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"Los Angeles"
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This is a kind of general enquiry. Los Angeles seems to be the centre of the film industry, presumably including some wam productions!
I've never been there, and I am not having a go for the sake of it, and don't mean to cause any offence to anyone who lives there, but what is it like?
The impression I get from photos, TV and films is that it an unattractive place, lacking any interesting buildings or any real character. The only thing there which I recognise is that big concrete storm drain where the car race in Grease was filmed.
To me, it sort of looks like something like the Sharston or Roundthorn industrial estates in Manchester, but much bigger and with a few palm trees added.
Thoughts, and criticism please, shout at me if you want!
BTW, I live in the best place in the world, the North West of England
I've never been there, and I am not having a go for the sake of it, and don't mean to cause any offence to anyone who lives there, but what is it like?
The impression I get from photos, TV and films is that it an unattractive place, lacking any interesting buildings or any real character. The only thing there which I recognise is that big concrete storm drain where the car race in Grease was filmed.
To me, it sort of looks like something like the Sharston or Roundthorn industrial estates in Manchester, but much bigger and with a few palm trees added.
Thoughts, and criticism please, shout at me if you want!
BTW, I live in the best place in the world, the North West of England
Here's a history of exactly the opposite of what you're thinking of when you think LA, and why it changed.
https://youtu.be/l44lURcAIwU
https://youtu.be/l44lURcAIwU
Dr. of Splatterology
Thanks for posting the video! I really enjoyed it!
And the cute young lady doing the narration would look awesome with a couple of pies in her lovely face while wearing those adorable glasses!
Norman
And the cute young lady doing the narration would look awesome with a couple of pies in her lovely face while wearing those adorable glasses!
Norman
LA can be a pretty interesting place and is the definition of urban sprawl. There's some cool neighborhoods and art districts, and then there's the unfortunate shame that is Skid Row. If you're into theme parks it's conveniently located almost directly between Disneyland and six flags. LA has a fabulous range of dining experiences too!
i have visited Los Angeles a few times. I lived in San Diego for about a year... not EXACTLY Los Angeles, but i'd argue still has some of the "SoCal" vibe.
oh... fun fact, i use to have a job transporting prisoners, so i was able to see a tiny bit of the inside of LA County IRC (inmate receiving center) This facility was the central hub where inmates would be transported on full size buses into and back out to the various "satellite" detention centers for court appearances, etc. So the loading area looked something more like a greyhound bus terminal, except with multiple reinforced security doors that the buses would enter and exit out of.
I'm sure many can give you more accurate opinions, but like many other places, there are nice areas and other areas that you might easily lose your life... if you are planning a visit, figure out at least which are the more safe areas to visit, before venturing into other areas.
Are you planning to drive on our roadways? Britons drive on the left side, Yanks drive on the RIGHT side... i've done it both ways, it will be weird if you try to drive here...
oh... fun fact, i use to have a job transporting prisoners, so i was able to see a tiny bit of the inside of LA County IRC (inmate receiving center) This facility was the central hub where inmates would be transported on full size buses into and back out to the various "satellite" detention centers for court appearances, etc. So the loading area looked something more like a greyhound bus terminal, except with multiple reinforced security doors that the buses would enter and exit out of.
I'm sure many can give you more accurate opinions, but like many other places, there are nice areas and other areas that you might easily lose your life... if you are planning a visit, figure out at least which are the more safe areas to visit, before venturing into other areas.
Are you planning to drive on our roadways? Britons drive on the left side, Yanks drive on the RIGHT side... i've done it both ways, it will be weird if you try to drive here...
...i will have a better signature, eventually!
I visited for the first time last year and as a huge fan of film I couldn't live their it's hard not to be in someone's way.
Their is something beautiful about mt Whitney however
Their is something beautiful about mt Whitney however
Paint with play and surrender
mrangry said:
Beats SoCal, don't you think?!!
Beats SoCal, don't you think?!!
too hard for me to decide, it's VERY close! (j/k)
Another LA memory... roaring along at 70mph on any of the various freeways that criss-cross the LA area... better be paying attention, see cars STOPPED in front of you, come to an *almost screeching* FULL stop along with all the other cars. Cars start to roll again. soon, back to 70mph, no evidence what-so-ever WHY all the cars had stopped?
