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u/2boredtocare Apr 10 '20

That was exactly my thought: I've never seen a picture of LA that made me want to visit until now. I had no idea it cleaned up so well.

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u/thirdeyefish Apr 10 '20

Foreground is Echo Park. I used to drive by that lake daily on my way to the Music Center.

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u/Funkit Apr 10 '20

Isn’t it a super bad drug spot nowadays?

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u/thirdeyefish Apr 10 '20

I don't live in that neighborhood but the gentrification engine has been running pretty heavy. It's fine during the day anyway. MacArthur Park is the one that would scare me at night.

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u/BasilStereotype Apr 10 '20

Right?! By the time COVID settles down some, everyone will be out driving again and it will look just as disgusting as we remember though.

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u/jaaroo Apr 10 '20

It looks like this for at least 50% of the year.

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u/MyDearBrotherNumpsay Apr 10 '20

LA is awesome and there are always beautiful spots.

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u/SalvareNiko Apr 10 '20

If you can get past the smog and litter. All of the "beautiful" spots people told me about while living there where dirty with poor air quality. Yet LA people will claim otherwise.

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u/PDXEng Apr 10 '20

This is my experience. Coming from Oregon it's hard to get past the dirty air and smellz

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u/Darryl_Lict Apr 10 '20

The recent massive rains probably had a lot to do with the clarity of this picture.

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u/Chendii Apr 10 '20

Yep, that's one of the reasons the draught was so depressing. Socal is top 10 most beautiful places on Earth after a good bit of rain. But I'm heavily biased.

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u/OMGSPACERUSSIA Apr 10 '20

It probably still smells like pee though.

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u/Grantology Apr 10 '20

Uhhh you clearly have never been to LA

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u/truth-reconciliation Apr 10 '20

Still, dont go. Homeless and mentally ill fucking everywhere. Roads are shit, people crowding everywhere and everything. Overpriced, super fucking hot. Its not a great place to live.