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Originally Posted by edale
I get that you're super defensive about LA, but I live here too, so you don't have to tell me what's true and false. Lots of central LA looks super dumpy. Homeless encampments, trash, ugly cheap 1 story buildings, street vendors selling any and everything on the sidewalks...it is what it is. There are, of course, nice buildings and blocks mixed in. On average, I'd say residential neighborhoods seem to be better than the commercial districts, but it's actually a pretty common reaction of visitors to remark that central LA is way shittier looking than they anticipated.
People who've never been here tend to think all of LA looks like Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, when in reality, large portions are just pretty hideous. We have amazingly beautiful neighborhoods and natural features, but the Ktown area and its surroundings are few people's idea of beautiful.
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0527...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0549...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@34.0777...7i13312!8i6656
If you think these are attractive streetscapes, then we just have different definitions of attractive. I know not everywhere in central LA is like these scenes, but if a visitor is driving through, they would surely see many scenes just like these. A visitor from Seoul or Tokyo would absolutely see these as slum scenes that look like a major step down from what they're used to in their home cities. I still like LA and enjoy living here. My neighborhood doesn't look like this crap. But a lot of LA does. It is what it is.  |
Again, I posted what my neighborhood in Koreatown looked like. Many of Koreatown's resdiential streets look typical city neighborhoods, and not trash everywhere.
Does some of Koreatown and Westlake look bad? Sure. It's a poor part of the city, for the most part. But most of it does not. And compared to Tokyo or Seoul, most U.S. cities older neighborhoods will not look great either. I will mention them anymore, because others get defensive, but it's odd you think LA is some kind of outlier there.