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Old 03-28-2011, 04:28 PM
 
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Using 5 words or less... Describe each (or some) of these L.A. neighborhoods:

1. Silver Lake
2. Echo Park
3. Los Feliz
4. Hollywood
5. West Hollywood
6. Beverly Hills
7. Westwood
8. Santa Monica
9. Venice Beach
10. Hancock Park
11. Boyle Heights
12. Pasadena
13. Mt. Washington
14. Laurel Canyon
15. Studio City
16. Malibu

Last edited by Laocoön; 03-28-2011 at 05:08 PM..
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Old 03-28-2011, 06:02 PM
 
Location: Miracle Mile, CA
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1. Silver Lake - Overrated reservoir
2. Echo Park - Work in progress
3. Los Feliz - Nicer than Glendale
4. Hollywood - Action (pun intended)
5. West Hollywood - Gay Downtown
6. Beverly Hills - Where the rich live
7. Westwood - UCLA
8. Santa Monica - 3rd Street/Beach city
9. Venice Beach - Bohemian chic
10. Hancock Park -Original Beverly Hills
11. Boyle Heights - ummm
12. Pasadena - Historic and craftsman
13. Mt. Washington - ummm
14. Laurel Canyon - house upon a hill
15. Studio City - Where the rich valley-ers live
16. Malibu - Houses on the beach
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Old 03-28-2011, 06:22 PM
 
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Using 5 words or less... Describe each (or some) of these L.A. neighborhoods:

1. Silver Lake- Proud to wear skinny jeans
2. Echo Park- New people, old hood
3. Los Feliz- I love rock and roll
4. Hollywood- Misunderstood
5. West Hollywood- Home of $40K millionaire
6. Beverly Hills- Where the players play
7. Westwood- Concrete jungle
8. Santa Monica- Rich, won't let you forget
9. Venice Beach- Hippies and weirdos
10. Hancock Park- We must protect this house!
11. Boyle Heights- OG (Mickey Cohen)
12. Pasadena- The clock stopped at 1949
13. Mt. Washington- Where da hood at
14. Laurel Canyon- Welcome to Hollywood(land)
15. Studio City- I wanna be a player
16. Malibu
- Charlie Sheen's playground (not really)
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Old 03-28-2011, 06:50 PM
 
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Numbers 1 - 16: Not comparable to anyplace in New York.

(Sorry. Sometimes it's just so easy it's silly.)
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Old 03-28-2011, 06:51 PM
 
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1. Silver Lake
Artsy Fartsy
2. Echo Park
Mexican Hollywood
3. Los Feliz
Gateway to Atwater
4. Hollywood
Pimps & Hoes
5. West Hollywood
'I Will Survive'
6. Beverly Hills
DWB* Checkpoint
7. Westwood
UCLA Frat Mall
8. Santa Monica
Trendy Promenade
9. Venice Beach
Wierdos Muscle Beach
10. Hancock Park
White shoes & polyester
11. Boyle Heights
Lowriders y Sabado Gigante
12. Pasadena
Arroyo Seco destination
13. Mt. Washington
Mexican Oakland
14. Laurel Canyon
The Beverly Hillbillies
15. Studio City
More paid than NoHo
16. Malibu
Richer than Beverly Hills

*driving while black ...Lol
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Old 03-28-2011, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Declezville, CA
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1. Silver Lake (Westlake with hills.)
2. Echo Park (Angelino Heights)
3. Los Feliz (Griffith Park)
4. Hollywood (Tourists and hills)
5. West Hollywood (Gay bars)
6. Beverly Hills (Rich ay-rabs)
7. Westwood (No parking)
8. Santa Monica (Homeless)
9. Venice Beach (Characters)
10. Hancock Park (Old money)
11. Boyle Heights (Cheech & Chong, mainly Cheech)
12. Pasadena (Moneyed, staid, flawed parts)
13. Mt. Washington (Jack Smith)
14. Laurel Canyon (Tree-shaded & wildfires)
15. Studio City (TV)
16. Malibu (Wildfires & $$$$$$)
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Old 03-28-2011, 08:41 PM
 
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1. Silver Lake - Artsy bohemian central
2. Echo Park - Poor artists and immigrant families
3. Los Feliz - Rich artsy and old WASP
4. Hollywood - Place where dreams die
5. West Hollywood - Gay fun overpriced crowded
6. Beverly Hills - Persian Jewish Princesses
7. Westwood - Hell on earth
8. Santa Monica - Great place stinky government
9. Venice Beach - Funky smelly overrated
10. Hancock Park - Old school close to ghetto
11. Boyle Heights - Jewish Japanese Now Latin
12. Pasadena - Stuffy boring tiring old
13. Mt. Washington - No comment
14. Laurel Canyon - Beautiful breathtaking drugs
15. Studio City - Jewish alternative hot movie industry
16. Malibu - Remote scary isolated mystery
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Old 03-29-2011, 08:17 AM
 
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Woah! I didn't know there'd be a test today!
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Old 03-29-2011, 11:49 AM
 
Location: Whittier
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Sorry in advance for not adhering to the under 5 word rule. (I did on most though!!!)

1. Silver Lake - Like Williamsburg but warmer.
2. Echo Park - Hey we're almost gentrified.
3. Los Feliz - Where Armenians go on Vacation (from Glendale).
4. Hollywood - Wow, this place smells bad.
5. West Hollywood - Wow, this place smells good.
6. Beverly Hills - The bathrooms are possibly too public.
7. Westwood - Students and horrible parking.
8. Santa Monica - "Home of the Homeless." - Harry Shearer
9. Venice Beach - ...hey maannnn...; GET OFF MY BEACH!
10. Hancock Park - Do you have any Grey Poupon?
11. Boyle Heights - Don't shoot me! Ah, Father Boyle it's just you.
12. Pasadena - Dreamy Craftsman-y suburban life.
13. Mt. Washington - "It's nicer up here."
14. Laurel Canyon - I know a guy, who knew a guy...
15. Studio City - Need a cameraman?
16. Malibu - My old landlord lived here.
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Old 03-29-2011, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix
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1. Silver Lake: hipsters. RIP Elliott Smith.
2. Echo Park: Rampart Division, churro carts
3. Los Feliz: hipsters, yuppies.
4. Hollywood: glitz, glam, drugs, tourists, clubs.
5. West Hollywood: homesexual, faaaaaabulous, flouncey, glittery, sparkly.
6. Beverly Hills: expensive.
7. Westwood: expensive.
8. Santa Monica: expensive, beachy.
9. Venice Beach: eclectic, beachy.
10. Hancock Park: expensive, Jewish.
11. Boyle Heights: ???
12. Pasadena: Little old ladies, Asians
13. Mt. Washington:
14. Laurel Canyon: yoga mats
15. Studio City: "actors"
16. Malibu: expensive.
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