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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:06 pm Post subject: What are your favorite cities in the LA metropolitan region other than LA itself?
Personally, I like Santa Monica and Pasadena a lot... (Though it seems like a fair number of people who live in those places don't like them for some reason.) _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Santa Monica
Westwood
Manhattan Beach
Century City
Palos Verdes
Laguna Beach
San Clemente
San Juan Capistrano
Dana Point
All awesome spots. I know you're probably sick of it but I LOVE Long Beach. Downtown/Arts District/2nd Street are all fun in their own way. _________________ KOBE
Joined: 18 Dec 2015 Posts: 5234 Location: So what's the uh...topic of discussion?
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:08 pm Post subject:
jonnybravo wrote:
Huey Lewis & The News wrote:
Santa Monica
Westwood
Manhattan Beach
Century City
Palos Verdes
Laguna Beach
San Clemente
San Juan Capistrano
Dana Point
All awesome spots. I know you're probably sick of it but I LOVE Long Beach. Downtown/Arts District/2nd Street are all fun in their own way.
I love parts of long beach like the arts district/2nd st. but the 80-90% of Long Beach that is not those places (or the few cushy suburban pockets like mine that border the OC) are drug-adled parolee nests with zero redeeming quality, which is why I can't say it's one of my favorite cities as a whole.
North Long Beach
West Long beach
Signal Hill (below the actual hill itself)
Downtown (other than the pike and Pine Ave.)
the entire section of the city between broadway and the 405
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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:27 pm Post subject:
Do any of you know what it’s like to live in Santa Monica? I’m actually going tomorrow. Anyone have any restaurants to recommend or things to do? _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
Santa Monica
Westwood
Manhattan Beach
Century City
Palos Verdes
Laguna Beach
San Clemente
San Juan Capistrano
Dana Point
All awesome spots. I know you're probably sick of it but I LOVE Long Beach. Downtown/Arts District/2nd Street are all fun in their own way.
I love parts of long beach like the arts district/2nd st. but the 80-90% of Long Beach that is not those places (or the few cushy suburban pockets like mine that border the OC) are drug-adled parolee nests with zero redeeming quality, which is why I can't say it's one of my favorite cities as a whole.
North Long Beach
West Long beach
Signal Hill (below the actual hill itself)
Downtown (other than the pike and Pine Ave.)
the entire section of the city between broadway and the 405
these were shickholes long before schickhole got put on the list of dirty words as of today
Good point. I've only ever experienced the spots I like. _________________ KOBE
Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 8351 Location: Santa Monica
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:13 am Post subject:
Santa Monica and Venice Beach. It's gotten expensive and way too gentrified, but there is a nice bar scene down Main street and Abbot Kinney. There are also plenty of gyms, yoga studios and lap pools if you're into fitness. Plus there isn't as much narcissism and superficiality as there is in other spots (*cough* Beverly Hills *cough*).
Hermosa Beach also seems nice too. Their bar scene near the beach goes off on the weekends. _________________ Lakers 49ers Chargers Dodgers
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:06 pm Post subject:
Why do people keep trying to insist that OC is Los Angeles?
Nothing could be further from the truth. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Why do people keep trying to insist that OC is Los Angeles?
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The OC is part of the LA metropolitan area.
It also includes parts of Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well.
Now if they were talking about if the OC was part of the city or county of Los Angeles, then obviously it would not include it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:20 pm Post subject:
slavavov wrote:
Santa Monica and Venice Beach. It's gotten expensive and way too gentrified, but there is a nice bar scene down Main street and Abbot Kinney. There are also plenty of gyms, yoga studios and lap pools if you're into fitness. Plus there isn't as much narcissism and superficiality as there is in other spots (*cough* Beverly Hills *cough*).
Hermosa Beach also seems nice too. Their bar scene near the beach goes off on the weekends.
Would you ever want to live in Santa Monica? _________________ Damian Lillard shatters Dwight Coward's championship dreams:
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:26 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
Why do people keep trying to insist that OC is Los Angeles?
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The OC is part of the LA metropolitan area.
It also includes parts of Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well.
Now if they were talking about if the OC was part of the city or county of Los Angeles, then obviously it would not include it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area
Nope.
. . . and wikipedia? really? _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Why do people keep trying to insist that OC is Los Angeles?
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The OC is part of the LA metropolitan area.
It also includes parts of Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well.
Now if they were talking about if the OC was part of the city or county of Los Angeles, then obviously it would not include it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area
Nope.
