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Angel's Flight Railway – Downtown Los Angeles
The world's shortest railway, at only 298 feet, connects the lower business districts with the top of Bunker Hill. The original location was 1 block away and was operational from 1901-1969. It was then decommissioned due to redevelopment of the area and eventually a new rail was built in 1996 in the current location. Since opening in 1996, it has been the center of several accidents, some fatal, with the state finding fault in the construction and operation of the new railway.
I finally took a ride in 2019, one of the shortest distances I've ever traveled on transit. Recently it was made popular by appearing the film LA LA LAND starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
Ashland grew up in Southeast Virginia surrounded by lush rural landscapes, great protected swamp lands, national & state parks, the Chesapeake Bay, the Eastern Shore, the breathtaking Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Mountains, and the inlets & oceans of Virginia & North Carolina.
It was this constant variation in natural beauty that first drew his eye to the camera; that, and the constant joy of capturing life's candid moments on film. Although no particular subject is banned from the lens of Ashland's camera, it is landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, and nature that truly captures his heart.
"There's always more to see, more to learn, more to be wowed about-I just hope you enjoy what I see in the world."
A constant staple on the likes of Instagram, Flickr, and Facebook, Ashland currently resides in Chicago, Illinois, and looks forward to many more years of development, collaboration, creativity, world travel, and art.
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