Posted Mar 13, 2011, 11:34 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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I just came back from DTLA. I was surprised to see so much activity on Spring Street and about a block or two radius from the two coffee shops (Spring for coffee and Coffee bar, I believe). Also, the type of activity - a lot of dog walking and hanging out - really reflects the demographic change. I stopped by Babycakes and it really made me wonder how far and fast this revitalization can encroach on Skid Row. I reckon displacement won't be an answer since the area is so dependent on the services there - I think the social structure and organization will be too difficult to deal with by pure development.
Also, one a side note - I was taking pictures of the Hall of Justice building (what a beauty) and some security guard starting harassing me about making sure I didn't take any pictures of the federal building across the street. I looked it up on google, and it seems as if this is a common practice but it is in fact, not illegal. Anyone know this to be true?
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