Four Hours: DTLA

Rage Ground is a business built on modern-day frustrations, where you’ll gleefully (and legally) smash your workaday miseries to smithereens. Here, using pipes and bats, Brittney Guiniling looks on while her friend Ashley Young smashes a mirror while they celebrate Guiniling’s birthday.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

Ever wanted to dramatically slam a glass vase against a wall or bash a mirror? Here’s your chance.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

Nothing says “Happy birthday!” like sending glass shards flying.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

When you’re done, you can memorialize all the destruction with a selfie, of course.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

LOS ANGELES ,CA., MARCH 30 2019: What to do for four hours in Los Angeles? The list has to include a stroll through the colorful and chaotic Santee Alley shopping district. Santee Alley stretches from Santee Street to Maple Avenue and 12th -to-Olympic Blvd and includes over 150 stores selling clothing, shoes, sunglasses, wigs, prom dresses and more (Mark Boster For the LA Times).  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

You’ll find dozens of clothing, shoes, sunglasses, wigs, prom dresses and much, much more.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

The people watching is amazing, and it’s family friendly, too.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

In the market for a wedding or prom dress? You’re covered.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

You’ll find lots of refreshing fruit stands, too.  (Mark Boster / For The Times)

You’ll find trendy mens fashion too, as well as bargain socks.

It’s a furious street fest of fashion bargains...

All that shopping probably worked up an appetite, right? Follow the mural of genius Albert Einstein to Birdies on West Olympic Blvd.

Birdies is a part of the rebirth and renaissance of downtown Los Angeles where new housing is reflected in the restaurant window on Olympic Boulevard.

It’s the citadel of chicken and doughnuts, hitting that salty-and-sweet craving.

Save room for dessert, though: Here, a fresh batch of Maple Bacon doughnuts arrive from the kitchen.

The flavor combos are changing constantly: Here, are some blueberry-lemon doughnuts.

You’ll definitely want to try more than just one.

When you’ve eaten your fill, head up Spring Street to an L.A. icon: The Last Bookstore. The window reflects the past and present on the corner of Spring and 5th streets.

The book tunnel and labyrinth area on the second floor are Instagrammable favorites.

Browsing opportunities are endless.

The Last Bookstore has over 22,000 square feet of space with over 250,000 new and used books and vinyl.

You’re welcome to take a seat, and read.