As a kid (like many kids from the 70's/80's/90's California was thought of as THEE best place in the country, but reality started creeping out with movies like "Colors" Boyz N' the hood, the NWA movie... i should probable watch that youtube now...
...i will have a better signature, eventually!
I went in 2019 before this whole Pandemic came about. We'd been doing Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando for 5 years in a row, and decided to switch things up and try Hollywood. We had a fun time. We mostly just did the Disney Parks and Universal, but we set aside one day for walking around the Walk of Fame area. It's not really as glamourous as they make it out to be whenever someone gets a star, but I'm not going to lie, I had fun looking at them all, and I took way too many pictures of the stupid things because I'm a nerd like that. I've seen the Hollywood sign hundreds of times, but seeing it in person is just another geeky thing. Also seeing the Chinese theater was cool. At times being out on the street/subways was a little sketchy as some of the more interesting folks are out and about. While on the subway two guys came walking in with a boom box, and then proceeded to blast music and do a dance routine, and then they tried to get money from people, and everyone was completed unfazed by it. Also out on the street there's tents set up everywhere, and some of the people get really violent and loud, heard some guy shouting and swearing at the police to get the fuck off his street.
We made a trip out to Burbank as well to check out this place called "The Bearded Ladies Mystic Museum" as they were having an exhibit of props, art, pictures, photo ops, and all sorts of stuff from the Evil Dead movies/TV Show. That was amazing, I loved it. Also around that area was a store called Halloweentown which is basically the wet dream for anyone into horror movies. If I lived around there I would be there constantly buying stuff.
Shared a couple pics I took outside of the parks.
We made a trip out to Burbank as well to check out this place called "The Bearded Ladies Mystic Museum" as they were having an exhibit of props, art, pictures, photo ops, and all sorts of stuff from the Evil Dead movies/TV Show. That was amazing, I loved it. Also around that area was a store called Halloweentown which is basically the wet dream for anyone into horror movies. If I lived around there I would be there constantly buying stuff.
Shared a couple pics I took outside of the parks.
#DontLookUp
GungedHairFan said: I went in 2019 before this whole Pandemic came about. We'd been doing Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando for 5 years in a row, and decided to switch things up and try Hollywood. We had a fun time. We mostly just did the Disney Parks and Universal, but we set aside one day for walking around the Walk of Fame area. It's not really as glamourous as they make it out to be whenever someone gets a star, but I'm not going to lie, I had fun looking at them all, and I took way too many pictures of the stupid things because I'm a nerd like that. I've seen the Hollywood sign hundreds of times, but seeing it in person is just another geeky thing. Also seeing the Chinese theater was cool. At times being out on the street/subways was a little sketchy as some of the more interesting folks are out and about. While on the subway two guys came walking in with a boom box, and then proceeded to blast music and do a dance routine, and then they tried to get money from people, and everyone was completed unfazed by it. Also out on the street there's tents set up everywhere, and some of the people get really violent and loud, heard some guy shouting and swearing at the police to get the fuck off his street.
We made a trip out to Burbank as well to check out this place called "The Bearded Ladies Mystic Museum" as they were having an exhibit or props, art, pictures, photo ops, and all sorts of stuff from the Evil Dead movies/TV Show. That was amazing, I loved it. Also around that area was a store called Halloweentown which is basically the wet dream for anyone into horror movies. If I lived around there I would be there constantly buying stuff.
Shared a couple pics I took outside of the parks.
We made a trip out to Burbank as well to check out this place called "The Bearded Ladies Mystic Museum" as they were having an exhibit or props, art, pictures, photo ops, and all sorts of stuff from the Evil Dead movies/TV Show. That was amazing, I loved it. Also around that area was a store called Halloweentown which is basically the wet dream for anyone into horror movies. If I lived around there I would be there constantly buying stuff.
Shared a couple pics I took outside of the parks.
