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Originally Posted by k3d
I was walking by LA Live again yesterday and though I like most of the design elements, one thing about it all gives me cause for concern. The whole complex seems somewhat small. The entrance on Fig seemed very narrow and the walkway from Fig to the plaza seems very short. It could just be that during construction and the lack of detail does not give you a good reference to scale but it just seems it wouldn't take as long to stroll through the complex as it would to walk through the Grove or City walk.  |
It's not that small. Obviously we're only seeing a part of it so far. It'll extend past the building on Olympic all the way to the hotel.
And anyway I wouldn't see small as entirely bad. I wouldn't want LA Live to be a Grove or Irvine Spectrum which are basically outdoor malls that people drive to and then leave without ever leaving the property. It's pretty close to that already. It's better to have LA Live as an entertainment anchor so that people can visit the adjacent region including the 250,000 square feet of retail planned next door at LA Central.
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