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Awaiting Your Return From Shore |
Los Angeles, L.A. and City of
Angels are all names for this gigantic Southern California mix of glamour,
urban sprawl, ethnic diversity, oceanfront playground and unlimited energy.
To understand 20th-century America or just have some fun, visit Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is a very young city; just over a century ago it was a
bicultural community of American immigrants and wealthy Mexican ranchers,
with a population of less than 50,000. On completion of the transcontinental
railroads in the 1880s it began to grow. The old ranches were subdivided;
the symbol of the city became the family-sized suburban house, set amidst
the orange groves in a glorious land of sunshine. The real boom came after
World War II in the mushrooming aeronautics industry. Until the recent
post-Cold War military cutbacks, the industry accounted for one in four
jobs.
L.A.'s colorful melange of shopping malls, palm trees and swimming pools is
at once bafflingly strange and startlingly familiar, thanks to the celluloid
self-image that has spread all over the world. People used to deride Los
Angeles as the world’s garden of glitz and glamour. That judgment has given
way; Los Angeles’ culture is rich and the creativity of its citizens is
boundless. You can see it in the architecture, whose traditions have been
identified and glorified, from Mission Revival and Art Deco to the latest in
Postmodern and Deconstructionist designs. You can see it in the visual arts,
painting and sculpture that have come into their own in L.A. It is also
visible in a wealth of performing arts that now extend well beyond film and
television. Add the good food, beaches and countless attractions and you’ve
got the makings of a great destination.
Please Note: Guests in transit to the following cruise may check with the
Tour Office on board for sightseeing options. Guests on Silversea's Pre- or
Post-Cruise program may check with the Silversea Hospitality Desk at the
hotel for sightseeing possibilities, dining and shopping information during
their stay in Los Angeles. |
Awaiting Your Return
From Shore |
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Complimentary
Spirits Await |
Return to Your
Suite and Sail Away to The Next Adventure |
Entertainment
and Dancing Await You |
