Los Angeles Thread #8: Strong and Prouty

Angelino Heights is right next to downtown and has Victorians but it's very small and more houses than rentals but I feel I have seen a few apartment listings. You would need a car imo because it is sort of isolated.

Thanks for the advice ... I most see her in a little house in silver lake or Los Feliz, but she seems to think that living downtown for a year while getting the lay of the land might be a good idea. Is echo park safe(r) than downtown? She seems to think it might be a bit dicey?

If it was up to me, I think I would live in an old 1920s era Spanish/Moorish-style apartment court in Hollywood. You know, like, the Garden of Allah.

How about Mt. Washington/Lincoln Heights/South Pasadena area? Basically anything along the Gold LIne that makes her commute easier.

Of course the big question here is how much is she willing to spend on rent.

I wouldn't say echo park is less safe than downtown sorta varies block to block in both areas though the skid row area is truly scary

Ha this is probably typical of Angelino heights apts
You can live right next to Victorian landmarks
Cool place tho but LA has become just as overpriced as SF & NYC
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/apa/3211953188.html

lil tokyo imo

Yeah, probably a safe bet

She makes a lot more money than I do and is willing to pay around ~2000 on rent. She loves that Angelino heights apt (as do i) but her problem with that nabe is that she says there are no stores around.

I'm liking the lil Tokyo idea!

I most see her in a little house in silver lake or Los Feliz, but she seems to think that living downtown for a year while getting the lay of the land might be a good idea. Is echo park safe(r) than downtown? She seems to think it might be a bit dicey?

― Virginia Plain, Saturday, August 25, 2012 7:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

silverlake los feliz and downtown aren't far enough from one another where it'll make a difference living in one over the other for the first year, so she should just take whatever place she likes the most, and considering what she's willing to pay on rent she'll have a lot of choices. I mean downtown imo has completely changed, even within the last 6 months, so like, just dont bring a tent and put it up in skid row and you'll be fine

There are some adorable bungalows in Pasadena...but she thinks its a bit far.

She should live in an adorable bungalow in HIGHLAND PARK near the Gold Line and work downtown...just like I do (for now). Better hurry though, they're going fast.

I would say Mount Washington if it weren't for the stores thing.

Honestly though, she doesn't need to live NEAR stores.

Otherwise it sound like she want Echo Park tbf

I moved here from the Bay Area too and such people tend to covet Echo Park, or Silver Lake if they are paying less attention.

I've started to want a loft recently...am I bad? =(

Well I know I am bad but am I worse because of that

pasadena is too hot
she should live here, close to downtown, classic 20s building
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2010/09/rent_check_twobedroom_unit_in_historic_los_altos_apartments.php#los-altos-7

pretty nice, buzza

that makes me think of friend of mine who used to live in Castle Green, you know this place, in Pasadena:

http://www.castlegreen.com/

I would love to live in such a building, where I could go down to the carpeted communal lounge and read by the fire.

Yeah castle green is dreamy

serious question though

a friend of mine from London is a noted crime fiction writer with a multi-book deal, venerable old publisher, and all that

his agent wants him to come to Los Angeles and research a potential crime book set here. What milieu could he possibly consider that has not been covered by the generations of hallowed crime writers who have already produced pages of genre fiction re: the seedy underbelly of our city?

You can do your funny answers but also if you have any serious ideas, I'm all ears! I may hope to pass them on to him. I hope he does come, he is a good friend of mine.

I personally think he might set it in the contemporary LA art world, but that's only because there are some genuine folks who exist in that world I would happily see murdered. =D

She wants to be able to walk to a coffee shop. Can she do that in highland park?

She also wants to walk her adorable unbought as of yet dog around adorable streets.

So what are the good bars in l.a.? Here's some of the ones I've been to: cat and the fiddle, el Carmen, musso and franks, Polo lounge, chateau marmont, hms bounty. What are the classic, old-school places? How is Tam o'shanters?

I would love to live in such a building, where I could go down to the carpeted communal lounge and read by the fire.

― Aceveda (admrl), Monday, August 27, 2012 8:17 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I live in one of these but people are crazy

I am two blocks walk from Highland Park's finest coffee shop. There are a shitload of dogs in this neighborhood. And bars.

I don't know Tam O' Shanters. I'm sure I've said this before but I like Musso, Bounty, Taix, Colombo's for old school. I also like drinking at the Prince in K-town, maybe the weirdest bar in LA. It was an "English country" bar (lol) that is now Korean owned and has a piano player and bartenders who always seem to be on their first night on the job (but in a cute way). It is a bizarre fusion of neon-Korean and British hunting motifs.

xp

reallyyy? Well people are crazy everywhere

YOU GUYS, i just booked a room for sunday afternoon karaoke at max in little tokyo. sept. 2nd, 2pm-5pm, $5 per person per hour, a dollar more if you bring outside food/drink. i'm thinking a karaoke picnic might be fun, with cheese and crackers and two buck chuck.

http://www.maxkaraokestudio.com

so far we have ned + gf, me, zero of the signified, donna rouge, maybe cunga.

prince has incred korean fried chicken

xp I am in Tucson for 9TH wedding anniversary that weekend

also half the people you list don't even post on this thread! am I missing something

xp I am in Tucson for 9TH wedding anniversary that weekend

happy anniversary!

