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Originally Posted by JAYNYC
I didn't realize so many Angelenos were so delusional these days.
First off, your bio suggests you live in Woodland Hills (LA County). I lived there way back when, and am VERY familiar with its super-wide intersections, all over the place.
And if we're talking about LA city proper, there's this gem of an intersection:
https://goo.gl/maps/VTyNA94zATXxgN9R9
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First of all I never even addressed you, and to try and insult me you’re way out of line. Yes I live in Woodland Hills, and what does that have to do with my comment.
If you so interested in me let me tell a little, I’m from Watts and grew up in south Central LA, and was bused to the San Franando Valley for High School. I spent a lot of time exploring LA, since I was 13 when I got my first bus pass, and I visited just about every neighborhood and cities around the LA metro. I did it all by bus, from downtown LA, West LA, out to San Bernardino, and Orange County. I’ve also worked in just about every part of Southern California, from downtown LA, Beverly Hills, South Bay, Orange County, and Ventura County, so I know LA very well my friend. I’ve also lived in many areas around the LA metro though out my life, and my family is big and very close, we are living in every part of this metro, and I visit and hang out with them in their own neighborhoods.
Getting back to the photo posted by jtown.man, as I said before I have not seen an intersection in the city of LA that looks like that. Nothing in the city of LA that I ever seen looks like that intersection. LA built environment is zoned with much more density, not even Woodland Hills. So where did I say LA didn’t have wide boulevards? I agree there are some wide streets around LA, and even where I live. Topanga Blvd, yes it’s wide and it’s also a state highway that moves traffic somewhat efficient north/south across the west Valley as there are no freeways (north/south) in the west Valley but you should know that since you claim to have lived in this area. As you know Topanga Canyon looks nothing like that scene jtown.man posted.
Ventura Blvd is the other street around my area that is wide, and again looks nothing like that picture. Sure there are strip malls all around Woodland Hills on Ventura, and it’s definitely not a pedestrian paradise. Yet there are still a number of restaurants and businesses directly on the street. Also I wouldn’t exactly call Owensmouth Avenue, Burbank Blvd, or Canoga Avenue super-wide streets. I would rather walk these streets, and my wife and I do quite often, as does many other’s. Believe it or not I walked to the new Costco, and I pushed my son in the stroller to the Topanga Mall. My wife and I have walked to Whole Foods, and Coffee Bean, and even the Starbucks inside of the Marriott. Again these streets look nothing like that photo.
Oh and by the way I once lived in Chicago, and from what I was told by some natives I visited and knew more about the city than many of them. I also spent time in NYC, and visit Westchester county, and some parts of Long Island more times than I can count. I once worked for a company that supported the airline industry the flight benefits allowed me to travel quite a bit, and I took full advantage of this. Being the geek that I am I’ve seen and visited a lot of cities, and I do go off the beaten path. Am I delusional, I think not.