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Pretend You're in an Actual City Without Leaving L.A.
A frequent complaint of L.A. 'transplants' (I'm not sure when that moniker goes away - I think as soon as you shut up about how terrible L.A. is) is that our fine city isn't actually like a city : it's too sprawling, no one takes public transportation, there's no real downtown, etc. This doesn't really bother me, I normally will just ignore these people, but it turns out it's not actually that difficult to do the whole "urban" thing in L.A.
Union Station
If you end up taking the train downtown, take a minute to soak up the atmosphere of Union Station. Then take the next 20 minutes to get to anywhere you actually want to be.
Figaro Cafe
1802 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
This tiny parisian cafe in Los Feliz is so urban! You get to squeeze into a table right next to some people you don’t know! Tres chic!
This tiny parisian cafe in Los Feliz is so urban! You get to squeeze into a table right next to some people you don’t know! Tres chic!
Redcat Roy and Edna Disney-Cal Arts Theater
631 W 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
For some reason, people in real cities just love going to the theatre. And I don’t just mean big productions like the ones that come to the Pantages and stay for years (will Wicked EVER close?). No, city people love “experimental theatre” which they dare not spell with an “er.” This often means one man (or woman) shows where some self-indulgent and really ridiculous actor actually does an entire play (which is probably based on his or her own life and how it was so difficult to be raised by parents who just don’t understand art) by him or herself and there is almost always some kind of projectile fluids involved. Yeah, I don’t know why they don’t just go to the movies either…
For some reason, people in real cities just love going to the theatre. And I don’t just mean big productions like the ones that come to the Pantages and stay for years (will Wicked EVER close?). No, city people love “experimental theatre” which they dare not spell with an “er.” This often means one man (or woman) shows where some self-indulgent and really ridiculous actor actually does an entire play (which is probably based on his or her own life and how it was so difficult to be raised by parents who just don’t understand art) by him or herself and there is almost always some kind of projectile fluids involved. Yeah, I don’t know why they don’t just go to the movies either…
Museum of Contemporary Art
250 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Contemporary Art is soooo urban. Especially when it nestles itself in the shadows of downtown skyscrapers.
Contemporary Art is soooo urban. Especially when it nestles itself in the shadows of downtown skyscrapers.
I told you...
...people in cities just love to be right next to each other. Even if there is plenty of room.
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