I suddenly realize the map from urbanobserver doesn't even show the parking lot where the onni tower is going up. however, it does show #17...the lot across from macys plaza, where the apt tower from the devlpr from oregon is going up, & #20....the lot next to the brockman, where the carmel proj is going up.
iow, there are layers upon layers of areas throughout dt that need to be cleaned up, filled in. that photo also doesn't mark all the old rundown bldgs....all over the southern half of dt.....that ideally will eventually be torn down & replaced by something bigger & nicer.
dweebo2220 has a
great set of pics of LA in ssp's photo forum. one of his posts is...
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Originally Posted by dweebo2220
Thanks, everyone, for the kind words! And glad to hear others admiring LA's beauty like I do... sure it's rough around the edges and sometimes pretty hideous... but often it's absolutely gorgeous!
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when ppl say the city can be
sometimes pretty hideous, is that cuz the bldgs in dt aren't taller, not urban enough, too monolithic, cuz its newer projs aren't of pritzker prize quality? maybe so....but I kind of doubt it.
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