staying downtown tonight! (Alameda, San Fernando: hotels, houses, buy)

[New Horizons]

Is the area around Alameda and 7th safe at all to walk around at night? I drive a semi truck and the warehouse is letting me park the truck in their lot tonight where I'll sleep. I thought maybe I'd take a walk and get some food this evening.

[ryanms3030]

Depends on your definition of safe. First off it's a pretty industrialized area with nothing to do or see so no real reason to walk around. It is pretty shady over there even during the day. I would get a cab and head down to Seven Grand, the Standard, LA Live or something depending on what you want to do

[genjy]

You can walk down to the Arts District and Little Tokyo for food, coffee, and alcoholic drinks.

All the stuff of interest are about a few block radius of 2nd and Alameda or so. Use Yelp or Google to guide you to the right areas.

Just walk along Alameda and you should be OK since it's a major street, but it is kind of dark and industrial. Do what you feel safe.

[maggie2101]

Sounds like fun, have a great time!

[PDF]

Have fun, New Horizons...I know you take advantage of the times you are in LA. Little Tokyo is pretty interesting at night.

[New Horizons]

Thank you all for the suggestions. I walked down Alameda to 4th , made a left to Spring, down to 8th, went left, then back to the warehouse. Just a small circle. Downtown LA is very big. You're not going to hit all the major streets in a couple hours. My feet got tired, plus I didn't want to be roaming around in the dark.

I was a little overwhelmed. So many old buildings, hotels, and warehouses. All these districts of commerce, like florists. I came upon that skid row area and saw all those tents and squalor, it took my breath away for a second.

I wish I could comb every street downtown. They're all so interesting and have so much character. That's a gritty, raw downtown. I like it.

[PDF]

Originally Posted by New Horizons

Thank you all for the suggestions. I walked down Alameda to 4th , made a left to Spring, down to 8th, went left, then back to the warehouse. Just a small circle. Downtown LA is very big. You're not going to hit all the major streets in a couple hours. My feet got tired, plus I didn't want to be roaming around in the dark.

I was a little overwhelmed. So many old buildings, hotels, and warehouses. All these districts of commerce, like florists. I came upon that skid row area and saw all those tents and squalor, it took my breath away for a second.

I wish I could comb every street downtown. They're all so interesting and have so much character. That's a gritty, raw downtown. I like it.

Much more difficult to navigate at night. Come back during the day sometime, chill out in a park, go to Grand Central Market, etc.

[theraven24]

You've GOT to visit my favorite bookstore, The Last Bookstore, on 4th/5th and Spring. It's wonderful.

[BayAreaHillbilly]

I'm jealous.

I'd have added, going for Weisbier and sausage.

[New Horizons]

Turns out I had the whole next day to kill downtown too. So I got to really explore the place in the daytime. That Broadway Street is really something else.

Soon I'm going to take a personal trip in my car (not an 18 wheeler), and I'm going to trailer my little Harley Sportster 883 behind my car. And I'm going to get on that little Sportster and explore every nook and cranny in downtown, Hollywood, Koreatown, Venice, and everything in between. Then I'm going to shoot through the Cahuenga Pass on my little V-Twin cruiser and explore the San Fernando Valley. It will be the most exciting day of my life.

Oh man I sound like that kid in Mask with his little thumbtack board, "I'm going to go there, and there, and there..."

Originally Posted by BayAreaHillbilly

I'm jealous.

Ah man! That's cool, if you were with me I'd buy you lunch.