The FL vs CA theme parks thing is a big one for me. I like the universal parks better in florida. Disneyland in CA is definitely more enjoyable than the tragic kingdom in Fl
messyhot said:
The FL vs CA theme parks thing is a big one for me. I like the universal parks better in florida. Disneyland in CA is definitely more enjoyable than the tragic kingdom in Fl
GungedHairFan said: I went in 2019 before this whole Pandemic came about. We'd been doing Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando for 5 years in a row, and decided to switch things up and try Hollywood. We had a fun time. We mostly just did the Disney Parks and Universal, but we set aside one day for walking around the Walk of Fame area. It's not really as glamourous as they make it out to be whenever someone gets a star, but I'm not going to lie, I had fun looking at them all, and I took way too many pictures of the stupid things because I'm a nerd like that. I've seen the Hollywood sign hundreds of times, but seeing it in person is just another geeky thing. Also seeing the Chinese theater was cool. At times being out on the street/subways was a little sketchy as some of the more interesting folks are out and about. While on the subway two guys came walking in with a boom box, and then proceeded to blast music and do a dance routine, and then they tried to get money from people, and everyone was completed unfazed by it. Also out on the street there's tents set up everywhere, and some of the people get really violent and loud, heard some guy shouting and swearing at the police to get the fuck off his street.
We made a trip out to Burbank as well to check out this place called "The Bearded Ladies Mystic Museum" as they were having an exhibit or props, art, pictures, photo ops, and all sorts of stuff from the Evil Dead movies/TV Show. That was amazing, I loved it. Also around that area was a store called Halloweentown which is basically the wet dream for anyone into horror movies. If I lived around there I would be there constantly buying stuff.
Shared a couple pics I took outside of the parks.
We made a trip out to Burbank as well to check out this place called "The Bearded Ladies Mystic Museum" as they were having an exhibit or props, art, pictures, photo ops, and all sorts of stuff from the Evil Dead movies/TV Show. That was amazing, I loved it. Also around that area was a store called Halloweentown which is basically the wet dream for anyone into horror movies. If I lived around there I would be there constantly buying stuff.
Shared a couple pics I took outside of the parks.
The FL vs CA theme parks thing is a big one for me. I like the universal parks better in florida. Disneyland in CA is definitely more enjoyable than the tragic kingdom in Fl
I definitely agree about Universal being better in Florida, although honestly I think Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights was set up better, didn't seem like the mazes were as far spread apart, but there weren't as many as Orlando has. I did think the Jurassic Park ride (now World) at Hollywood was a little better as there were differences, there were also some differences in the Mummy Ride, but honestly I don't really remember them. The Disney parks were pretty cool in Hollywood, but Florida does have Animal Kingdom, which I dug, Epcott I can do without. I liked how they changed over the Haunted Mansion into a Nightmare Before Christmas thing, I always wanted to do that, Haunted Mansion is one of my favorite rides at Disney. Also Hollywood Studios in Florida has the Aerosmith coaster and I kind of like Tower of Terror better than Guaradians of the Galaxy. I'm torn on the Disney side of things, Florida's Magic Kingdom isn't the greatest, but Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom make up for it.
#DontLookUp
I lived near (but not in) LA for a few years and it's big - there are a lot of places that are fantastic and a lot of places that are terrible. However, as my friend says, "It's big enough that you can easily avoid the places that you don't like." I personally like Silverlake, Downtown, and Griffith Park, but there many more places than that. I would check out a website like Thrillist, Lonely Planet, or Laist to see some of the less touristy things that are going on.
messyhot said:
The FL vs CA theme parks thing is a big one for me. I like the universal parks better in florida. Disneyland in CA is definitely more enjoyable than the tragic kingdom in Fl
The FL vs CA theme parks thing is a big one for me. I like the universal parks better in florida. Disneyland in CA is definitely more enjoyable than the tragic kingdom in Fl
Showing my age here, 2021 is the 50th anniversary of Disneyworld opening in Florida in 1971. A 1 day pass to ride on all attractions was $3.50 back then. The first time I went there was in 1977 when it cost $6 for a 1 day pass, and the last time I went there in the early 90's (even though I only live an hour drive from Orlando) it was $25 for a 1 day pass. Today in 2021 it is $139 for a 1 day pass.and yet very liittle has changed in the number our rides and attractions, aside from some of the older rides being changed for a few new ones. But basically you get the same number of rides and atractions today for $139, as you used to get for $3.50.
