Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Vista, Del Rey: low income, apartment, rent)

[Whitsr1]

Looking at an apartment near this address:
8221 Langdon

Is this a safe area? Young female commuting to venice beach to work!

[greggd1]

Originally Posted by Whitsr1

Looking at an apartment near this address:
8221 Langdon

Is this a safe area? Young female commuting to venice beach to work!

Short Answer: No.

Why would you live so far away from work, in a hot, dirty, low income, depressed area? You are going to be driving through huge traffic.

This is not a very good area. Orion, which is one block west is a good place to buy and sell drugs.

If you are working in Venice Beach and want to live in a low income area, just rent in mar vista. between the cost of gas, time, aggravation, it will be cheaper to live in venice, mar vista, la, or culver city.

[JohnG72]

No its not.

Have you actually driven or walked down that street? I assume you haven't or you would not ask this question. Yes I know the allure of a $70,000 condo, but generally there is a reason stuff is this cheap.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by greggd1

Short Answer: No.

Why would you live so far away from work, in a hot, dirty, low income, depressed area? You are going to be driving through huge traffic.

This is not a very good area. Orion, which is one block west is a good place to buy and sell drugs.

If you are working in Venice Beach and want to live in a low income area, just rent in mar vista. between the cost of gas, time, aggravation, it will be cheaper to live in venice, mar vista, la, or culver city.

Palms is the most low income west side neighborhood (lower than Mar Vista or even Del Rey) and is considerably, considerably safer than Van Nuys. Palms has considerably less crime than the L.A. average, while Mar Vista and even Del Rey are amongst the safest neighborhoods within the city of L.A.

[greggd1]

Originally Posted by majoun

Palms is the most low income west side neighborhood (lower than Mar Vista or even Del Rey) and is considerably, considerably safer than Van Nuys. Palms has considerably less crime than the L.A. average, while Mar Vista and even Del Rey are amongst the safest neighborhoods within the city of L.A.

i was thinking of certain, very low rent areas of mar vista. manily older home depot parking lot/hispanic occupied bldgs around and so of culver and along that dead end section of slauson...it seems to suit her tastes since she's looking at langdon and its much closer to work.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by greggd1

i was thinking of certain, very low rent areas of mar vista. manily older home depot parking lot/hispanic occupied bldgs around and so of culver and along that dead end section of slauson...it seems to suit her tastes since she's looking at langdon and its much closer to work.

I knew exactly where you were talking about.

That area (which used to be southwest Mar Vista) is now called Del Rey.

Del Rey Profile - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times

Much closer to work for her and much safer.

[greggd1]

Originally Posted by majoun

I knew exactly where you were talking about.

That area (which used to be southwest Mar Vista) is now called Del Rey.

Del Rey Profile - Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times

Much closer to work for her and much safer.

Classic....that place sucks big time and they leached off their neighbor's name.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by greggd1

Classic....that place sucks big time and they leached off their neighbor's name.

One of the few cases of a westside neighborhood splitting off and forming another westside neighborhood - that's very common in the Valley but not on the westside.

[Whitsr1]

Yikes.. thanks guys! HUGE help!

[robynsteward]

hope you find somwhere nice to live though!