Are there any areas of Los Angeles that are still mostly white (Thousand Oaks: how much, movies)

[Cubancoffee]

Originally Posted by TheRealAngelion

Duh, yeah, for sure. Is this beginning to make sense to you now?





I'm glad you have finally figured out this thread topic is about neighborhoods not museums.

I'm sorry you have not figured out that my response was meant to be a comment on the question that was posed. Maybe perhaps that some people do not see LA in terms of which neighborhoods are what color. Guess that one went over your head. Satire does not work so well on the Internet.

[TheRealAngelion]

Originally Posted by Cubancoffee

I'm sorry you have not figured out that my response was meant to be a comment on the question that was posed. Maybe perhaps that some people do not see LA in terms of which neighborhoods are what color. Guess that one went over your head. Satire does not work so well on the Internet.

Actually I thought your sarcasm was suggesting that there are no white majority areas in LA and that the only place to see whites is at a museum.

Satire is not always received in the manner intended. Don Imus can attest to that. Anyway, no hard feelings.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by _Charles_

Also someone said something about TV studios. Its true! I always laugh when I see Cali or LA depicted on TV shows as white, middle class and english speaking. I laugh and wonder which California or LA is that? Its not reality that's for sure - LOL!

It's more realistic in period pieces like "The Black Dahlia", "L.A. Confidential", or adaptations of Chandler, Hammett and Bukowski. Although I wouldnt say that everyone in those is depicted as middle class by any means....

[Charles]

Originally Posted by majoun

It's more realistic in period pieces like "The Black Dahlia", "L.A. Confidential", or adaptations of Chandler, Hammett and Bukowski.

Very good observation. Bukowski, fascinating and readable.


Charles Bukowski "Hank Chinaski" - An introduction to Los Angeles' Grittiest, Greatest Writer



Here's a must read, true crime Los Angeles by James Elroy.

Amazon.ca: My Dark Places: Books: James Ellroy

[BHtoBaltimore]

Just a thought...if you belong to a group, organization, or religious affiliation....attend some meetings in your current neighborhood and ask this question. You'll be directed to someone that has family or friends here in Los Angeles. They will be able to suggest to you the neighborhoods for which you should consider. Yes, traffic is horrible, and it is heavily suggested that you live close, very, very close to your place of business.

[majoun]

Originally Posted by Charles

Very good observation. Bukowski, fascinating and readable.


Charles Bukowski "Hank Chinaski" - An introduction to Los Angeles' Grittiest, Greatest Writer



Here's a must read, true crime Los Angeles by James Elroy.

Amazon.ca: My Dark Places: Books: James Ellroy

Ellroy, as I'm sure you know, wrote "L.A. Confidential", "Black Dahlia" and many other great L.A. crime novels. He left L.A. for the reasons some people here want to leave, but he found himself irresistably drawn back.

"My Dark Places" is a fascinating book, about his mom's murder. Prior to reading it I didnt realize that films about sharecroppers in the South were often filmed in El Monte as it had the same look as poor southern towns,
and El Monte in the 50s had the highest level of crime in L.A. county (although as Ellroy points out extremely mild compared to El Monte today).

In the "California Book Club" thread I mentioned "The Day of the Locust", a classic novel of late Depression L.A. turned into a less than classic film in the 70s (although said film did win Oscars). As the original film left much to be desired (a 35 year old Karen Black couldn't convincingly play the 18 year old anti-heroine) it would be great for said film to be remade, once the strike is over of course.

[CHATTY CATHY]

My house.
Except we are also part Italian, Welsh, German, English , Irish and Native American

[cottonwood2420]

Originally Posted by Slauson Rosecranz

This map is no longer accurate. It's 7 years old.

The 'no majority' areas in the South Bay are now mainly Hispanic, as well as more than half of the 'majorty black' areas.
And Venice is mainly white now.

Mid-City/Pico-Fairfax would now be no majority. It's definitely not majority black anymore.

I just don't want New Jersey guy to be sad and disappointed if he moves here.
I kid, I kid.

How much could a place change in 7 years?

[Slauson Rosecranz]

Originally Posted by cottonwood2420

How much could a place change in 7 years?

Profoundly. Especially a place in Southern California.

With the constant influx of global immigrants, and the ongoing trend of the middle-class (of all races) moving out of the city
(Antelope Valley, Inland Empire, Las Vegas, Pacific Northwest)

...and the working poor being priced out of the city,

you'd be surprised how much the city will have changed by the time they do the next census in 2010.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by cottonwood2420

How much could a place change in 7 years?

One wouldn't think the demographics would change too much in seven years. However the economics (housing prices) have changed in an unprecedented way; And this may have a greater than typical influence on demographics.