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wealthiest and most famous shopping
streets in the world: R odeo Drive. Within
Beverly H ills' G olden Triangle—a
16-square-block ar ea surr ounding R odeo
Drive—are the coutur e shops fr om high
fashion's Old Guard: Gucci, Armani, Yves
Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Ralph Lau-
ren, Car tier, Tiffany, and all the r est. I f
$15,000 is a bit out of your price range for
a suit, the shops off R odeo ar e generally
not as name-conscious as those on the
strip, and y ou might actually be able to
afford something. S urprisingly, parking is
a bargain, with nine city-r un lots offering
2 hours of free parking.
Now you have two options. To get to the Pantages
Theater from Beverly Hills, head east on Santa Mon-
ica Boulevard, turn left onto North Fairfax Avenue,
then right onto Hollywood Boulevard. Head east
about 2 miles to 6233 Hollywood Blvd.
To get to the Orpheum Theatre from Beverly Hills,
take I-10 east to Hwy. 110 north, exit at 8th
Street/9th Street, and take 9th Street eastward. Turn
left onto Broadway, and the theater is on the right
side of the street.
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Pantages & Orpheum Theaters
You really should end your vacation with a
grand sho w at one of L.A. 's major play-
houses, pr eferably the P antages or
Orpheum theater , historical and cultural
landmarks that hav e been meticulously
restored. O pened in 1930, the P antages
was the first Art Deco movie palace in the
U.S. and site of the Academy Awards from
1949 to 1959. Built in 1926, the Orpheum
has hosted per formances ranging fr om
Judy Garland's 1933 vaudeville act to Ella
Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. Just being
inside either of these historic theaters is a
thrill, and seeing a sho w her e is a fitting
end to your vacation at the film and enter-
tainment capital of the world. S ee p. 275.
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IL PASTAIO
This corner restaurant within the Golden
Triangle is
the
place to take a br eak from
shopping and dine on superb Italian food.
Ask for a sidewalk table, then order a bot-
tle of chianti, the
arancini
appetizer (trust
me), the pumpk in t ortelloni in a light
sage-and-cream sauce, and f or the finale
the silkiest panna cotta you'll ever swoon
over. 400 N. Canon Dr.
&
310/205-5444.
See p. 127.
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