What do you like/appreciate about the urban experience of Los Angeles?

[Finper]

Originally Posted by CityGuy88

This has little to do with urbanity, but what I really love about LA is the presence and prevalence of palm trees! No matter the demographics, median income, or history of a neighborhood, you can almost always be sure there's a palm tree nearby, if not several. That, along with the fact that there are so many beaches, mountains, and entertainment options all within a reasonable distance (not to mention, the endless diversity) makes it such a unique place to be. When you're in LA, you just feel like you're actually somewhere.

And this is coming from a born and bred Bay Arean!

Personally I hate palm trees. You look straight ahead all you see is a vertical stick. Look up and you see a overgrown rats nest. They should be replaced with Crape Mertyls. A easy go grow shady tree with flowers.

[CityGuy88]

Originally Posted by LuvSouthOC

Say goodbye to the palm trees...


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...lm-trees-dying

Yeah, I heard about this. It's sad, actually. The palm tree is so iconic to the landscape of LA and really all of Southern California. The good news for us palm tree fans, I suppose, is developers will probably continue planting palm trees, even if they are the complete opposite of beneficial.

[Angelino19]

Originally Posted by iron_stick

Brazilians are a rarity in LA, as are other Lusophones. Bengali and Indians don't speak Arabic. All I hear in LA is Spanish, Spanglish, English, Chinese, Korean, Armenian, Tagalog, Farsi and Vietnamese. All the other languages' presence range from very marginal to non-existent.

I guess it comes down to what part of LA you live in. If you live in the heart of the city and close to the studios (Disney, NBC Universal, Sunset Gower, Sunset Bronson, CBS Studio's LA, CBS Studio Center, Pararmount, Raliegh Studios, Sony, etc.) you're going to hear an abundance of foreign languages spoken in the restaurants and cafe's in the area. A good chunk of those people are also tourists.

[dajohnson99]

Originally Posted by Finper

Personally I hate palm trees. You look straight ahead all you see is a vertical stick. Look up and you see a overgrown rats nest. They should be replaced with Crape Mertyls. A easy go grow shady tree with flowers.

Maybe go to anywhere in the South - Crepe Mrytle's are very prevalent there. I do agree they are beautiful trees, but kind of annoying near a fountain, pool, pond, etc..

[pwright1]

Originally Posted by ryanst530

I appreciate that it has remained largely decentralized, and primarily single-family home dominant for so many years.

LA's housing stock is not mostly single family homes. Single family homes only count for about 39% of the housing stock in Los Angeles.