California Museum of Science and Industry-Exposition Park, 749-0101.
Hollywood Wax Museum-6767 Hollywood Blvd. (near Grauman’s Chinese Theater).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art-5905 Wilshire Blvd. in Hancock Park, 937-2590.
Every Sunday there are free music concerts in Griffith Park. Movies U.C.L.A. has a free experimental film series every year. Call them at 825-4321 for a schedule.
INFORMATION
The Switchboard in Los Angeles has a 24-hour-a-day service called the Hot Line.
It’s located at 4650 Sunset Blvd. (663-1015). Call them for the latest in what’s going down in the area. The L.A. Free Press at 7813 Beverly Blvd. 937-1970, is always a good source of information. The Black Panther Party Headquarters can be found at 4115 S. Central Ave., 235-4127, or at 9818 Anzac, in Watts, 567-8027. The Traveler’s Aid Society has offices in the Greyhound Bus Terminal and International Airport. They provide all kinds of services and information to lost souls or visitors. Generally
FREEBIES
The following spots offer clothes,furniture and other household items at low prices:
Goodwill Industries-235 So. Broadway 228-1748; 5208 Whittier 264-1638
St. Vincent de Paul Society-727 N. Broadway 627-8147; 210 San Fernando Rd. 221-6151
The Volunteers of America maintain a number of thrift stores throughout the area. Try 8609 S. Broadway or call 750-9251 for the store near you.
The Salvation Army also has a chain of stores. The main store is at 801 E. 7th St. 620-1270. They can help you there or let you know where you can shop in your area.
You can sell a pint of blood for $10.00 at the Red Cross Blood Bank, 1200 S. Vermont (384-5261).
All sorts of free pets are available at the ASPCA, 5026, W. Jefferson (731-2491).
Los Angeles has a curfew law but you can get a suitable I.D. with photo for $3.50 at Twelfth and Hill Streets.
4. FUCK SAN FRANCISCO
HOUSING
The nights are chilly in San Francisco but there are places that offer a free night’s lodging. To avoid overcrowding they tend to employ a ticket system. By showing up in the late afternoon, you are generally assured a place to stay that night. The following places work it this way:
• Brother Juniper’s Inn—1736 Haight, tickets on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Holy Order of Man—937 Fillmore, no tickets.
• Hospitality House—148 Leavenworth, for people under 18, generally filled.
• Pinehurst Emergency Lodge—2685 30th Ave., for unwed mothers and women with children.
• St. Mary’s Church—660 California, tickets at 6:00 PM.
• St. Patrick’s Church—756 Mission, tickets at 6:00 PM
• St. Vincent De Paul—235 Minna, tickets at 4:00 PM for single men only.
• Salvation Army Harbor Light—290 Fourth St., no tickets.
Traveler’s Aid, 38 Mason, 771-0880, will assist in finding temporary shelter.
Young runaways will find it cool to try All Saint’s Church, 1350 Walker (863-9718) for both room and board. Also Huckleberry’s for Runaways, 1347 7th Ave. (731-3921) will provide these and other services such as counseling.
If you’re going to settle for a while in San Francisco, you might have difficulty finding an apartment to rent. Try the Federal Housing Information Center, 100 California (556-5900). They maintain a free listing.
The Community Design Center, 215 Haight (863-3718) provides free advice on architectural and design of pads inside and out once you locate a place, speaking, you can find a Traveler’s Aid Station in every place that large numbers of travelers can be found.
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