I know there is this thing called "inflation", but if Disney Park prices were adjusted for inflation over the last 50 years, the price today should be around $49 for a 1 day, pass, but today's prices are 3 times higher than the annual inflation rate, so the tourists are really being taken for a ride these days,
Same with Universal Studiios. The first time I went to Universal Studios in Hollywood was in 1979 -- I got to see them making Battlestar Galactica on the set and I got to meet Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi on the set of The Blues Brothers, who kindly signed autographs and chatted with everyone on our tour bus, and that was a real treat cos the ticket only cost me $7 for an all day pass.
Theme parks were great in the 70's and 80's, but not so great today.
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wamtec said:
Showing my age here, 2021 is the 50th anniversary of Disneyworld opening in Florida in 1971. A 1 day pass to ride on all attractions was $3.50 back then. The first time I went there was in 1977 when it cost $6 for a 1 day pass, and the last time I went there in the early 90's (even though I only live an hour drive from Orlando) it was $25 for a 1 day pass. Today in 2021 it is $139 for a 1 day pass.and yet very liittle has changed in the number our rides and attractions, aside from some of the older rides being changed for a few new ones. But basically you get the same number of rides and atractions today for $139, as you used to get for $3.50.
I know there is this thing called "inflation", but if Disney Park prices were adjusted for inflation over the last 50 years, the price today should be around $49 for a 1 day, pass, but today's prices are 3 times higher than the annual inflation rate, so the tourists are really being taken for a ride these days,
Same with Universal Studiios. The first time I went to Universal Studios in Hollywood was in 1979 -- I got to see them making Battlestar Galactica on the set and I got to meet Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi on the set of The Blues Brothers, who kindly signed autographs and chatted with everyone on our tour bus, and that was a real treat cos the ticket only cost me $7 for an all day pass.
Theme parks were great in the 70's and 80's, but not so great today.
messyhot said:
The FL vs CA theme parks thing is a big one for me. I like the universal parks better in florida. Disneyland in CA is definitely more enjoyable than the tragic kingdom in Fl
The FL vs CA theme parks thing is a big one for me. I like the universal parks better in florida. Disneyland in CA is definitely more enjoyable than the tragic kingdom in Fl
Showing my age here, 2021 is the 50th anniversary of Disneyworld opening in Florida in 1971. A 1 day pass to ride on all attractions was $3.50 back then. The first time I went there was in 1977 when it cost $6 for a 1 day pass, and the last time I went there in the early 90's (even though I only live an hour drive from Orlando) it was $25 for a 1 day pass. Today in 2021 it is $139 for a 1 day pass.and yet very liittle has changed in the number our rides and attractions, aside from some of the older rides being changed for a few new ones. But basically you get the same number of rides and atractions today for $139, as you used to get for $3.50.
I know there is this thing called "inflation", but if Disney Park prices were adjusted for inflation over the last 50 years, the price today should be around $49 for a 1 day, pass, but today's prices are 3 times higher than the annual inflation rate, so the tourists are really being taken for a ride these days,
Same with Universal Studiios. The first time I went to Universal Studios in Hollywood was in 1979 -- I got to see them making Battlestar Galactica on the set and I got to meet Dan Akroyd and Jim Belushi on the set of The Blues Brothers, who kindly signed autographs and chatted with everyone on our tour bus, and that was a real treat cos the ticket only cost me $7 for an all day pass.
Theme parks were great in the 70's and 80's, but not so great today.
Being something of a Disneyphile and having attended WDW regularly since '75, I'll offer this about pricing - It's not about inflation. It's about keeping the crowds manageable. They could double prices again and still not reduce the mob to levels I recall as enjoyable. You are very correct about the theme park experience having deteriorated since the 70's and 80's no matter where you go. It takes a real pro and some patience to manage a pleasant trip now.
There's a lot to say about Los Angeles. Having been there quite a bit I'll add this - It's a very seductive environment but after a few days I'm aware that I'm in a different place and there's no way I'd stay. You should definitely visit and have a good time but be careful. You're really in a vast whorehouse of sorts with all the attendant pleasures and perils.
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