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- Tara0
yeah we have Roy Rogers too.
you're into fast food eh?
anyway we didn't end up eating anywhere except our hotel -the standard- which is very nice!we were in la for only 1 day and then went to palm springs to cachella. anyway,
we figured we would walk to little tokyo from the hotel. we're from New York so that's what we do. figuring it's only a half a mile.
bad idea. we never got there because all the st's leading to little tokyo we're lined with homeless people. and the homeless people had a different vibe than they do in NY. in ny they ask for money and then just say have a nice day even if you don't give money. but in la we were out numbered and man those streets were lookin shady!! so we just walked back to our hotel. hungry and defeated. :(
- jevad0
hahahaha
- Soler0
too bad tara- but I bet Coachella was the shit. Did you go the radiohead day?
maybe once I live there I can give you better advice on food ;-}
[actually i hate fast food but roy's and bob's ar ea blast from the past- my childhood. just curious]
- Chargen0
but jacopos... JACOPOS!!!
- ********0
ask peteski
- cyberthug0
Stay away. There is barely enough work here for the thousands of designers already here. Stay in Denver and be a big fish.
"for it is better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven."
-Milton's Paradise Lost
- Tara0
yeah Coachella was great, but fucking hot!!!!
saw Radiohead-they were good
- kbags0
YES, YES, YES! I moved to Hermosa Beach last week from New Jersey. Dude, it ROCKS OUT HERE! I'm doing freelance stuff, brought a project out here with me to hold me over for a month or two...but dude, just get in the car and GO!
- kbags0
Do yourself a favor and strike downtown LA from your thoughts...
Go closer to the beach and be prepared to rent or pay $800K+
The last thing in the world you want to do is buy deep in the valley and spend half your life commuting. If you can put yourself in a situation where driving to/from work is minimal, you are better off. Go surfing with your extra spare time!
- shellie0
the valley isnt that bad. neither is orange county. that is if youre planning on having a family and rasing them somewhere safe, with less crime, better schools, and an actual community built around family. nomatter how much you pay in the LA greater area, you will NOT find that.
as soon as my kids are ready for school, im outta here. i'll commute if i have to for the sake of my family.
- abstrakt0
honestly, no. moving here without secured work would be a very stupid thing to do, especially with your fiance.
- heavyt0
the valley is as bad as everyone says.
it is super-ass hot in the summer. absolutely no culture or community to speak of, and the crime is worse than in the city.
(at least in the areas beween NoHo and Van Nuys)
it is a sea of speed addicts, and trucker hats.
spend 20 minutes there and you wil be begging to go back to Denver.
if you want a community, you need to be near the beach. seems like all of those beach towns (redondo, manhattan, etc) are real tight. a little pricey, but probably worth it.TR1
- mr_flaco0
Hey Soler,
I moved here on a whim, been her like 5 years now. Agree fully with all the job security issues. I was w/o a regular gig for about a year and its freakin' stressful.
I'm close to that Silverlake/ Echo Park area, but a bit farther North in Eagle Rock/Highland Park, and I love it. Its fun, pretty safe, and fairly close to downtown - about 35 min to the beach. Lots of rock and roll dive bars and the like over here as well. Im paying 1090 for a 3 br house...but Ive been here a while - current prices are more like 1300 - 1500 or so for similar. Its a lot hotter up here than the costal areas, but you get a lot more space for the $.
A lot of it depends on where you work too, and how far you are willing to commute. I had a job in the valley for 2 years and spent about 14 hours a week going to and from. Im much happier now - about 2 cigarettes time away from the office.
- Chargen0
Mnnnmnnmmn http://www.jacopos.com/Menu.htm
They are the freakin' best... I'd move to LA just for them... Unfortunately they are the only reason. LA is a dripping, infected, baseless hell that should be wiped of the face of the earth... *spit
- mr_flaco0
Oh, and buying up here - starts about 350K.
- Soler0
mr_flaco:
buying in what area? echo park? highland?
- kbags0
Agree with the last part of heavyt's last post...beach communities all the way! Maybe it's personal bias, I dunno.
I do know that I won't raise a family in California...not unless I can afford private schooling.
- heavyt0
i would never send my kids to public school in LA. i think that public educations are inferior no matter where you are, a lot of teaching to the lowest common denominator.
in LA, the lowest20 percent doesnt even speak english, so you can imagine how bored most kids get.
my GF grew up out here, and only went to private schools. i cant beleive how smart she is.TR1
- mr_flaco0
Highland Park area, and the close surrounding areas. In my opinion its safer than Echo Park, a bit more family oriented, and also up and coming. I dont think I'd live down in Echo Park personally. Silverlake maybe, but its really over priced these days. Another area you might want to look for a place to buy on this side of town is Glassell Park. Similar prices to Highland Park, a little closer to downtown. Some of it is still kind of sketchy, but I doubt that will last much longer. The whole east side is being bought up pretty quickly. Those two areas surround Mt. Washington, which has one of the best schools in the area. I heard about a house up there last night that just went for 900K(!!).
Oh - thought about Glendale? Its safe, close to Burbank(possible work), close to freeways, etc. and still (sort of) affordable.
- heavyt0
i ike echo park, but i would seriously consider atwater village too.
it has a nice little residential area, and close to los feliz, silver lake, echo park and downtown.then you can walk to Tee Yee, or the Roost.
(if you want to)
TR1