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[plutonicpanda]

Originally Posted by bzcat

USC has proposed reducing Jefferson and Hoover down to 1 lane each way, adding protected bike lanes and wider sidewalks but of course LADOT is against it.

As they should be. No lanes need to removed. I say that as someone who bikes in that area all the time. Traffic is horrible.

[Wilcal]

Originally Posted by plutonicpanda

As they should be. No lanes need to removed. I say that as someone who bikes in that area all the time. Traffic is horrible.

Delete.

[plutonicpanda]

Originally Posted by Wilcal

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Yeah delete things you don't agree with. K cool

[Eightball]

Originally Posted by Wilcal

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Agreed

[blackcat23]

Park Fifth construction camera

[citywatch]

^ Blackcat, as usual, comes through & brings life to this thread.

Such a relief to see the formerly huge parking lots at 5th & Olive now finally active construction sites.

Those parts of dt have long weakened the look & feel of the entire area.

the new park fifth isn't as ambitious as the previous version. But yrs of delay in cleaning up such sections of dt have never helped many ppl's sense of the area & its pace of progress.

Very overdue, but better late than never.

the presence of ppl, originally more common in the burbs of LA than dtla, is crucial to bringing a feeling of life to the center of the city. I hope scenes like this one will eventually be more like what is seen in Samo....around the 3rd st promenade or the pier.....or the shopping areas of other hoods miles away from dtla.


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[colemonkee]

Guys and gals, let's keep the thread on topic. Those last two posts waded into political argument territory that don't have an immediate impact on specific development projects downtown.

[Just-In-Cali]

Wilshire Grand Crown

Wow...just pulled this video from facebook...that...is...AWESOME!

https://www.facebook.com/chris.j.young.14/videos/1478595108831430/

[hughfb3]

Originally Posted by Just-In-Cali

Wilshire Grand Crown

Wow...just pulled this video from facebook...that...is...AWESOME!

https://www.facebook.com/chris.j.young.14/videos/1478595108831430/

That crown though...!!!

[Blesha13]

Will they illuminate the crown and spire with the standard white light every night or will it change colors every night as seen in the video?

[black_crow]

Originally Posted by Blesha13

Will they illuminate the crown and spire with the standard white light every night or will it change colors every night as seen in the video?

They will probably use different colors.

Only white light wouldn't make sense, not sure if they change the colors constantly (like in the video).
Le't see how the spire turns out, but we should see some colors too.

[jgacis]

Originally Posted by black_crow

Le't see how the spire turns out, but we should see some colors too.

It sure will...





http://www.acmartin.com/story/wilshire-grand-reshaping-las-skyline

[Calicool]

It would have been cool if that colorful action continued down the spine of the building from the crown.

[citywatch]

Los Angeles’ New Tech Scene Flourishes Downtown

Todd Longwell
April 12, 2017


Damon Casarez for Variety

Last fall, Portal A decided it needed to move. The digital content studio, best known for creating the annual YouTube Rewind video, had been in its first floor offices in the Los Angeles Times Building for a little more than a year, but it was already at capacity. On any given day, the 20 full-time employees who worked in the San Francisco-based company’s L.A. outpost could be joined by a dozen or more writers, directors, digital influencers, and other production freelancers, and those numbers were only going to be growing.

Fortunately, the company found a second floor space just three blocks away, at the 600 Wilshire building with double the square footage (4,000 vs. 2,000), tech company-friendly offices (high ceilings, polished concrete floors, etc.), and amenities including a gym and a game lounge.

Digital-media hubs have sprouted up all over Los Angeles in recent years in areas such as Venice, Playa Vista, and Culver City. But now the city’s downtown is also becoming a hot spot for a growing number of tech-minded firms.

“It feels like you’re in a real city, not in a Hollywood or Silicon Beach bubble,” says Portal A co-founder and managing partner Zach Blume. “You look out of the windows and it’s like you’re watching a scene from ‘Chinatown’ or some other movie like that. There’s such a hubbub of activity. It just feels vibrant and thriving, which is not something you could say about L.A. downtown 10 years ago.”

For decades, downtown Los Angeles was in a state of decline. While major corporations did business in its skyscrapers during the day, when the sun went down, it became a veritable ghost town. That began to change with the opening of the Staples Center, in 1999, and L.A. Live, in 2009, along with the expansion of the L.A. Metro Rail system, which has made it easier for people in outlying areas to access the businesses that have surfaced since.

In June 2016, when All Def Digital relocated from Culver City to its current home a block away from the Staples Center, better economics were a big part of the draw. But the move also had deeper significance.

“It’s core to the company’s mission to be representative of urban hip-hop culture, and it feels a little funny to say that’s your brand and your mission and you’re in Santa Monica,” says Sanjay Sharma, All Def Digital CEO.

In the meantime, more digital companies are moving downtown, from the website HelloGiggles, which recently set up shop in the penthouse of 600 Wilshire, to Latino digital media network Mitu, which is scheduled relocate to the area in mid-2017.

“The market is going nowhere but up,” says Andrew Tashjian, managing director of real-estate-services firm Cushman & Wakefield.


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[King Kill 'em]

By my count Metropolis Tower 4 has just one core level and 3 full levels left to go. It should top out next week.

[Pauliemac100]

Took a few snapshots of The La Plaza Cultura Village while touring nearby Chinatown.

(PS I am new to the forum, just one previous post. Is there an easier way to upload photos?) Thanks


https://www.flickr.com/photos/148727164@N07/33226254663/in/datetaken-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/148727164@N07/33226253133/in/datetaken-public/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/148727164@N07/33226250363/in/datetaken-public/

[citywatch]

Originally Posted by Pauliemac100

Took a few snapshots of The La Plaza Cultura Village while touring nearby Chinatown.

(PS I am new to the forum, just one previous post. Is there an easier way to upload photos?) Thanks

If you don't mind, I'll post the pic from you that shows work has begun on restoring the Fort Moore memorial, including its waterfall. that's the area in the background covered with what looks like green scaffolding.

that landmark has been allowed to be dry & in sad shape for over 30 yrs!

with new neighbors across the street in the future, allowing such parts of dt to be dormant for decades will be even more unacceptable!



Pauliemac100

[Wilcal]

I think that the forum either needs a comprehensive photo construction update or a major project announcement from Blackcat which will spur days of conversation. Hunter? Blackcat? Save us.