours are 8. 5 per person and booking will begin in the next few weeks. The Prima range of heavy duty trucks offers several applications to meet varied requirements. The range includes Tata tippers and tractor trailers in India. DigitalPlayground Anal videos trailers. Cum watch hot porn videos starring top pornstars Indias Biggest Bollywood, Hollywood Movie Business News and Information Website. Juliet Singh February 21, 2017 643 am Awesome Cant wait for this show Hopefully, Ill be able to get great seats as it will be the 25th anniversary, almost.