an extra behind jimmy stewart in the glenn miller story. >> reporter: and it's currently the scene ofive harry bosh. >> i'll always be the guy that killed somebody. >> reporter: best selling author says angels place in l.a. lower made it the perfect setting for the search for clues. >> to me, like it was a real, live metaphor, a bridge that goes from old l.a. to new l.a. >> reporter: this little railway even won an oscar. with some help from emma stone and ryan gosling. their on board kiss in la la land was no accident. >> when he was an up and coming actor, he was living downtown a block away. he always wanted to ride it and it was always closed. >> reporter: yes, like any tinsel town titan, the career had its ups and downs. by the late '60s, progress in the form of downtown relic. in 1969, it was dismantled and put in storage. >> there was such a cry from the citizens -- >> reporter: it was loved that much? >> it was loved that much. the city council, on behalf of the people made the promise it will come back. >> reporter: it took almost 30 years, but angel's flight did come back. t