12:40 a.m.
The first train of the day-the Pacific Surfliner to Santa Ana-pulls out of UNION STATION.
1:45 a.m.
From the seductive depths of THE EDISON, the last partyers emerge.
2:00 a.m.
The L.A. WHOLESALE PRODUCE MARKET unlocks the gates for a rowdy crowd of top and not-so-top chefs.
3:15 a.m.
Big Mojo Wings are still there for the taking at the 24-hour L.A. CAFÉ.
4:00 a.m.
Business is blooming at the L.A. FLOWER MART.
4:30 a.m.
Time to slice heaps of turkey and roast beef for PHILIPPE’S French dip sandwiches.
4:35 a.m.
At CLIFTON’S CAFETERIA, bakers are stirring their first batch of Mexican wedding-cookie dough.
5:00 a.m.
Bleary-eyed shoppers begin to roam the aisles of the upscale RALPHS FRESH FARE supermarket.
6:00 a.m.
Garment cutters and sewers punch in for the day shift at the AMERICAN APPAREL factory.
6:45 a.m.
The ANGELS FLIGHT railcar makes its initial 298-foot ascent up Bunker Hill. ETA: Just shy of one minute.
7:00 a.m.
7:05 a.m.
7:15 a.m.
7:30 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Bryant Ng, chefowner of the SPICE TABLE, inspects the morning deliveries, which include fish from Ocean Jewels in the Arts District.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:05 a.m.
10:07 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
12:10 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:25 p.m.
The front-page deadline arrives at the LOS ANGELES TIMES, which has been produced on 1st Street since 1887.
5:30 p.m.
5:45 p.m.
7:34 p.m.
The BONA VISTA LOUNGE atop the Bonaventure Hotel completes another of its continuous 50-minute rotations.
7:45 p.m.
Automatic shutters on Thom Mayne’s CALTRANS BUILDING, at the intersection of 1st and Main, begin to close.
8:00 p.m.
The CLUB STARLIGHT “gentlemen’s club” on Broadway cashes in on $35-an-hour dances with pretty ladies.
9:00 p.m.
10:30 p.m.
11:00 p.m.
Designate a driver before ordering your last Black Dahlia at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel’s GALLERY BAR.