DEAREST angelenos
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TOP OF THE WESTSIDE (001)
Fairfax District
Melrose
West Hollywood
Beverly Grove
IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA (002)
DTLA
Echo Park
Chinatown
Elysian Park
Little Tokyo
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NORTH OF THE CITY (003)
Griffith Park
Silverlake
Los Feliz
East Hollywood
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SOUTH OF THE CITY (004)
Crenshaw
Leimert Park
Exposition Park
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WITHIN THE CENTER (005)
Koreatown
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BY THE COAST (006)
Venice
Mar Vista
Marina del Rey
Westchester
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Dearest Angelenos is a welcome letter to those who are looking to move to Los Angeles or recently have. It is an evolving archive of LA experiences meant to give insight into the many ways of LA living. All excerpts are from native angelenos and transplants with a few years under their belt.
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TOP OF THE WESTSIDE
Fairfax District
“My neighborhood is mostly older people, so I didn’t have any close friends except someone who lived a block away. Because I’m so close to 3rd Street and the grove, we spent much time there for dinner (and occasionally shopping). All in all, it was pretty calm and quiet. And contrary to popular belief, I’ve never met any celebrities (except for one, but that was a whole different thing). In the area I consider my neighborhood, it’s pretty much all houses and duplexes.
Technically its called Beverly grove because its in between Beverly Hills and the Grove. The smaller version I consider my neighborhood is the residential area boxed in by four major streets (Wilshire, Fairfax, 3rd, San Vicente/La Cienega).”
Overall View of LA:
overrated
It’s by no means bad but the traffic is horrid, random people get so rude for no reason, almost everywhere is crowded, and it’s so damn expensive. However, it has so many kinds of really good food, when people aren’t rude they tend to be pretty nice, and there’s a lot of diversity.
“My neighborhood is mostly older people, so I didn’t have any close friends except someone who lived a block away. Because I’m so close to 3rd Street and the grove, we spent much time there for dinner (and occasionally shopping). All in all, it was pretty calm and quiet. And contrary to popular belief, I’ve never met any celebrities (except for one, but that was a whole different thing). In the area I consider my neighborhood, it’s pretty much all houses and duplexes.
Technically its called Beverly grove because its in between Beverly Hills and the Grove. The smaller version I consider my neighborhood is the residential area boxed in by four major streets (Wilshire, Fairfax, 3rd, San Vicente/La Cienega).”
Overall View of LA:
overrated
It’s by no means bad but the traffic is horrid, random people get so rude for no reason, almost everywhere is crowded, and it’s so damn expensive. However, it has so many kinds of really good food, when people aren’t rude they tend to be pretty nice, and there’s a lot of diversity.
overrated
It’s by no means bad but the traffic is horrid, random people get so rude for no reason, almost everywhere is crowded, and it’s so damn expensive. However, it has so many kinds of really good food, when people aren’t rude they tend to be pretty nice, and there’s a lot of diversity.