[dktshb]

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Gooddbye Downtown:
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Hello Hollywood:
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[Sekkle]

Awesome job! Very interesting photos, and I enjoyed all the graf pics.

[Echo Park]

i love it. as much as i wish more people to move in and start businesses in the old core and the artist district, i hope that area never loses its grit.

[daniel_t]

Looks nice. A lot nicer than people claim downtown LA to be.

[boden]

colorful!

[Top Of The Park]

cool and earthy vibe...great shots...kind of hip-mo-tising

[Kingofthehill]

One day we should shoot up DTLA together!

[Westsidelife]

Those look like suburbs.

[tjh1]

LA is growing on me.

[UCityGardener]

I remember the 1st time I visited downtown LA. The new part felt like a ghost-town, all these mammoth skyscrapers with no street life. Then my friend walked me over to the old part of downtown and I thought "now this feels like a city". There is character and uniqueness to downtown LA. I just hope they're retrofitting the older buildings to survive future quakes, because there are some real treasures there.

[DJM19]

And those newer parts are slowly desterilizing, with big projects on grand ave new restaurants and such

[edluva]

i love it. as much as i wish more people to move in and start businesses in the old core and the artist district, i hope that area never loses its grit.

which is why i wish mura never went up.

nice pics. we need some more streetscape threads like this.

[ColDayMan]

Thanks!

[gatt]

awesome thread.

[Bergenser]

This thread is very unique.
I love the photos.

[mSeattle]

I love that old density! LA went astray but hopefully it is coming back soon.

[LAsam]

Love the historic core. So cool, and you captured it so well.

[urbanactivist]

Wow, amazing job!!! In my personal opinion, I could care less for grit, but I'm blown away by the activity level downtown with all of the markets, etc. And talk about colorful!!!!!

[Buckeye Native 001]

Looks nice. A lot nicer than people claim downtown LA to be.

UCtiyGardener explained it better than I could:

I remember the 1st time I visited downtown LA. The new part felt like a ghost-town, all these mammoth skyscrapers with no street life. Then my friend walked me over to the old part of downtown and I thought "now this feels like a city". There is character and uniqueness to downtown LA. I just hope they're retrofitting the older buildings to survive future quakes, because there are some real treasures there.

While the skyscrapers are impressive, the Financial District is finally starting to see signs of life (L.A. Live will definitely help). Has that Ralphs in South Park opened up, or is it still under construction? I haven't been able to follow LA development news much since I left.

Anyway, awesome pics of some of my favorite parts of Los Angeles. That first skyline pic is incredible! Was that taken from Sixth Street? :tup:

[DetroitSky]

Great shots.

[peanut gallery]

Great set of photos. LA has a palpable vibe I can feel when I'm in town. You've brought a lot of that energy to life through these pictures.

[LAsam]

Has that Ralphs in South Park opened up, or is it still under construction?

Open and very successful from what I've heard!

[denveraztec]

I can remember being on these streets with my L.A. relatives as kids. Nice to see it is changing. Great photos, as always!

[byrdman]

Wow, those graffiti pics were kick ass. For some reason the old part of downtown LA reminds me of Over the Rhine in Cincinnati, only not as grimey. Nice pics

[dktshb]

UCtiyGardener explained it better than I could:



While the skyscrapers are impressive, the Financial District is finally starting to see signs of life (L.A. Live will definitely help). Has that Ralphs in South Park opened up, or is it still under construction? I haven't been able to follow LA development news much since I left.

Anyway, awesome pics of some of my favorite parts of Los Angeles.

That first skyline pic is incredible! Was that taken from Sixth Street? :tup: Yep the Ralphs opened up a while back and was an instant success. The first picture was taken from E. 1st St.

Thanks everybody: I appreciate the comments and it is nice to hear you enjoyed the pictures. To visit LA and not explore these areas would be a shame.

[JackStraw]

I am glad I didn't miss this thread. Excellent work.

[jonjj]

A very nice different view of LA--the kind I like.

[jonjj]

A very nice different view of LA--the kind I like.