[kaz_kaz_kaz]

I've lived in LA for many years. The impression of superficiality might come from people expecting LA to be one city, when it is actually many cities with their own downtown and culture centers. Also, visitors tend to drive too much, which isolates them to touristy areas.

Some of my favorites:

1. Old Town Pasadena 2. Baldwin hill Overlook 3. Little Tokyo and Sawtelle 4. San Gabriel / Alhambra (Chinese food) 5. Signal Hill / Downtown Long Beach 6. Melrose and the area near Laurel Canyon

I could go on, but really there's gems everywhere. I've found that LA is more so a place you live than a place you visit, despite it's reputation otherwise. It's packed to to the brim with artists, developers, and good food, and there's space to stretch.

Not really hacking news, but file this under lifestyle.

[enjo]

I’m moving out of LA and this post highlights why. Yep those places are great. In a typical Angelenos year they’ll see maybe one of them. None of those things are near each other. The ones that are sort of close are in reality an hour+ apart because of traffic.

I have friends scattered throughout the city and we never see each other. Even the ones who live just a few miles away don’t want to leave their neighborhoods ever because.... traffic.

My dream job is in LA. I love the idea of LA, just don’t like living here. That’s just me tho, lots of people do really love it :)

[idontpost]

> That’s just me tho, lots of people do really love it :)

And the rest of them are still sitting in their packed U-Hauls in traffic on the Sepulveda pass.

[sizzle]

Where are you headed to with less traffic?

[enjo]

Back home to Denver. Where I can live in a place that affords me the chance to walk to everything, something there just isn't much of in Los Angeles.