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Originally Posted by Wilcal
That may be the first, but the title of the second "fucking ugliest" building in downtown goes to that monstrosity on the north east corner of Broadway and 3rd., right across from the masterpiece Bradbury building.
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I'd give that title to bldgs like the following....
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^ that's not even as bad as it used to be, when it still was a faded blue color. The cheap wood slat siding has long made me go
. I believe that bldg dates back over 80 or more yrs & originally was multi story. But probably due to issues with earthquakes, it was downsized.
For every person who has a problem with the issues regularly raised here....such as a new proj lacking height or retail on the first floor, or a lack of Pritzker award winning design.....I have a hunch there are 10 times more ppl who certainly visit dt...who don't live there....& are unthrilled by it cuz of areas like the NW corner of 3rd & Main st.
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Originally Posted by Wilcal
I say this because in the late 1970's early 1980's I was an intern with the San Francisco city planning department while at Berkley. I was astounded by the amount of care the department gave to any and all development. I truly believe that Broadway (as well as all of downtown) has such incredible potential that any city in the country, or world for that fact, would envy and nurture. But for some reason Los Angeles is not "getting it."
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a major difference is that cities like SF never lost to its burbs or other cities so many locals & visitors with lots of $$. Broadway probably would have been turned around by now, or would be easier to turn around, if it hadn't been long supported by largely lower income shoppers. That type of clientele has made it very easy for owners of bldgs on broadway to be slumlords. It's allowed an unhealthy relationship to develop between slumlords and the ppl they rent to, & visa versa.
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Originally Posted by Mojeda101
Downtown is becoming costly for me to visit. Was given a parking ticket today for being late to my meter by less than 10 minutes. A few updates ago my window was smashed into. I can't keep up with this, I swear.
Block 8 is just south of Ava right? If that's the case I think it broke ground. Otherwise, a new part of Ava is beginning to unfold. Photos should be up tonight.
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the experience you've had....& that of many ppl similar to you.....always worries me. That puts a chill on the average person's perspective of dtla far more than some of the armchair issues that I or others often raise here. for instance, the
bldg at 3rd & Main st pales in importance to a person who has just been robbed or whose car has been broken into. Problems like that or tickets for jaywalking or parking at expired meters...or the nuisance of having to find parking & pay for it....will put a bigger damper on anyone's enthusiasm for the hood. like it or not, LA still is a city where most ppl use personal transportation, & dt is yrs & yrs & yrs away from totally thriving without ppl who don't rely or care about cars.
btw, the new proj that is supposed to have recently broken ground...or where the parking lot it's supposed to replace has been closed down....is EAST of Ava, at the SW corner of 2nd & san pedro st.
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