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[edit] Reopening date?
- "Angels Flight is currently scheduled to reopen in late 2006, though a firm reopening date has yet to be announced."
It is now October 24, 2006. What's the status of the reopening?
- I wanted to know the same thing and tried a quick google to find out. There was a recent article in one of the LA newspapers, but this only discussed a possible change of ownership. I could not find anything definite, and hence left that part of the article alone.
- Needs a contributor from LA, methinks... EdJogg 23:56, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Angel's flight appears in City of Angels
Nicholas Cage and Meg Ryan movie ... this is at least the most emotionally connected view of this landmark and is probably not recognized by almost anyone not from LA. What a nice fit.
should ref to movie here and to the main actors above.
also, do we know vertical height, fare, and travel time. does any ride it? what are the main destinations? will it reopen? is it public or private? what are the distinctive features and motivation for buiding it? was it ever successful?
i think this may be minor, but failures should be recognized (if so) as much as successes, just like in science.
i wish i knew more, but someone must.
Radrad 08:41, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- I think the 'main destinations' are, um, the top and, er, the bottom...
- :o) EdJogg 09:26, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] In popular culture?
I know that I've seen at least one silent film that used Angels Flight as a location, but it's been so long ago that is all I remember. Does anyone else know which film, or at least which film star(s) might have been involved? BlankVerse 14:46, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Reopening in 2007
User Threeonezero reports that a 'recent news report on KTLA minutes ago' has indicated that the funicular is due to reopen in Summer 2007, and amended the article accordingly. I tried to find a quotable source for this, but doing so I began to doubt.
It seems to me that there are two threads here.
- There is a guy called John Welborne, president of the Angels Flight Railway Foundation who own the funicular. Judging from a Google search, he seems to have spent the last two or three years saying the funicular would reopen 'next year'. The report on KTLA may be such an announcement from him, in which case how much credence should we grant it?.
- There is also a movement to transfer ownership and/or operation from the foundation to the MTA, on the grounds that nothing seems to happening. (See [1]).
So I think reponing is still pretty uncertain. I'll try and amend the article to convey the above facts. -- Chris j wood 12:04, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
