Travel Town

We made a little trip to Travel Town in Griffith Park over the weekend. I've driven by it several times on the way to various places but never had the opportunity to go in.  It's really pretty great, you can climb on some of the engines (which are surprisingly huge in a few cases) and read some of the history.  I think what I like about it is that they are a little run down, unlike a museum where things have been pristinely restored to appear as they did the moment they rolled off the assembly line.  These have obviously been used hard, donated and left to decay in a corner of the park.  The layers of paint and textures evident through time and the elements is far more beautiful in many ways than a glossy new paint job. Restoration efforts seem to be taking place in several instances though so it's unclear whether they will remain in their current state of entropy or not.

Here's with the little guy in one of the bigger cabs. I'm amazed at the technology involved in building these things.

And taking a ride on the little train. Last time we did this T curled up in a ball on my shoulder and didn't look up until we were safely in the car. He's made great strides since then.