Space shuttle Endeavour’s final journey

The space shuttle Endeavour makes its way toward the California Science Center.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles firefighters take photos along the route of the space shuttle Endeavour.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Esteban Zaiyas, 7, right, waves a flag along the route of Endeavour as it moves up Crenshaw Boulevard.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The space shuttle Endeavour traveles north on Crenshaw Boulevard near Florence Avenue en route to the California Science Center.   (Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times)

A police officer walks under the wing of the space shuttle Endeavour as it makes its way toward the California Science Center.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Crowds turn out to catch a glimpse of the space shuttle Endeavour as it makes its way toward the California Science Center.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

People get a roof-top view of the Endeavour Space Shuttle makes its way toward the California Science Center.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

The space shuttle Endeavour moves up Crenshaw Boulevard on Saturday afternoon.  (Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times)

Endeavour squeezes past homes on Crenshaw Drive, the narrowest street of the shuttle’s trip to the California Science Center.   (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)

People in hydraulic lifts get an aerial view of the space shuttle Endeavour as it moves along Crenshaw Drive in Inglewood.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A crew member carefully guides the shuttle Endeavour past a tree along Crenshaw Drive in Inglewood.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Spectators watch as the space shuttle Endeavour makes a difficult turn around a tree along Crenshaw Drive.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)