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Originally Posted by LA21st
Third Street in SM is starting to revive, as is downtown SM in general.
There's really only one bad block in third street anyway, the other two are healthy.
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I don't take anything good for granted. I used to think these 2 locations...both tourist hot spots with often good weather & well known scenery....had enough built-in advantages that what has occurred to them wasn't likely. But Covid, online shopping & people wanting to hunker down & stay at home & watch TV or visit or stay in the burbs has done a big number on various cities.
this is from 3 months ago...
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this is from 4 wks ago...
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^ If places like that are vulnerable, I don't know if that means dtla is even more vulnerable. However, it did hit the bottom over 30 yrs ago...when bldgs on Spring St & broadway were mostly abandoned & the area around Oceanwide was quite rundown. The Arts dist was really desolate....although artists looking for cheap rent could take advantage of it. So would have never predicted it could get better. But it does mean that dtla has already been to hell & back.
this is from 3 months ago...
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