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I think despite some other cities building a lot of new development--Downtown LA is going to have the most dramatic change. It's going to be a veritable bourgeoisie wonderland in six years...nothing but glittering tapas bars and shiny new boutique hotels.
Er, okay if you say so but there's nothing wrong imo with DT LA now.
The wholesale districts: please dont tamper with that. I love that area but more importantly the merchandise. Nowhere outside of NYC even comes close anywhere in the US.
I came down there 2 weeks ago for bulk fabric and other sewing things. A yard of fabric that costs $12 a yard in the Bay can be had for $2 a yard in DT LA and when your buying hundreds of yards, it's worth it to travel 375 miles.
Er, okay if you say so but there's nothing wrong imo with DT LA now.
I made no opinon about there being anything wrong with it, I just said that it's changing very fast. Broadway already feels way different from when I visited last year when I went back this year.
Yes just one of these 3 mega projects would be enough to transform any downtown much less all within a 3 year span. Brickell Citycenter anchoring Downtown's south is already under construction and the Central Station and Miami World Center w/ Convention Center will connect and fill the north end are supposed to break ground this year. If you add all the other projects continuing and in the pipeline - including 3-4 super talls, it would be difficult to objectively not say DT Miami will change the most dramatically.
Er, okay if you say so but there's nothing wrong imo with DT LA now.
The wholesale districts: please dont tamper with that. I love that area but more importantly the merchandise. Nowhere outside of NYC even comes close anywhere in the US.
I came down there 2 weeks ago for bulk fabric and other sewing things. A yard of fabric that costs $12 a yard in the Bay can be had for $2 a yard in DT LA and when your buying hundreds of yards, it's worth it to travel 375 miles.
Its only a matter of time before the wholesale districts gentrify. I live in one of them - the Fashion District, and there are 3 adaptive reuse loft projects under construction on my block alone. I don't necessarily see it as a bad thing - the way it is now the neighborhood is hustle and bustle until 5pm when the wholesalers close up shop, then its desolate. I wouldn't mind it becoming more of a 24 hour/day neighborhood. That being said, I hope the neighborhood keeps some kind of balance, as I wouldn't want to see all those wholesalers disappear, nor would I want the cheap but decent lunch spots like Torta Loca to go away. I don't want to live in a downtown where you can't buy a sandwich for less than $20. And if the new shops in Grand Central Market are anything to go by, DTLA is in danger of going too far in that direction. I got a pastrami sandwich, a soda, and a black&white cookie at Wexler's Deli the other day and my total was $25. F*** that.
By straight up numerical count - NYC. They're miles ahead of any other city in terms of the amount of new "stuff" being constructed/happening. But in a more "transformational" way - LA
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