Los Angeles Urban Revival
Recent coverage of efforts to imporve urban infrastructure or revive downtown areas.
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In “Ramona,” her 1884 novel of Southern California, Helen Hunt Jackson did more than tell the story of the illicit romance between a mestizo orphan and an Indian sheepherder.
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Since the heady, speculative 1880s, the scenario has replayed itself like a ritual in Southern California: Real estate prices go berserk.
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In Southern California, we have felt the earth tremble, seen it fall away from under our feet and felt fire hot on our faces. Yeah, so? Don’t you just love the view!
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Urban sprawl is an L.A. concept. We should’ve trademarked it. Supersized housing? Ditto.
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Supervisors approved the $1.8-billion, 25-acre development despite a report stating that it may pose financial risks for Los Angeles County.
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The area’s renewed vitality ricochets from the well-established ethnic enclaves of Little Tokyo and Chinatown to the Fashion District’s bustling streets lined with restaurants and stores to the Financial Core’s commerical high-rises.
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Need to hire a cat sitter, meet new people or rent a helicopter? Just ask the residential concierge.
