The Los Angeles Times has an article detailing a recent resurgence in residential building in downtown LA. It's about time. I have had occasion to go to downtown LA on three trips (2 business, 1 vacation) and stayed in a hotel in the heart of downtown. What a deserted wasteland, with parking lots as far as the eye can see. For a person who enjoys the hustle and bustle of cities, Los Angeles is a definite downer.
And yet there is so much potential. There are some wonderful old buildings there. Broadway, a former main thoroughfare, has some absolutely gorgeous architecture and beautiful old theaters.
The problem with LA, and the surrounding area (the Southland) is that it is completely balkanized. Nobody in Orange County cares about what happens in LA, etc. I recently read a rather depressing book about LA: The Reluctant Metropolis, which talks in depth about the politics of development in the region. Sad stuff.
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Posted by block pop ups | July 16, 2004 11:36 PM
Posted on July 16, 2004 23:36
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Posted by block pop ups | August 6, 2004 11:52 AM
Posted on August 6, 2004 11:52