626 Golden Streets Open Thread
Yesterday’s 17+ mile 626 Golden Streets open streets festival was the longest route in L.A. County history, and possibly in the United States. Tens of thousands of people enjoyed walking, running, bicycling, dancing, skating and more.
It was only the second L.A. County open streets event to see some rain. Scattered showers dampened the beginning of the October 2015 Heart of L.A. CicLAvia, too. Yesterday in the San Gabriel Valley, it started off at a cold and cloudy 9 a.m. Around 12:30 p.m. scattered drops of rain began. These built into a serious, but not massive, rain storm within an hour. A lot of participants cleared out at that time. Folks who stayed long enough saw the storm pass over and the sun poke out around 2:30 p.m. just in time for the last half hour of Golden Streets.
Despite the elements (including a delay due to fires last summer), all in all the event was well attended and enjoyed by large crowds.
Readers – how was your 626 Golden Streets experience? Share in the comments below.
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