"La Whittier" a Whittier Travel Page by marinarena

If you are in the Los Angeles area and want to have a unique shopping experience, the city of Whittier is worthy to visit for its uptown area. You can enjoy the city for its distinctly Latino flavor, not only savored at the many Mexican eateries but in shops selling artistic Aztec souvenirs, Frida Khalo replicas and countless other trinkets.

Outside of shopping, uptown Whittier is simply a fun, local place to be. The heart of this zone is on Greenleaf Ave where there is a weekly Farmer's Market. Young people mix in with the older crowd to make the place especially vibrant and interesting.

What a quaint place to see a film! Usually, the mainstream movies play here. It's only $6 for a matinee showing. I love the greenish shade of the marquee!

Pat Nixon (former First Lady of the US)
Nomar Garciaparra (fine baseball player of the great LA Dodgers :-)
Eric Stoltz (actor)
Tina Yothers (actress- remember Family Ties?)
Stacy Ferguson (a.k.a. Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas)
Martika (singer)
Kathy Hilton (yes, mother of Paris and Nicky, all of whom with stakes in Hilton Hotel fortune!)