Angels Flight

On Hill Street, between 3rd & 4th (not far from The Redwood Bar & Grill, LA's best pirate-themed bar) you can find the remnants of what is known as "Angels Flight".

It was built in 1901 by Col. J.W. Eddy to carry people up the steep incline to Bunker Hill. At this time, Bunker Hill was home to a fancy residential area. It was a funicular with two cars, named "Olivet" & "Sinai", both connected to the same cable. As one went up, the other would come down pulled by gravity(aka Magic).

Angels Flight operated for 68 years, at which time Bunker Hill had become a less than savory neighborhood. The cars & equipment were put into storage & stayed there for 27 years (it took owners this long to find the post-it note with the lock combination).

Angels Flight was rebuilt half a block south of the original site in 1996 & the original cars were used. On February 1st, 2001 a passenger was killed and 7 others were injured when one of the cars, almost to the top of the incline reversed direction & sped down crashing into the other car.

The construction was found to be at fault & the designer of the new track fled to Mexico to avoid persecution and become a douche bag. It has been rumored that Angels Flight will reopen sometime soon, but nothing has come to pass so far.