I would say that 777 Citicorp best describes what downtown Los Angeles is all about. I know that other biuldings have better architecture, but 777 Citicorp is the average downtown building. Why?, because you don't see dtla full of Disney Halls or Arcade Builings. But you do see midrise and highrise office buildings primerly in dtla. A lot of you guys say that dtla has a lot of office towers instead of condos, mall, etc, and 777 best describes that feeling

POST PICTURES!!

i choose us bank, not because its the tallest or anything, i just really like the building

how about the Gas company building. thats a great looking building. maybe you should have made this a multiple selection poll.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/geography/losangeles/lawalk/new/sanwa2.gif

This one.. whatever its called.
I liked how it was spewing steam out of the roof this morning too

Also the California Plazas

http://www.magazinusa.com/images_st2/ca/la2/la_californiaplaza1.jpg

I really love the US Bank tower (formerly Library Tower) but I voted for the Wedbush Building. Sure its small but I like the design. I also like the Aon Building (formerly First Interstate tower).

http://www.usc.edu/dept/geography/losangeles/lawalk/new/sanwa2.gif

This one.. whatever its called.
I liked how it was spewing steam out of the roof this morning too


Well It was called the Sanwa (I guess thats how you spell it) Tower but they changed all the building logos about 4 years ago.

I really like the California plazas. I like glass for some reason.

I chose Staples Center because it's truly the only "perfect" building in DTLA that functions exactly what it's supposed to do as a sports center. There are hardly (if at all) any criticisms toward it, unlike Disney Hall (not pedestrian friendly, glaring, etc.). Staples Center has become truly America's most popular stadium, surpassing the venerable Madison Square Garden.

I would say that Disney Hall is pedestrian friendly, it just also caters to car drives, more so than Halls in other cities. It's perfectly easy to walk along the street and then up the stairs into the theater. The other theaters at the music center I love as well, but they are less pedestrian friendly.

I choose the US Bank tower, inevitably because of height.

Post pics of all of 'em!

Disney Concert Hall:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1628471_b5b71461ad.jpg

Los Angeles City Hall:

http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~kulisics/images/domestic/los_angeles/day/city_hall.jpg

US Bank Tower:

http://www.pcf-p.com/a/p/8316/8316-1.jpg

777 Tower:

http://anitafried.de/skyscraper/1990_figueroa.jpg

Sanwa Plaza:

http://www.usc.edu/dept/geography/losangeles/lawalk/new/sanwa2.gif


Bonaventure Hotel:

http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/images/Buenvette.jpg

Biltmore Hotel:

http://anitafried.de/downtown/1922_hotel_biltmore.jpg


Union Station:

http://armstrong.bluestones.org/images/unionstn01.jpg

Million Dollar Theatre:

http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/usa/images/usa_losangeles_million.jpg

LA Public Library"

http://www.magazinusa.com/images_st2/ca/la/Los-Angeles-Central-Library.jpg

Staples Center:

http://www.soulofamerica.com/images2/photosca2/Staples_Center_aerial.jpg

Couldn't find the rest.

Bonaventure Hotel:

http://www.hollywoodusa.co.uk/images/Buenvette.jpg
It was between that one and the us bank tower

Million Dollar Theatre:

http://www.andreas-praefcke.de/carthalia/usa/images/usa_losangeles_million.jpg


SHIT! I bet LA wishes it still had those trams as in the picture below. Overall I like the 777 tower.

Gas Company Tower is definitely my favorite.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/gascompanytower2.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/gascompanytower3.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/gascompanytower4.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b43/samceb/gascompanytower1.jpg

kinda funny...that last one looks like they're talking to each other....can anyone think of a good quote?

Gas Company Tower: "How's the weather up there?"

(I get that a lot, I'm 6'6") :)

As you might of guessed US Bank for me, but 3 7's Tower as i call it very close 2nd.

1) US Bank
1A) Gas Company - I love this building
3) 777

777. LA's best, gets a perfect 10 from me.

Mine is:
1. 777 Tower
2. US Bank Tower
3. Gas Company Tower
4. California Plaza 2
5. Wells Fargo Building

For sure WDCH. I can't turn on national TV without seeing LA's downtown, and especially the WDCH. It's america's new national treasure, sort of our empire state building.

Whoops, I voted LAPL building, but meant the US Bank one.

For sure WDCH. I can't turn on national TV without seeing LA's downtown, and especially the WDCH. It's america's new national treasure, sort of our empire state building.

Yeah very true, its like a landmark now and we are lucky to have it.

