I added all the proposed and under-construction buildings in DTLA and many others from the greater metro into Google Earth. You can really get a sense of how much the skyline is booming and how different LA will look just a few years from now.
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Driving into downtown. The Figueroa & Venice Tower really shines from this view.
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South Park is going to be a canyon soon enough. The best part is that most of these buildings have already broken ground.
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Downtown is slowly pushing south.
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I would love to have this view. Once again the Figueroa & Venice Tower dominates the skyline. Despite my initial cool feelings about it, I really want to see it get built, it will be a massive game changer.
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I remember this was THE view of LA in the 90s-2000s. Now the only buildings from that time period that show are just roof tops.
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You can't even see the roof of Oceanwide or the Crescent Heights tower (any idea when we might finally get renderings?)
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Despite how much is being filled up there is still a big area around FIDM that needs to urbanize.
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Despite being dwarfed City Hall still stands out.
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The Civic District Revival plan is a lot denser then I thought it would be.
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Sorry folks, but we are blocking that clock!
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Sadly South Park can't be seen from this angle. Hopefully the Arts District and Chinatown will make up for that.
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In the end the two 700 footers really don't seem that out of place. Another year of proposals and they'll fight right in.
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I hope one day that trainyard can be capped and the LA river will actually be a place to be.
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That new convention center can't come fast enough.
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LA is pushing west. 'Her' might not be that far off after all.
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Even from the coast DTLA shines.
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Wilshire is starting to fill up and build up.
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The skyline is literally tripling. Also Long Beach says hi.