Mega Cities - Los Angeles, California - Page 2

***Kenny*** · February 24th, 2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by corredor06

Awesome city but i hate the gang culture of the city.

All major world cities have a gang problem, the difference is that the media focuses on Los Angeles more than any other city. Maybe it's our own fault,.. since L.A. IS the media in some sence.

Los Angeles is a paradox,....you have Beverly Hills, Bel Aire and Malibu; Compton, Watts and South L.A. all within 10-20 miles.

Some believe it is the most complex city in the world, due to the melting pot of cultures, more then 200 languages are spoken here, you can find anything from the world.

Korea Town trully does feel like Korea, Chinatown, Little Armenia, etc. etc.

And making it work has been Los Angeles' success story. And something very important. Unlike New York and Chicago, Los Angeles has grown and developed much quicker in a shorter amount of time. 100 years ago New York was,....New York.........Los Angeles was a sleepy cow and orange grove cowboy town.

***christos-greece*** · February 24th, 2009, 05:24 PM

Awesome pics Kenni

LA is very nice city

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Originally Posted by Kenni

That pic is from Independence Day movie

(btw Independence Day II -probably- is coming...)

salaverryo · February 24th, 2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by paderwan

And I wonder why LA is mainly a flat city. It looks more like an european city from the overall structure. Is there a reason for that?

Yes, there is. LA is built on a highly seismic area (prone to earthquakes).

karim aboussir · February 24th, 2009, 05:33 PM

I love the pics !! LA and casablanca morocco ( where I was born ) has so many similarities
basicaly casablanca is a smaller version than LA
casablanca only has 4 million people ( city and all surounding suburbs )
LA as far as I know is 18 million ? ( city and all surounding suburbs )
great pics

***christos-greece*** · February 24th, 2009, 05:45 PM

LA population (city and surrounding suburbs) is almost 13 million (from wikipedia)

***Kenny*** · February 24th, 2009, 05:50 PM

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Los Angeles equals: Freeways
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Sunset boulevard - near the Sunset Strip

Just off the Boulevard you find the residences of many film, music and tv stars.
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West Hollywood - street view
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Hollywood Blvd
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Buses - the 3 types that serve L.A.
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***Kenny*** · February 24th, 2009, 09:43 PM

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juancito · February 24th, 2009, 11:33 PM

love this city

Aecio · February 25th, 2009, 04:51 AM

MEGALOPOLIS.
Traffic must be a pain in the neck....
Awesome panoramics and great towers!!!

sakai · February 25th, 2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Aecio

MEGALOPOLIS.
Traffic must be a pain in the neck....
Awesome panoramics and great towers!!!

lol you can't imagine what kind of nightmare LA traffic is especially if you're getting in and out of downtown during rush hours

***Kenny*** · February 25th, 2009, 05:39 PM

PALM TREES: los angeles
los angeles: PALM TREES

ICONIC FEATURE-THE SYMBOL OF THE CITY

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Pegasusbsb27 · February 25th, 2009, 09:16 PM

This is the "City"!

festiboi · February 26th, 2009, 03:27 AM

I love this city and am so lucky to live here. Terrific shots, keep 'em coming!

To those of you who say that LA is gang-ridden; every major city has gangs. Sure south-central has a terrible reputation and there are some very scary areas. However, most of LA is safe and I have felt comfortable riding my bicycle all over the city at all hours and have never felt threatened. It's the media that blows LA's crime out of proporton. For most people here, it's a safe place to be

However, I can't for the life of me figure out where this freeway shot is?

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Originally Posted by Kenni

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festiboi · February 26th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Oh wait, I think I just figured it out on Google Earth. Is it at the 10/405 interchange and looking eastward on the 10?

nygirl · February 26th, 2009, 04:28 AM

One of the best threads that has come to this section in a while. Great job on presentation so far Kenni. I like how you have a theme for each post and keep the post in context while using amazing pictures without flooding the page. "Mega Cities" could be a great idea for large cities to be properly presented in this forum. Add to that quality photography and you've got one interesting thread to take part in and view. I hope it catches on. I would like to see one for London and Shanghai ( as it has caught my interest in the past few months),and am even tempted to do one for New York although I am less dedicated to create well thought and presented super threads like I used to be in here. I really like it. So we got the Palm Trees, Transportation....am I gonna even have to ask you for the beaches? Keep it coming...we want more.

Edit: Nevermind I see you already have a post on the beaches... how about a run through some cool neighborhoods? Nothing makes a city more than the neighborhoods and districts that form within it.

***Kenny*** · February 26th, 2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by festiboi

Oh wait, I think I just figured it out on Google Earth. Is it at the 10/405 interchange and looking eastward on the 10?

Yes Sir! you are correctomundo!

***Kenny*** · February 26th, 2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by nygirl

One of the best threads that has come to this section in a while. Great job on presentation so far Kenni. I like how you have a theme for each post and keep the post in context while using amazing pictures without flooding the page. "Mega Cities" could be a great idea for large cities to be properly presented in this forum. Add to that quality photography and you've got one interesting thread to take part in and view. I hope it catches on. I would like to see one for London and Shanghai ( as it has caught my interest in the past few months),and am even tempted to do one for New York although I am less dedicated to create well thought and presented super threads like I used to be in here. I really like it. So we got the Palm Trees, Transportation....am I gonna even have to ask you for the beaches? Keep it coming...we want more.

