I appreciate your free parking requests and I will get to them all in due time. It appears that many of my faithful readers will be going to the doyers tomorrow and who really wants to pay $15 to park somewhere where you can't get out when the game is over. So lets break down Chavez Ravine:
I have personally used all of these spots and have learned some of the hard lessons for you. Lesson No. 1 is do not park in the parking lots on Stadium Way north of Academy for a night game. I did this on one occasion and came back at 10:30 p.m. to find my little 1989 BMW convertible locked in the park parking lot. I wanted to go ahead and sleep there, but Anneli heckled my manhood to the point that I turned the lights off drove on the grass through the park while swerving to avoid trees and jumped the car over the sidewalk and curb onto Stadium Way. Suffice it to say the traffic leaving the game on Stadium Way looked like they had just seen a UFO.
The best free spot is on Academy Drive right outside the northeast entrance to the stadium, but these spots are often gone, however this is generally where I start, because on that rare occasion when you get a spot it feels so good to walk an extra 50 feet from the people who just dropped 4 dodger dogs on parking.
A solid backup is Lilac Terrace and there are almost always spots, however on busy games you may end up almost on Lookout Drive which can be a bit sketchy it reminds me of the movie Training Day.
Stadium Way between Academy and Eleysian Park often has spots and it is a busier street so you can feel more secure.
Boylston St. has some good spots, the closer to Stadium Way the shorter your walk. If all else fails (ie the Police Concert with 65,000+ fans) you can proceed to the top of Boylston Street and hike down to Academy Drive the walk back up really sucks as it is a steep hill, but I have never not gotten a spot on Boylston if you are willing to go to the top. Also on the map you will see a short dead end off of Boylston, if you walk to the end of the dead end you will have a beautiful panoramic view of downtown L.A.
A bit of advice, this is Echo Park and if you don't have street cred such as myself try not to look to white or you are putting a target on your car saying please remove my CD player as soon as I leave.
I hope many can use this tomorrow and at future events as we need to send a message to the McCourts that we are not cool with the 75% increase in ticket prices, the 50% increase in parking and the insane food prices.
