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November 19, 2001 |
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The Hollywood Christmas
Parade is only days away, and getting to Tinseltown’s premier annual
holiday attraction has never been easier, thanks to the Metro Red Line
subway and the Metro Bus System. “The best ticket in
town to the Hollywood Christmas Parade is a ticket on the Metro Rail or
Metro Bus system,” said MTA CEO Roger Snoble. “We encourage spectators
to use the Metro system to see this year’s parade.” The 70th
Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will be held Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001, from
6 p.m. to 8 p.m. along a 2.1 mile route which includes Hollywood
Boulevard, Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard. The Metro Red Line
cruises beneath Hollywood Boulevard with stops at two prime viewing
locations, Hollywood/Highland and Hollywood/Vine. The cash fare is $1.35
one-way with round trip tickets selling for $2.70. A transfer to the Metro
Red Line from the Metro Blue Line or any connecting Metro Bus is only 25
cents. San Fernando Valley
residents will find traveling to the parade convenient with free parking
available at the Metro Red Line’s North Hollywood and Universal City
stations. Many parade attendees
may wish to take advantage of this year’s Hollywood Christmas Parade
grandstand package. The attractive $20 package includes reserved
grandstand seating located conveniently near the Metro Red Line
Hollywood/Highland Station, a celebrity souvenir program and round trip
fare aboard the Metro System. The package can be purchased by calling the
Hollywood Christmas Parade at (626)795-4171. Purchasers of the
Hollywood Christmas Parade grandstand package must show the portion of the
grandstand ticket containing the Metro “M” logo upon boarding a Metro
Bus and upon request by a uniformed officer while riding the Metro Rail
System. The MTA will add extra
cars to all Metro Red Line trains on parade day. Prior to the parade,
trains will operate every 12 minutes to Hollywood from downtown L.A. and
the Valley. Following the parade, trains will depart the Hollywood area
approximately every 10 minutes until about 10 p.m. Service will operate
every 20 minutes beginning at approximately 10:30 p.m. The last train to the
Valley will depart Hollywood/Vine at 11:56 p.m. and Hollywood/Highland at
11:58 p.m. The last train to downtown, connecting to the Metro Blue Line,
will depart Hollywood/Highland at 11:23 p.m. and Hollywood/Vine at 11:25
p.m. The last train to
downtown (no connection to the Metro Blue Line) will depart
Hollywood/Highland at 12:03 a.m. and Hollywood/Vine at 12:05 a.m. Metro Blue Line trains
will operate on the usual Sunday schedule. Ticket vending machines
at Metro Rail stations in the Hollywood area are customarily busy
following the parade. To avoid delays on their return trip, Metro Red Line
passengers should purchase round trip tickets at their station of origin
before the parade. Parade attendees using
Metro Bus service should plan trips according to Sunday schedules.
Additional buses will supplement lines servicing the Hollywood area and
the North Hollywood and Universal City Metro Red Line stations as needed. MTA-148 |
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