0313 angels flight

After transferring from the Blue Line to shuttle buses and then to the Red Line, we got off at Pershing Square Station. A few blocks later, we were at the base of Angels Flight, a working funicular that carries people up and down the steep slope of Bunker Hill.

A report on the local news said that it would be reopened to the public on the following Monday, but it was working completely during our visit. The man stationed at the “station” said that the city wanted to be sure it was working before the public unveiling, so it was operating during the whole week prior. But since it was designed before ADA, it was not equipped to handle disabled people, so I waited for the group at the bottom. In retrospect, I should have boarded separate from the chair, which could have been folded to fit through the narrow doorway.

I should have boarded, because there was an interesting fountain display at the top. Oh well.