First there was FantasyLand, now there is AmericanaLand;  if you like people watching, you have found a very interesting venue at Glendale's Americana at Brand.

I have been waiting for the hoopla to diminish prior to visiting Glendale’s Americana.  Saturday evening, my husband George and I wanted to venture out for dinner and we decided we were game for the Americana Adventure.  Traffic on Brand wasn’t as heavy as I anticipated, there were attendants directing traffic into the Americana lot so parking was easy; there are numerous attendants, just like Disneyland pointing you in the correct direction.  Once parked, we walked to the escalators and three very crowded flights down led us to an even larger throng.

We checked out Kiehls, but as I recently purchased a gallon of nail polish remover for $6.00, I was not in the mood for upscale shopping - nothing was purchased.  There appear to be a few more restaurants and stores to open; there was a power outage in the Cheesecake Factory’s grid, no dining there. There was a line at Jewel City Diner and at Wetzel’s Pretzels.  The lines and crowds were very much ala Disney on a bad day.

Parking is free for the first hour and as there was nothing there to hold our attention, we made the free deadline and then headed to Billy’s Delicatessen for a delicious deli sandwich.  

I am sure I will attempt the Americana again; Saturday evening at 5:30 is most likely peek voyeur time.