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What's The Future For Downtown L.A.?

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
6 April 2005 - 7:00am

Los Angeles should acknowledge that downtown will never be "it" for the city the way midtown Manhattan is for New Yorkers, writes Joel Kotkin.

"Perhaps it would be best to build on parts of downtown that have grown on their own – the specialty districts, the ethnic hubs, the communities around government and religion. We should also support the grassroots efforts around the artist districts and the adaptive re-use of older buildings. We should focus more on the small things, like keeping downtown safe and clean, instead of opting for the grandiose."

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Source: Los Angeles Business Journal, April 5, 2005
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