Watch video art on the bus as part of Freewaves’ latest project, OUT THE WINDOW
BUS TOUR 6/18: East LA meet up and ride
Out The Window Bus Ride + Video Watching Meet Up
Saturday, June 18 at 9:30am
with Public Matters and East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy students
MEET UP and take an LA Metro bus ride tour of the East L.A. food
(desert) landscape with East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy students!
Tips for bus riding:
There are usually two Transit TV screens in each bus — one towards
the front door, and one near the back. You’ll be riding between two
and four buses for this meet up (not counting your return trip). There
are no bus transfers available. Buses cost $1.50 per ride, so be sure
to bring some change with you! Alternately, you can purchase a Metro
Day Pass for $6.00 aboard most buses or at a Metro ticket vending
machine (such as at Union Stations or other train stations).
Meet up OPTION #1:
9:30 AM at UNION STATION – Cesar E Chavez & Vignes.
Meet up on the SW corner of Cesar E Chavez & Vignes (back side of
Union Station) at the eastbound bus stop. Get on the 770 or 84/68 bus
no later than 10AM to make the next destination in time. There are
buses scheduled to depart at 9:35am, 9:48am and 9:55am. The bus will
go down Cesar E Chavez Ave into East L.A., and will give you time to
watch Out The Window videos on board. Don’t forget to look out the
window! Get off the bus at the corner of Cesar E Chavez & Eastern.
Meet up OPTION #2:
10:15 AM at Cesar E Chavez & Eastern in front of Jack In The Box.
Arrive by bus from Union Station (see Meet up OPTION #1) or
independently.
Meet up with East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy Students & Public
Matters here. Students will speak about their work in and about the
East L.A. food landscape, which they’ve captured in the videos that
are screening on the buses. We will then take the 251 bus headed south
on Eastern and transfer to the 720/18 bus headed east on Whittier to
see more of East L.A. and its lack of healthy food options. The tour
will end around 11:30am at Arctic Hotspot Bakery & Cafe (2509 E 4th
Street) in Boyle Heights, where all are welcome to continue the
conversation over healthy snacks.
For your return trip, you can catch the bus (770 or 84/68) at Cesar E
Chavez & Soto or take the Gold Line at 1st & Soto.
BUS TOUR 6/19: Echo Park meet up and ride to the beach
Out the Window Bus Ride + Video Watching + Picnic on the Pier
Sunday, June 19
Meetup at 12pm
Ride at 1pm
with Echo Park Film Center and students
Meet at EPFC at noon for snacks, then catch the 704 Metro Rapid Bus at Sunset & Alvarado at 1 pm. We’ll ride all the way to the beach (about an 80 minute journey)… spend an hour having a picnic and making a Super 8 film (the Santa Monica Pier is featured in one of the films being shown as part of OUT THE WINDOW), hop on the 704 and ride back home to Echo Park by about 5:30 pm.
Tips for bus riding:
There are usually two Transit TV screens in each bus — one towards
the front door, and one near the back. Buses cost $1.50 per ride, so be sure
to bring some change with you! If you plan to take more than one bus line that day, you can purchase a Metro Day Pass for $6.00 aboard most buses or at a Metro ticket vending machine (such as at Union Stations or other train stations).
