Am I the only one who is proud of and loves Los Angeles?:(
"Nobody walks in L.A."--Missing Persons ;)
Perhaps due to the excellent public transport options?
Actually, if I'm going to blow our collective
horn, that's not the place to start. Santa Monica coffee shops at 3am within walking of the beach are a lot closer....
I love it too. Been here all my life, don't think I'll settle here with the family, but it'll always be home.
C'mon, Griffith Park, Disneyland, Hollywood Blvd, Ventura Blvd, Malibu....It never ends. This place is great. Oh yeah, Tito's tacos, Tommies, Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles...and on and on and on.
I love L.A.
-Coliano
Why wouldnt you raise a family here? You can always go to the outskirts for a more family-ishy area. I hear simi valley is one of the top ten safest communities in the U.S.
Well, it's not so much that there's something wrong with here.
I went to school in Santa Cruz and while there just fell in love with the central coast and sf bay areas. L.A. will always be the place I call my home, but california's just too beautiful to stick with just one part. I grew up in 'the valley', and would agree that there are definitely some great family-friendly cities in Los Angeles but for me anyway there's an attraction to the slower pace and greener views up north.
I lived in Capitola/Soquel of Santa Cruz county and gosh, that's a nice place to raise a family. It's liberal country, a little too much for me, but still a place that makes me feel safe and comfortable.
That said, nothing will ever mean 'coming home' in my mind, like driving over the Sepulveda pass and seeing the old San Fernando Valley, blanketed in smog, ten degrees warmer than it was 'over the hill'.
I feel lucky to have grown up in LA, ya know? There's so much here, things that are common to everyone that lives here: olvera street, dodger stadium, the piers, watts towers, the studios, the colisseum, the getty's...
ahh. I love LA.
oh yeah, we've got lots of great songs about us too...that could be it's own thread hmmm :D
-coliano
<br>I'd go back to LA just for grub at Tacos Delta on Sunset. <br><br>
Considering its been proven that smog adds color to our sunsets, than western coastal city-wise, we can pretty much say that on one in the U.S. has more beautiful sunsets than Los Angeles ;)