The County: February 2009 Archives
As a new convert to and resident of Downtown LA, I was a little bummed to come across this somewhat recent LA Curbed post about the other paper's poke at LA Live. But I was even more troubled by the many ranting, snobby commenters who somehow think they had a magical solution to downtown that would have been so superior to the bright, cheery LA Live. The commenters come across as hip urbanites who find it easy to sniff at wealthy developers but who could never come up with a better solution.
LA Live may not be perfect, but it is a wonderful improvement over what existed here in past years. Having said that, I agree that it could have worked a little harder at creating some low-key places for locals to hang out. As such, LA Live mainly comes alive after a Lakers game or concert ends on a Friday night. It may need to lose a few high-end restaurants, which stand empty on most evenings, and add some coffeehouses and boutique stores.
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