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Originally Posted by citywatch
believe me, I wish you were correct. however, I've personally seen or read about similar reactions in too many ppl towards the hood going back a long time. I mentioned previously driving down broadway several months ago with relatives from OC, not thinking it would be too discouraging to them or me. Instead I ended up quite embarrassed for the city, not helped when my daughter scoffed "who'd shop at places like this?!". iow, if someone like me, who likes being a booster of LA will come away  , then I can't expect any better of a reaction in others, esp ppl who'll visit DT with a "show me the money" tude or any city that is far removed from their own. |
DTLA isn't done yet. It has a lot of rough edges but I think its those rough edges that draw people like you and me and other posters to this blog and to its development. In fact, I wish this blog existed back when I lived in LA. There were so few people who shared my interest in DTLA.
However, a DT with rough edges isn't going to be nearly as impressive to tourists as it is to the posters on this blog who are excited about the changes that are happening there. Tourists haven't seen where it was and can't imagine where it is going.
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