You can see it in over a hundred movies, read about it in numerous books, and even perform skateboard tricks in a video game version of it. And yes, you can actually ride the legendary Angels Flight just like locals and visitors have done for generations.

WHAT IS ANGELS FLIGHT?

Technically, it's a funicular - a short, cable railway built on an inclined surface, often a mountainside or cliff. Funiculars have two trams or passenger cars that counterbalance each other. The two cars of Angels Flight are named Sinai and Olivet.

WHERE IS IT?

Located on a hillside in Downtown Los Angeles, this vintage gem is hard to miss. Angels Flight only runs for one block (298 feet to be exact), but it's a steep one. It connects the Grand Central Market at the bottom to the Water Court shopping mall at the top, linking Hill and Olive Streets.

HOW OLD IS ANGELS FLIGHT?

The original Angels Flight opened in 1901, but at a different location half a block away. In its heyday, it was both a tourist attraction and a practical way for pedestrians to avoid one of Downtown L.A.'s steepest streets. Angels Flight had several owners over the decades and eventually closed in 1969. Sinai and Olivet were warehoused for 27 years until 1996 when the railway was reopened.

Angels Flight was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #4 in August 1962 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 2000.

Angels Flight Lower Station, original location at 3rd and Hill (October 1960) | Photo Wikimedia Commons