Where you can see all the lights of at least a medium-sized city from a tall hill if not a mountain
Very few houses around
Not an interstate divided highway
Places to “park” to enjoy the, ummm, view.
I’ve never see anywhere, personally, that has all 4 of these: I guess the two factors that never coincide are #1 and #2: if it’s a big enough city to have a striking view from at night, it will have enough affluence that people will already have built mansions out there.
The closest I can think of to this is, despite only satisfying 2 of the 4 criteria, is Mulhulland Drive in LA. Are there other places around LA that are closer to the Lovers Lane ideal, and were writers influenced by this and/or other LA locations in their stereotypical portrayal of the Lovers Lane?
El Paso has Transmountain Road. Qualifies on all four counts.
El Paso is cut in half by the Franklin Mountains. Transmountain Road connects the northeast to the far west side, hits a mile high at its peak, and has pretty spectacular views of the city on either side of the mountain.
No houses at all. No buildings, period.
Well, technically, it is a highway, but not part of the interstate system. Not a huge amount of traffic, and, now that I think about it, I haven’t seen a semi on that road in years.
Both the east and west sides have good-sized parking areas that overlook the best viewpoints. And aren’t particularly well lit at night.
Montreal has the Camilien-Houde belvedere in Mount Royal Park. You drive up the voie Camilien-Houde, and there’s a parking lot there where you can look out over the whole east end.
Out front of my grandparents’ house, the area is very residential, but the houses used to be just far enough apart that teenagers unfamiliar to the area would to park there in the dark (dead-end road) for the “view,” thinking it was an unpopulated place. I’ve heard stories of my mom’s siblings knocking on fogged-over car windows for a good laugh.
There’s also an overlook spot where cars liked to pull over just off of PA-26, close to State College.
There’s a perfect spot in Sand Springs, OK away from the city but with an amazing view. You could pull off the road if you wanted. Just a few houses around. One of them was my boyfriend’s old house with a huge back deck with the same fantastic view… so no need for the “lover’s lane”.
There used to be this old road me and an old girlfriend use to goto that was on the backside of DFW airport. We used to go there and watch the planes go by right at sunset. It was pretty cool actually.
Ironically, the name of the road we use to park on was called Sunset Ln.
If you are driving on I5 past Dodger Stadium in LA look to the north and you will see a very empty spot on the top of Mt. Washington.
It’s been many many years, but I spent may a night enjoying the “view” from up there.
Yes, I recall that there was a brief crime spree up there some years back. I don’t remember there being a gang rape, but I do recall a couple of robberies and one or two people getting shot at.
But the police probably caught whoever was responsible. Easiest stakeout in the world. Have a team of black-and-whites ready to block either end of Transmountain as soon as anyone calls for help. There’s no other way down except on foot. And that’s a long hike.
No, these days you’re much more likely to have the cops ask you to…uh…move on than to run into any real trouble.
There is a street called Lovers Lane in Dallas. However, it is in the middle of a densely populated area. You might find an open space near Love Field.
