Downtowns are back

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Originally Posted by LA21st

Imo, USC is part of the greater downtown area, as it has the museum campus and several light rail stops.

No way. I went to USC, so I'm very familiar with the neighborhoods around campus, and the University Park area is absolutely not downtown. The residential neighborhoods around campus, especially to the north of campus toward Downtown, are leafy and quasi suburban. Figueroa is getting some substantial infill, but it is still dominated by strip malls and drive thru fast food by campus, and some car dealerships closer to the 10 freeway. Campus area feels like a different world than DTLA, in my opinion.

Btw I love to see all the development in that part of the city, and I can't wait for the Lucas Museum to open and Expo Park to get its much needed facelift.