So I was in Taix the other day and the music was actually sort of interesting, improv stuff. Was that a one-off or have all the shitty bar bands stopped?

xp thanks! =)

i've only been to taix once and it was for a private party. the music was canned and unmemorable.

How dare you have a special event weekend for yourself selfishly, admrl. And congratulations. :-)

Maybe me! Not that that's any sort of incentive, but if FYFest doesn't happen, I'll be there.

Also most of us are record nerds too so it's ok to ask - have any of you been to Mount Analog on Figueroa yet? I bet Donna has been...

Anyway I held off on going because I can't really afford records right now but I went for an impromptu Calvin Johnson in-store and I was really quite impressed. Definitely the most interesting, clued-up and lovingly curated of all the new vinyl-centric stores that are opening up. Check it out, I'm not on commission, I swear!

tam o shanter sandwiches are A+

i have not been to mount analog. trying not to spend money on records right now. will investigate once the wallet's a little more full!

Karaoke sounds fun, but I won't be there till the 5th. I read that you are supposed to eat a special cc browns hot fudge sundae from tam o-shanters.

I think vik took me to the prince--I loved it. I like the looks of Los altos! There is a cute ex-Gloria Swanson property being advertised on Craigslist right now

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/apa/3214024841.html

Los Angeles just seems so impossibly romantic to me.

I got - True Story Of Abner Jay-Abner Jay, Pure Phase-Spiritualized (!), KA-Excepter new and Get Yer Ya Yas Out -Stones, Jammin With Edward, Almost Blue-Elvis Costello, Flat Earth - Thomas Dolby used. The used ones were all $2-4 and in great condition. It was great. They also had that Michael Chapman thing on Light In The Attic which I walked around with sweaty-palmed for about 20 mins until I talked myself into putting it down. It probably still has my sweat on it, but it was shrinkwrapped.

Oh and Calvin was like 2 hours late so I didn't hang around and went to see Killer Joe instead, which was good.

I took a couple of out of town ilxors to the prince
They dug it

I found a ping pong place a street away from me filled with incred and savage old korean ladies that I'm p sure I'm gonna join

they have "tusk" at max.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7877890156_23c039cde3_o.jpg

I personally think he might set it in the contemporary LA art world, but that's only because there are some genuine folks who exist in that world I would happily see murdered. =D

do tell!

i have peeked outside of mount analog but not actually been in. i have been to la cuevita a coupla times in the past few weeks though.

highland park seems rad, i would consider living off the gold line there

last time i was at max i did "self control" and "it's all coming back to me now"

that gloria swanson property is super-close to my place!

last time i was at max i did "self control" and "it's all coming back to me now"

i have a whole list of things i wanna do. "baker street," "into the night," "wuthering heights," "born to die," tatu's "not gonna get us," scritti's "perfect way."

My sis is likely moving to l.a. to take a job working downtown. She is considering living (for ease of commute) in silver lake, Los Feliz, or downtown. Any suggestions for her? Part of her wants to live in a little house in silver lake, but another part of her wants to live in a loft downtown (so she can be close to work).

This really depends on where she falls along the hipster - bourgie spectrum. It sounds like she has the means to pick and choose from any of the better options. Here are my suggestions:

- Silverlake - this area is best for bourgie hipsters. Lots of bars, some good restaurants. Very pleasant
- Fairfax - best for young people in the industry or those with less concern about being a hipster (consciously or not). Lots of amazing restaurants
- Echo Park - close to Silverlake but cheaper and still with a slight edge
- Los Feliz - close to Silverlake but mellower and somewhat more upscale.
- Atwater, Mt Washington, Highland Park, Pasadena - These are mostly for married couples and families - lower middle class to upper middle class to straight up rich in certain parts.
- Downtown - is still a weird place. There are things to do, but it still doesn't seem like a neighborhood - just kind of random people. Some nice places, but noisy during the week and desolate on the weekends. I used to live there and enjoyed it but found it isolating (sometimes a good thing, sometimes not).
- Santa Monica, Venice - if you're into the beach.
- Beverly Hills, West Hollywood - these places are expensive but can be fun if you're not hipster at all.
- Culver City - is incredibly central, but is mainly for families.
- there's a whole medium density west side desert which has lots of apartments which is fine if you have a nice apartment, but is never really here nor there.

I'd say that the commute to downtown in a car is pretty easy from any of these places. except for the far west side and Santa Monica/Venice.

his agent wants him to come to Los Angeles and research a potential crime book set here. What milieu could he possibly consider that has not been covered by the generations of hallowed crime writers who have already produced pages of genre fiction re: the seedy underbelly of our city?

should do palms or any of those weird non-descript west la places
Nothing like an anonymous transient feeling to get you in the mood to kill

Spencer, you'll have to tell me what the good restaurants in Silver Lake are. I kind of like Cliff's Edge for brunch but other than that it seems like kind of a culinary wasteland.

should do palms or any of those weird non-descript west la places
Nothing like an anonymous transient feeling to get you in the mood to kill

Or maybe Stanton, if you want the OC equivalent.

xpost:

My tastes are perhaps not as refined as yours, and some of these may be Echo Park, but I've had good meals at:
Cafe Stella, Speranza, Alegria, Local, Aroma, Barbrix, Pho Cafe, Forage, Dusty's, Elf, Mohawk Bend. None of these are on the level of Mozza or whatever, but they're all alright.