. . . and wikipedia? really?
And you haven't shown anything that has disproven that it isn't part of the LA metro area.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 2:56 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
Why do people keep trying to insist that OC is Los Angeles?
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The OC is part of the LA metropolitan area.
It also includes parts of Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well.
Now if they were talking about if the OC was part of the city or county of Los Angeles, then obviously it would not include it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area
Nope.
. . . and wikipedia? really?
And you haven't shown anything that has disproven that it isn't part of the LA metro area.
Different county with a completely different vibe, attitude look and focal point. It's not even a suburb of a suburb of Los Angeles. Places like San Clemente are in no way part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area (nor would most of it's residents WANT to be) - hell it's more akin to San Diego. It's like saying Santa Cruz is part of San Francisco's area. They couldn't be more different and separate.
Just because some people may make the commute from parts of the OC doesn't make it part of the area. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Why do people keep trying to insist that OC is Los Angeles?
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The OC is part of the LA metropolitan area.
It also includes parts of Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well.
Now if they were talking about if the OC was part of the city or county of Los Angeles, then obviously it would not include it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area
Nope.
. . . and wikipedia? really?
And you haven't shown anything that has disproven that it isn't part of the LA metro area.
Different county with a completely different vibe, attitude look and focal point. It's not even a suburb of a suburb of Los Angeles. Places like San Clemente are in no way part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area (nor would most of it's residents WANT to be) - hell it's more akin to San Diego. It's like saying Santa Cruz is part of San Francisco's area. They couldn't be more different and separate.
Just because some people may make the commute from parts of the OC doesn't make it part of the area.
So basically what you are saying is that it is your personal definition of what consists of the LA metro area....
Most of the media refers to the LA metro area as a geographical block bigger than just LA county. Obviously the "vibe" in Riverside or Palmdale would be much different from Venice or Beverly Hills.
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Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 3:19 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
DaMuleRules wrote:
Why do people keep trying to insist that OC is Los Angeles?
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The OC is part of the LA metropolitan area.
It also includes parts of Ventura, San Bernardino and Riverside counties as well.
Now if they were talking about if the OC was part of the city or county of Los Angeles, then obviously it would not include it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area
Nope.
. . . and wikipedia? really?
And you haven't shown anything that has disproven that it isn't part of the LA metro area.
Different county with a completely different vibe, attitude look and focal point. It's not even a suburb of a suburb of Los Angeles. Places like San Clemente are in no way part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area (nor would most of it's residents WANT to be) - hell it's more akin to San Diego. It's like saying Santa Cruz is part of San Francisco's area. They couldn't be more different and separate.
Just because some people may make the commute from parts of the OC doesn't make it part of the area.
So basically what you are saying is that it is your personal definition of what consists of the LA metro area....
Most of the media refers to the LA metro area as a geographical block bigger than just LA county. Obviously the "vibe" in Riverside or Palmdale would be much different from Venice or Beverly Hills.
I'm saying that as someone who has grown up in Southern California and spent a great deal of time in 50 years getting to know the various areas and the people in them, there's a clear distinction between LA - even the "greater LA" area - and outlying areas in other counties where the style of life and everything about them is NOT in anyway LA . . . regardless of how much some people would like to pretend those different areas are part of LA. _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 8351 Location: Santa Monica
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 3:37 pm Post subject:
CandyCanes wrote:
slavavov wrote:
Santa Monica and Venice Beach. It's gotten expensive and way too gentrified, but there is a nice bar scene down Main street and Abbot Kinney. There are also plenty of gyms, yoga studios and lap pools if you're into fitness. Plus there isn't as much narcissism and superficiality as there is in other spots (*cough* Beverly Hills *cough*).
Hermosa Beach also seems nice too. Their bar scene near the beach goes off on the weekends.
Would you ever want to live in Santa Monica?
I've actually lived in Santa Monica since I was a toddler. It's not for everyone, but it's nice and fun if you make enough money. _________________ Lakers 49ers Chargers Dodgers
Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 8351 Location: Santa Monica
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2018 3:41 pm Post subject:
And BTW, the OC may officially be considered part of the "LA metro area", but it doesn't feel like LA there. I've been to Anaheim a bunch of times. Although it feels like SoCal, it also feels like everyone there recently came from the Midwest. It has this conservative, middle of the road vibe, as opposed to the liberal, do your own thing vibe of LA, especially the westside. _________________ Lakers 49ers Chargers Dodgers
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