Edit: Nevermind I see you already have a post on the beaches... how about a run through some cool neighborhoods? Nothing makes a city more than the neighborhoods and districts that form within it.

That is actually a great idea. A sub-forum for Alpha World Cities of Mega Cities, Megalopolis; which ever is more appealing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city

Thanks or the compliments, it's my pleasure! I have so much more to present on this thread,.. and I think (credit to you) I will do some neighborhoods,...real life, how the simple angeleno lives.

Pegasusbsb27 · February 26th, 2009, 10:00 PM

"Bunas Aires"?!!...Now that's "Weakipedia"!

***Kenny*** · February 26th, 2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Pegasusbsb27

"Bunas Aires"?!!...Now that's "Weakipedia"!

Yeah! Wikipedia has started to get really BAD! muy mal!

It used to be awesome, now it is full of misguided info, I have found ridiculous info.

Too bad beacuase I really like the site.

Deanb · February 27th, 2009, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenni

That is actually a great idea. A sub-forum for Alpha World Cities of Mega Cities, Megalopolis; which ever is more appealing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city

Thanks or the compliments, it's my pleasure! I have so much more to present on this thread,.. and I think (credit to you) I will do some neighborhoods,...real life, how the simple angeleno lives.

completely agree with the two of u

great idea for new threads - really eye opening and interesting! makes me wanna visit LA even more then in the past... my brothers been and told me it's an amazing experience

February 24th, 2009, 05:45 PM	#25
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February 24th, 2009, 05:50 PM	#26
*Kenny* SSC Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles \| San Salvador Posts: 18,241 Likes (Received): 505	Transportation in Los Angeles* image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Los Angeles equals: Freeways image hosted on flickr Sunset boulevard - near the Sunset Strip Just off the Boulevard you find the residences of many film, music and tv stars. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr West Hollywood - street view image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Hollywood Blvd image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Buses - the 3 types that serve L.A. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ ___________________ In Urbanity We Trust Last edited by Kenny; February 24th, 2009 at 06:06 PM.

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February 25th, 2009, 04:51 AM	#29
Aecio Príncipe Xarro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Guadalajara, Jalisco Posts: 2,396 Likes (Received): 53	MEGALOPOLIS. Traffic must be a pain in the neck.... Awesome panoramics and great towers!!! __________________ La noble Guadalajara JAL1SCO

February 25th, 2009, 05:39 PM	#31
*Kenny* SSC Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles \| San Salvador Posts: 18,241 Likes (Received): 505	Palm Trees PALM TREES: los angeles los angeles: PALM TREES ICONIC FEATURE-THE SYMBOL OF THE CITY image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ ___________________ In Urbanity We Trust

February 24th, 2009, 05:33 PM	#24
karim aboussir cygnus karim Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: casablanca / orlando florida Posts: 202 Likes (Received): 0	I love the pics !! LA and casablanca morocco ( where I was born ) has so many similarities basicaly casablanca is a smaller version than LA casablanca only has 4 million people ( city and all surounding suburbs ) LA as far as I know is 18 million ? ( city and all surounding suburbs ) great pics

February 24th, 2009, 11:33 PM	#28
juancito BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Manhattan, New York, USA / Born: Santo Domingo, DR Posts: 3,288 Likes (Received): 1	love this city

February 25th, 2009, 09:16 PM	#32
Pegasusbsb27 BANNED Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brasilia Posts: 2,883 Likes (Received): 0	This is the "City"!

February 26th, 2009, 03:31 AM	#34
festiboi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Melbourne-Los Angeles Posts: 262 Likes (Received): 0	Oh wait, I think I just figured it out on Google Earth. Is it at the 10/405 interchange and looking eastward on the 10?

February 26th, 2009, 04:28 AM	#35
nygirl Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 5,920 Likes (Received): 6	One of the best threads that has come to this section in a while. Great job on presentation so far Kenni. I like how you have a theme for each post and keep the post in context while using amazing pictures without flooding the page. "Mega Cities" could be a great idea for large cities to be properly presented in this forum. Add to that quality photography and you've got one interesting thread to take part in and view. I hope it catches on. I would like to see one for London and Shanghai ( as it has caught my interest in the past few months),and am even tempted to do one for New York although I am less dedicated to create well thought and presented super threads like I used to be in here. I really like it. So we got the Palm Trees, Transportation....am I gonna even have to ask you for the beaches? Keep it coming...we want more. Edit: Nevermind I see you already have a post on the beaches... how about a run through some cool neighborhoods? Nothing makes a city more than the neighborhoods and districts that form within it. __________________ Completely attached to New York but completely in love with Chicago. NAKED NEW YORK: A complete tour of New York City, 5 boroughs and immediate Metro: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2202 Last edited by nygirl; February 26th, 2009 at 04:37 AM.

February 26th, 2009, 10:00 PM	#38
Pegasusbsb27 BANNED Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brasilia Posts: 2,883 Likes (Received): 0	"Bunas Aires"?!!...Now that's "Weakipedia"!

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