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Originally Posted by dktshb
Yeah, what was done to the Bunker Hill Neighborhood was blasphemous. Fortunately the historic core is intact as well as much of the Los Angeles' neighborhoods. The video had an agenda though as it strictly stayed on the few streets in Downtown that are the worst offenders.
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Although mostly run down by the 1950s, some of those old Victorian buildings and neighborhoods on Bunker Hill might evolved into an L.A. version of Nob Hill if not bulldozed during "urban renewal", so that is a great loss. But the Gehry symphony hall is a landmark, as is the Broad art museum. Trouble is, Bunker Hill has still plenty of vacant lots, doesn't tie together very well, and is not very pedestrian friendly. Maybe in a few more years it will come together as more projects are completed? Agree that the old gems in the historic core are thankfully and mostly still there, since the area escaped "urban renewal"--a blessing. Like time traveling back to the 1920s walking down Broadway. Bulldozing historic neighborhoods completely is like ripping up a rain forest.