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Thanks for sharing your pics, Palmero!
I see what you mean, very nice grey and white rainclouds and bright blue skies. Those days are specially good to have a walk and take pictures, like you did. I´ve liked the area of L.A. you´ve covered in your thread. We didn´t visited it when we stayed in L.A. Interesting part of the city, indeed. Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain!:tup: |
What great photos! I love it. Westlake reminds me a lot of the non-gentrified areas of the Mission District in SF.
By the way, what type of architecture is this building in the middle (perhaps KingOfTheHill could clue me in?). I'm in love with this style and it's common all over the Los Angeles area. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...psa80393d1.jpg |
You can see my apartment (brick building second from left).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ps10a1a324.jpg This is my street (Union Drive). http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ps28728bca.jpg I like Westlake more than I thought I would. I've been here a year and it's a very interesting neighborhood. The people are friendly, always a vibrant and alive feeling, and on the weekends, expect to be overloaded with some of the best smelling food ever. Awesome pictures of my hood. :) |
Nice, good work.
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Awesome photos. Westlake is definitely an underappreciated neighborhood, still beautiful under the grime. I also think it has the liveliest street life of any residential neighborhood in the city. MacArthur Park is always a mixed bag, but it seems particularly nice on clear winter days.
As for the building you asked about, destroycreate, it's probably best classified as Second Empire Revival. It's got the distinct mansard roof and and even proportions of Second Empire architecture, but with the subdued details and very vertical look of later art deco. |
nicely done. i think its only a matter of time before the area returns to its former glory. Development is squeezing from all sides. Koreatown and Downtown surround it and im guessing that large scale projects and gentrification will start in the next couple years
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Tons and tons of develop opportunity there. Two transit lines, the city's best urban park, a generally above-average pre-war building stock and inventory, and the fact that it is hemmed in by growing and expansionary Downtown, Koreatown, Echo Park, and Silverlake, means that it has a bright future. I can't wait to see this area take off. I went to a really cool art gallery opening in the American Cement Building, a loft complex in the cheesegrater-like building featured in several of the photos. The views were incredible.
destroycreate, that building would probably be considered Second Empire Revival, as the mansard roof, juliet balconies, and distinct proportions would suggest. However, most people here would probably (incorrectly) call it a "Chateau" building, which are far more common in LA, and while they are similarly French-influenced and derived, usually feature rounded, corner turrets, often topped with small spires. |
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How is this area crime-wise just out of curiosity?
Thanks for the architectural input, by the way ^^. |
Wow, I'm surprised this area given its features and location isn't a more in demand area. If developed, this area appears to have the bones and potential to be one of l.a most Beautiful areas. Very European vibe to the place in terms of buildings and the park.
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Great pics! Remember when Will tried to stop Carlton from going to MacArthur Park? Man, that is a beat neighborhood - lots of character, soul, and good food. Only real place to get some good Central American Pan Dulce really. It does have a lot of potential, but I'm thinking it's a long ways off.
Also, there needs to be a better way to connect the two parts of the park. I know there is a walkway under Wilshire, but I don't think it's enough. |
Beautiful neighborhood. Very "LA Noire". But if you guys seriously consider this "grimy" then I'd hate to think what you'd think of New York neighborhoods. :S
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^ This will be the hardest neighborhood to gentrify because of its established reputation as an immigrant community. It's not lower middle class like Echo Park; it's the poorest of poor places.
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Great thread, question for Three Hundred: Do you have a car in this neighborhood? I assume parking would be a real pain. Also what is your apartment like? I've been in apt buildings similar to these (in look) having lived in Crown Heights Brooklyn for two years and they were pretty grimy and extremely outdated on the inside.
They were actually kind of depressing. So seeing that WestLake is a poor immigrant area I would assume the inside of these buildings are pretty funky. I hope yours is decent, maybe you could talk about others you have been in. |
Wow, great pics!
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Great shots. This is the exact sort of neighborhood I would like to visit next time I'm in LA.
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What a great set. I love this part of LA. So lively and interesting with tons of people in the streets and in the park. I'm there often enough, Thanks for showing the world our Westlake hood. I love it.
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