Tell me what L.A. was like back in the 1950's/1960's (Los Angeles: employment, wage)

[CA4Now]

Originally Posted by BRinSM

out of curiosity, why can't kids today feel safe playing in their front yard?

Adam Walsh. Everything seemed to change after that kidnapping in 1981.

[harrishawke]

Cheaper cost of living. More family friendly, less crime, less pollution. Probably everything was better.

[Ms. Intelligence]

Originally Posted by harrishawke

Cheaper cost of living. More family friendly, less crime, less pollution. Probably everything was better.

Yep! /\

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by harrishawke

Cheaper cost of living. More family friendly, less crime, less pollution. Probably everything was better.

I really don't share the lower cost of living part or the less crime. When you consider salaries compared with costs, Los Angeles has always been on the high end. As for crime, we had plenty of it in the 50s and 60s. WE even had gangs, but they were pretty well contained in the east and north east part of the city. As for pollution, did you really live in the area in the 50s and 60s? Smog was so bad, in the spring and summer you couldn't see the mountains after about 10am. I loved growing up in the area, I have so may wonderful memories, but I also know there were problems then as well as now. Life was just easier in the 50s period. It makes no difference where we grew up.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by David Aguilar

Because their faces are in phones.

Love it David. That and the parents create the problems because they are paranoid.

[Western Urbanite]

Boring, suburban, low density, polluted, generally terrible. Los Angeles has NEVER been better than it is today!!!!!!

[Western Urbanite]

Originally Posted by BRinSM

out of curiosity, why can't kids today feel safe playing in their front yard?

They can. Some people are just paranoid.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Western Urbanite

Boring, suburban, low density, polluted, generally terrible. Los Angeles has NEVER been better than it is today!!!!!!

Did you live there in the 50s or even 60s, in fact were you even alive then?

[Western Urbanite]

Originally Posted by nmnita

Did you live there in the 50s or even 60s, in fact were you even alive then?

Yes as a matter of fact. Back then, LA had lots of smog, no metro system, way less development, way less things to do, and was significantly less urban. I much prefer it today. Nostalgia is always a bad thing.

[Astral_Weeks]

Originally Posted by Western Urbanite

Yes as a matter of fact. Back then, LA had lots of smog, no metro system, way less development, way less things to do, and was significantly less urban. I much prefer it today. Nostalgia is always a bad thing.

How old are you? What part of LA did live in the 50's/60's?

The old red cars were still running in the 1950's..granted they were in steep decline but they were in operation.

Also, LA's population was growing by leaps and bounds in the 1950's and 1960's. So there was development...lots of housing development and much more than there is today. Granted this growth was more suburban in character, not the urban infill we see today.