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Best Thing to happen to LA : The Lakers, Kobe bryant, LA Live, Tupac, Jurassic 5, X games and more..
Worst thing to Happen to LA:Urban Sprawl, lack of public trans, Hollywood, and the Clippers
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Best thing to happen to Chicago: The great fire of 1871 allowed the city to re-invent itself and gave architects a blank canvas to start toying with new designs. This event could also be in the running for worst thing because of the loss of life.
Worst thing: white flight. It will take generations to undo the mistakes that took place over about 20-30 years.
Worst: "Urban Renewal" of the 1970s which did several things: destroyed the West End neighborhood, a vibrant, diverse area of the city. It created Government Center which replaced Scollay Square, another vibrant--though gritty & sleazy--neighborhood. Cut off the North End and waterfront for several decades by having a major highway cutting through the center of downtown.
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