Manhattan, NY vs. Westside, Los Angeles (compare, downtown, size, beach)

[YoYoMa69]

Originally Posted by RaymondChandlerLives

^ Awesome logic. I guess Harlem represents all of Manhattan. The entire borough is poor and sketchy. What brilliance.

Congratulations on completely missing the point! That's quite an accomplishment.

[iNviNciBL3]

Dont fights happen everywhere????????

TAXI DRIVERS FIGHTING IN NEW YORK CITY - YouTube

Street Fight on 5th Avenue - NYC - YouTube

[415_s2k]

I'd take Manhattan over the Westside, but LA over NYC.

[RaymondChandlerLives]

Originally Posted by YoYoMa69

Congratulations on completely missing the point! That's quite an accomplishment.

Would you like to clarify ? What's the purpose of your YouTube clip of Venice if not to disprove that Westside L.A. is the second most urbane area in the NA?

[415_s2k]

Originally Posted by RaymondChandlerLives

Would you like to clarify ? What purpose does your YouTube clip of Venice if not to disprove that Westside L.A. is the second most urbane area in the NA?

Wait, this poll includes Venice/Santa Monica/MDR? Hm. If that's the case, then I'll have to take LA after all... I thought it just meant West LA.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by 415_s2k

Wait, this poll includes Venice/Santa Monica/MDR? Hm. If that's the case, then I'll have to take LA after all... I thought it just meant West LA.

Here is the OPs map:


The Westside of Los Angeles is extremely idyllic.

[415_s2k]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Here is the OPs map:


The Westside of Los Angeles is extremely idyllic.

Definitely.

Like I said... add SM, Venice, MDR, BH and the canyons to the mix... LA by a landslide for me!

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Here is the OPs map:


The Westside of Los Angeles is extremely idyllic.

And Manhattan is not


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I agree though that West LA has a lot, is it manhattan, absolutely not

[Bluecollarbred]

whats with all these ppl thinking LA can be compared with NY.

You can't compare some comglomerated suburb to a world class city

[nslander]

Originally Posted by kidphilly

And Manhattan is not


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I agree though that West LA has a lot, is it manhattan, absolutely not

You see, it even inspires poetry.

I went to West LA today to pick a piece of furniture. Crazy clear- you could see the Hollywood sign & Griffith Observatory from the South Bay. Almost as amazing was the absence of traffic on the 405; thought i was having a 70's flashback. But again, the air was considerably chunkier back then. When freeways actually work, they f'n rock. I'll be the first to admit the appeal of LA swings wildly depending on traffic and clarity. But to see that large a city situated in that rare a climatic and geographic context is just really...mellow.