Opinion of Los Angeles?

[Sbane]

Since we had one for the other large cities in America.

[Sbane]

I like the Los angeles area, though San Diego is better in the Southern California region. My preferences in places I would like to live would be the Bay Area and San Diego being a close tie followed by the Los Angeles metro.

[memphis]

One of my best friends moved there last year with major reservations. She decided she likes it very much now. We tend to think alike. I trust her judgement.

[Platypus]

Very low.

[Joe Biden 2020]

Los Angeles is the first place I want to visit this Spring, so since I've never been there, I will reserve judgement.

[Franzl]

Los Angeles isn't really a city in the proper sense, and several things are awful, particularly traffic, pollution and (lack of) public transportation.

I still can't help but love it...

[Lief 🗽]

Never been there. It seems like I'd like a lot about it (the food is great, very multicultural, big music and art scene, good weather, cool people), but the negatives that Franzl mentioned are some of my least favorite things, so I don't know.

[LastVoter]

Neutral.

[Alcon]

This is probably a weird thing to say, but it feels strange to compare L.A. as a city to NYC or Chicago.  Obviously its population is in that league, but it feels more like a Bethesda-type "urbanized suburb" than either of those places.  It has a lot to offer, but it just seems unreasonable to compare it to cities that are actually legitimately metropolitan.  It isn't, and is a total failure at that, but once you put that aside, I think it has some pretty cool traits.

[Sbane]

Being from the bay area, I would enjoy nothing more than to join the chorus talking down Los Angeles, but let's be objective here. Los angeles actually has an urban core that is comparable or better than basically every city in America other than NYC, Chicago and maybe San Francisco. I am not just talking about the collection of buildings in downtown, but head out towards Koreatown or Hollywood and its still pretty urbanized with a high population density. Also as a whole the metro has a high population density. Much higher than most metros. And thank god nobody has talked about sprawl yet. Both Chicago and NYC are much worse in that regard. Yes, the Los Angeles metro is huge, but it has 17 Million people living in it! That's almost twice the number that live in the Chicago metro, whih includes some random rural areas. The NYC metro area is spilling into Pennsylvania these days. Why is that not held up as an example of sprawl?

[The Ex-Factor]

HC when I'm thinking like a Bay Area native, but FC when I'm comparing it to the rest of America

[memphis]

Being from the bay area, I would enjoy nothing more than to join the chorus talking down Los Angeles, but let's be objective here. Los angeles actually has an urban core that is comparable or better than basically every city in America other than NYC, Chicago and maybe San Francisco. I am not just talking about the collection of buildings in downtown, but head out towards Koreatown or Hollywood and its still pretty urbanized with a high population density. Also as a whole the metro has a high population density. Much higher than most metros. And thank god nobody has talked about sprawl yet. Both Chicago and NYC are much worse in that regard. Yes, the Los Angeles metro is huge, but it has 17 Million people living in it! That's almost twice the number that live in the Chicago metro, whih includes some random rural areas. The NYC metro area is spilling into Pennsylvania these days. Why is that not held up as an example of sprawl?

You make a good point about sprawl, even if few New Yorkers live in the sprawl areas. In any case, LA is the exact opposite of this:

For better or worse, the most traditionalist place in America. The exact opposite of everything that has come to define early 21st century America. No Wal-Mart. No garage (my family in Brooklyn actually had one, but you know what I mean). The little informal neighborhoods restaurants look filthy, but serve good food. You can actually walk places! No insincere "have a nice day!" A city, above all, of intense authenticity. New Yorkers have no reservations about telling you what's on their mind.

[© tweed]

go Clippers!  15-6

[minionofmidas]

The NYC metro area is spilling into Pennsylvania these days. Why is that not held up as an example of sprawl?

Because nobody, when asked his opinion of New York City, states his opinion of New Jersey.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I really have no desire to visit.....so I guess not much of an opinion.

[Sbane]

The NYC metro area is spilling into Pennsylvania these days. Why is that not held up as an example of sprawl?

Because nobody, when asked his opinion of New York City, states his opinion of New Jersey.

So why do people state their opinion of Orange County when asked about Los Angeles. I understand a lot of people think Los Angeles has no urban core, but that's not really true.

[minionofmidas]

The NYC metro area is spilling into Pennsylvania these days. Why is that not held up as an example of sprawl?

Because nobody, when asked his opinion of New York City, states his opinion of New Jersey.

So why do people state their opinion of Orange County when asked about Los Angeles. I understand a lot of people think Los Angeles has no urban core, but that's not really true.

Because everybody's mental image of Los Angeles is



I've no idea where exactly that actually is.

[opebo]

HC like all other cities in the Bad Place.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Massive Freedom City.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I don't like it a great deal, it has got some of the most interesting people I've ever met... but I've never had any desire to spend any more time there than I absolutely needed to.