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Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by calinet6 »

staunch wrote: post #18
gtani wrote: post #5

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I had a friend in Santa Monica ask me a few years back if i wanted to get a burrito, so we get in her car, get on the 10, the 405, and another freeway towards downtown. After driving 40 minutes, i ask her, "are we getting close?", she says, "of course, don't be so impatient"

West LA has lots of plenty of legit Mexican food, you shouldn't be driving for it. I suggest Tacos Por Favor next time you want some in Santa Monica. http://www.yelp.com/biz/tacos-por-favor-santa-monica There are some things you have to drive for, like great dim sum, but the great Middle Eastern and Japanese food more than makes up for it. Two of my favorite restaurants in the world: http://www.yelp.com/biz/zankou-ch…

Eh. Sometimes you need a specific burrito.

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by crimsonalucard »

beachstartup wrote: post #49
crimsonalucard wrote: post #44

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Not to mention that the things to do in LA are so spread out. If you try to visit the city with the intention of visiting as many destinations as possible, you'll be spending more time in the car getting to these places then you will actually being at these places.

by next year with the opening of the expo line, public transit will surpass that of the bay area, and within the next 15 years will be in the same league as new york. a lot of money is being spent on it. blue is being extended next year, then purple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Rail_%28Los_Angeles_Count...

I doubt that. You need high density living spaces along with public transportation to get New York. LA is huge suburban sprawl that's too widespread. No rail network can cover that huge area.

Maybe if they took that diagram and put the entire thing in Santa Monica, you can probably make Santa Monica like NYC.

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by clay_to_n »

rogerbinns wrote: post #37
Tenoke wrote: post #2

>She refers to their relationship as long-distance. It takes her an hour to get to where he lives, so she stays for three days at a time, then comes home for one or two. I assume this isn't a typical reaction? I live in London, and if it takes me an hour to get somewhere, I consider that fairly reasonable. Is it actually common for people over there to consider an hour journey as something extraordinary?

I am a Brit who now lives in the Bay Area (~400 miles, 5 hours drive north of LA). What really chews your soul is sitting in stop and go traffic. Journeys with lots of motion seem to pass by quicker as you are actually doing something and the scenery, cars etc around you are constantly changing. But when you are driving in that stop go traffic that feels comparable to walking speed, with the same cars around you, and…

I can't stand those high walls around the freeway South of San Francisco. Absolutely soul-draining and claustrophobic.

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by idohealth »

Tenoke wrote: post #2

>She refers to their relationship as long-distance. It takes her an hour to get to where he lives, so she stays for three days at a time, then comes home for one or two. I assume this isn't a typical reaction? I live in London, and if it takes me an hour to get somewhere, I consider that fairly reasonable. Is it actually common for people over there to consider an hour journey as something extraordinary?

Ok, so are you going to spend an hour going somewhere? Are you going to go to work (1hr), go to drinks after work (1hr), and then go home (1hr)??

So you spend 3hrs a day just traveling, and you consider that ok?

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by spotman »

calinet6 wrote: post #67
christianbryant wrote: post #58

Born and raised in Los Angeles. Lived in Downtown Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey. Lived on a boat, in apartments, in houses. Commuted 2 hours one way, 1 hour the other, and then 10 minutes max each way. I love L.A. - every facet of it, top to bottom, rich to poor, chilled to stressed. But there are more L.A.'s than two. Los Angeles is a bona fide s…

I grew up both close enough and far enough that I always hated LA—hated going there, hated the traffic, the city busy-ness, the randomness and amorphousness that was both easy and difficult to describe. I hated it so much so that I began to love it. It reminded me of a person: human, flawed, honest, complex, paradoxical, somehow both ignorant and wise at the same time—and fundamentally alive and beautiful and general…

Your comment and the parent comment are exactly how I feel.

I've now lived here for almost 15 years. I've traveled all over the world, and LA is still my favorite city of them all.

It's a cruel mistress one day. And a wondrous utopia the next day. Never predictable. Home.

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by spotman »

asavadatti wrote: post #27
jessaustin wrote: post #24

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You've never been tempted to bicycle that short a distance? Sure it wouldn't be 15 minutes but it also wouldn't be 2.5 hours.

I'm not sure I'd want to do that as it gets quite hot in LA.

True. But it's sunny. You cruise down the road on your bike, feel the breeze from moving in the air, and we have a lot of bike paths too.

I commute most days, usually several miles. The only time I prefer car or train is when its raining, which is rare.

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by eltondegeneres »

remarkEon wrote: post #60
christianbryant wrote: post #58

Born and raised in Los Angeles. Lived in Downtown Los Angeles, Venice Beach, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Pacific Palisades, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey. Lived on a boat, in apartments, in houses. Commuted 2 hours one way, 1 hour the other, and then 10 minutes max each way. I love L.A. - every facet of it, top to bottom, rich to poor, chilled to stressed. But there are more L.A.'s than two. Los Angeles is a bona fide s…

Do you have any recommendations for an overview of the architectural history of LA? Moving there this summer...every time I move to a new city I like to understand the how and why of the way it looks. I especially enjoyed this[0] piece that popped up on HN a few months ago. [0] http://blog.longreads.com/2015/03/23/the-last-freeway/

City of Quartz by Mike Davis. Probably the best social history of Los Angeles, and a major influence on the film this article takes its title from.

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by Anjin »

crimsonalucard wrote: post #72
beachstartup wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

by next year with the opening of the expo line, public transit will surpass that of the bay area, and within the next 15 years will be in the same league as new york. a lot of money is being spent on it. blue is being extended next year, then purple: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Rail_%28Los_Angeles_Count...

I doubt that. You need high density living spaces along with public transportation to get New York. LA is huge suburban sprawl that's too widespread. No rail network can cover that huge area. Maybe if they took that diagram and put the entire thing in Santa Monica, you can probably make Santa Monica like NYC.

http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-beats-new-york-in-u...

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by mturmon »

crimsonalucard wrote: post #44
beachstartup wrote: post #34

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making LA sound terrible is an entire cottage industry and this is a prime example of some top notch product. the truth is a lot more boring. LA is a great major city to live/work in but an exceptionally shitty place to visit, unless you stay with knowledgeable locals. in that way, it's the opposite of SF and NY, tough places to live in but mind-blowing next-level kind of awesome places to visit.

Not to mention that the things to do in LA are so spread out. If you try to visit the city with the intention of visiting as many destinations as possible, you'll be spending more time in the car getting to these places then you will actually being at these places.

So true. I listen to the itineraries of people I know who visited. "Had brunch in WeHo, then went out to Malibu to the ocean, then to this sushi place that someone recommended in Van Nuys, and then back to the Santa Monica to see the sunset." And then followed up with, "It was nice, but the traffic was terrible." It hurts.

Re: Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Post by movetola »

Anjin wrote: post #78
crimsonalucard wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt that. You need high density living spaces along with public transportation to get New York. LA is huge suburban sprawl that's too widespread. No rail network can cover that huge area. Maybe if they took that diagram and put the entire thing in Santa Monica, you can probably make Santa Monica like NYC.

http://www.laweekly.com/news/los-angeles-beats-new-york-in-u...

Sure, if you're considering all the suburbs/metro area surrounding NYC. If you're really looking at the city, then it's 26k people/square mile, not 5000. Kind of a huge difference.
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