Members HP Hovercraft Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Looked like a gigantic smoggy {censored} hole Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tronus Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 It's not nearly as seedy as it used to be. It kind of got Disney-fied. You don't really have to worry about getting stabbed anymore. Places to go: Sunset Strip, Hollywood and Highland area, Melrose, Downtown, Venice Beach, Silver Lake. It's not really like anything. It's more like a collection of small towns rather than a huge city. Every area is completely different. As mentioned, it's really spread out. Compared to other major cities, it's definitely grimy. When friends from elsewhere visit, they're always surprised at how rough-looking it is. I don't understand the "materialistic and fake" complaints. It depends where you go. You put that really well... I've only lived here the past 2 years (right off hollywood blvd) and I really agree with what you say... It has kinda a disney vibe goin on... Everyone seems really nice. I don't get all this fake and materialistic crap I've been hearing about all those years. Seems like as much pretty people and toys as any suburban area I've ever been too. It definitely has a small town feel... Or a "whole bunch of towns joined together" feel. The grime is there but it's not overwhelming or a reason not to come. Be prepared to see some friggin weirdos though! I can't imagine really getting a feel for this place in a short amount of time unless you had a resident showing you around or a bunch of places to hit up from this thread.... Check out the Baked Potato if ya come, loobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted March 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 What is/was so grimy about Hollywood anyway? I always thought it was super gentrified and expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Los Angeles (i/l?s ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted March 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Subs is mad funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Subs is mad funny. Yo son, don't go to LA. Go to Santa Monica or something and make day trips to LA/Hollywood. Stop in Hermosa Beach. Maybe you'll bump into the guys from Pennywise and you can hand them a copy of your angry punk rock music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 LA sucks. san diego and san fransico are much cooler. LA and Diego are almost connected by urban sprawl. To me, the two have very similar "feels" - at least in part. San Fran feels a lot different to me... from the streets, layout and architecture to the weather and the culture. I'm a SoCal native, so I'm a bit biased, but generally, I'd rather spend a week on vacation in Diego than a week in San Fran. YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 LA and Diego are almost connected by urban sprawl. To me, the two have very similar "feels" - at least in part. San Fran feels a lot different to me... from the streets, layout and architecture to the weather and the culture. I'm a SoCal native, so I'm a bit biased, but generally, I'd rather spend a week on vacation in Diego than a week in San Fran. YMMV Probably cause you're hobophobic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tronus Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 EDIT: in response to your Hollywood grime question It's just sorta dirty.. Can be smelly and covered in poop sometimes (animal and human)... Garbage (sometimes people like to ignore the trash cans every 15 {censored}ing feet) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobs Posted March 28, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 I hope you don't poop on the street and throw trash on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tronus Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 I hope you don't poop on the street and throw trash on the ground. Oh hell yes I do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 to live and die in LA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sad Darwin Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 What's it like? I want to visit. Good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Probably cause you're hobophobic. Not true. I like HoHos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 i hear compton is nice this time of year, def 100% safe too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Not true. I like HoHos. Ick.Those things are awful. You should try a nice fuji apple instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LSDis4me Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Walk around Venice Beach for a few hours. Then while driving to Hollywood, drive around Beverly Hills. Walk around Hollywood Blvd for a couple hours. Visit Amoeba Records and the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum (Scientologists) on Sunset Blvd (and look for my birthplace on Sunset ). Go to the Mesa Boogie store, Guitar Center, and Sam Ash on Sunset. Get a tattoo and go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Is Hollywood really that grimy? I'd like to see the grimy side of hollywood. Then you'd better find a local to tote you around. It's a gigantic suburb and everything is a drive and a pain to find. That said ill be visiting my friends there in November... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 What is/was so grimy about Hollywood anyway? I always thought it was super gentrified and expensive. Nah, actual geographic Hollywood has been downtrodden for decades. It got better because they built a new super-mall* and the Oscars theatre, so it became more tourist-friendly. The Hollywood Hills are expensive, though. * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tattoedsailor Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Forget LA. If your coming Caly fly into San Fran stay a night or two and go out Yosemite.. Its our crown jewel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 i hear compton is nice this time of year, def 100% safe too where do you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Then you'd better find a local to tote you around. It's a gigantic suburb and everything is a drive and a pain to find. That said ill be visiting my friends there in November... If you have the time, I'd love to meet up somewhere and buy you a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Forget LA. If your coming Caly fly into San Fran stay a night or two and go out Yosemite.. Its our crown jewel! QFT Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members six acre lake Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 If you have the time, I'd love to meet up somewhere and buy you a beer. I'll make time playboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pedaltones Posted March 28, 2012 Members Share Posted March 28, 2012 Ghetto tours son, nowahmsane http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/16/gang-tours-for-65-tourist_n_425870.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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