Keep on voting people who haven't !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want this thread to have 5 pages of positive dtla comments.

how many LA forumers do we even have?

These are the ones I can recall... no offense if I spell your ssc name wrong.
Hre we go....
1.LASportsFan
2.LaLover
3 From Los Angeles
4.Aquamador
5.LA Beuty
6.Alex 300
7.Yukimoto
8.Vicecity Guy
9.TiconLA1
10.Potato Guy
11.CarsonCaliBrother
12.RBR
13.SILVERLAKE
14.Michigan Avenue
15.ChicagoGeorge
16.Squeemu
17.Latennisguy
18.I-275westcoastfl
19.Wilko
20.Samsonyuen
21.LosAng
sorry if I didn't include you.

Damm I missed a lot

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/rpulido/T-994_Los_Angeles_08copy.jpg

That means we need more to vote, if there are well over 21 members here, and there are only 33 replies, half of which aren't even votes!

777... beautiful building =D love its shape and glass.

Very very nice shot, it makes me think of LA as a city like San Fransisco with all the white buildings on the foreground.

What's that ugly tower in front of the BoA Building?

I bet you guys that if this were a New York Thread; New York Skyline Poll it would updated every 5 minutes with a reply, and a whole mess of pics.
Not trying to be negative but the La Forum is really behind. Anyway; La kicks ass

LA needs more and more proposal for new towers and tallest building... I will be so excited if 2,000ft new building is approve.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/rpulido/T-994_Los_Angeles_08copy.jpg

umm...... a nice pic of LA with palm trees. :yes:

i like that pic.. makes LA look more urban for some reason

vicecityguy, how accurate is that map? Are those three buildings approved and U/C for sure?

from that view, to imagine LA in 5 years, you have to add about 5 - 6 buildings of about 35 - 55 stories on the left by Disney Hall, 4 - 6 in the front on the near side of the 110 of about 20 - 30stories, and about 10 40 story and up buildings on the far right, plus another 20 -30 buildings in the 20 -35 story range, extending the skyline all the way past SBC tower.

Man, thats the best urban L.A. pic ive seen yet. I think our skyline will be looking good in 5 years hopefully less. Just look how dense the skyline looks with the apartments; And people in the other forums say L.A. is a giant suburb, well take a good look; yeah thats a suburb alright. Great picture.

I can't wait to take a stroll downtown in 5 years..especially in South Park.

:)

Too bad the LA Live project has not started yet? I don't know whats taking so long. But I did heard the project won't start until the same time next year.

Yeah its nice viewpoint, but i hate mcarther park, after downtown is sorted out then its time to sort out the shithole known as westlake.

Yeah Macharthur park kind of screws up Downtown but whats wrong with westlake?

McArthur smells like shit and I wouldn't walk around there

Too bad the LA Live project has not started yet? I don't know whats taking so long. But I did heard the project won't start until the same time next year.

nope, they started a few days ago!

I hear McArthur is already way better than it was years ago. Perhaps they are working on it?

nope, they started a few days ago!


No kidding! this is great! Too bad i don't have a camera though. If someone could take pictures, that would be great.

I voted for the US Bank Tower, but still I couldn't really make up my mind. I love them all!

Did they really start on LA live!? I'm excited now! Where's everyone going to park for the Staples Center? Did they already build the parking structure for it?

they have a banner around the lot that says coming in 2007 and list everything thats getting built there. the Parking structure is underground i think so that is first to be built and then up from there. The Hanover lot at the corner of Fig and olympic where the Hanover tower is going was also fenced up as i drove by so that might break ground soon too!!

oh check this webpage out and you will see the pic of LA live starting.... scroll down a little.


http://la.curbed.com/

thats cool.. the mention htingy.. but the link they have to ssp is like outdated and some of those things arent getting built... y dont they link to our sticky?? haha

Thanks LASF. I just saw the pictures. They have tar hills on the parking lot which means construction has officially begun. Now I have one question, is that the Hilton tower there starting on? I seen many pictures of the tower but I still wonder how tall the tower would be; 700ft+ maybe im not sure. Also don't for get about the nokia theater; That should be interesting as well.

Thats a wicked picture of Downtown LA, but I think i'm going to have to vote 777, my favourite number-7.

I took a pic of LA Live like a week ago, but I don't have a sanner or a digital camera. Yup, I know it sucks.

And yes CrazyCanuc that is a wiked picture of La :)

Mybad it's CrazyCanuck. Oops.

Nokia Theatre IS the one going first, isn't.

Evo Tower rules South Park.