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Gold Rush, Hollywood, CA Lottery

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There are homeless people littered throughout Los Angeles

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The harsh reality about LA is that it is HARD to make it big. Although Hollywood has produced some of the biggest names... they are one in a million.

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"Some of the best architecture and some of the worst architecture, sometimes 10 inches away from each other" - Moby on Los Angeles video

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"Some of the best architecture and some of the worst architecture, sometimes 10 inches away from each other" - Moby on Los Angeles video

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Outsiders seem to only know LA by it's beauties and glamorous lifestyle associated with it, however it is much less perfect than how it is perceived.

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Destitution & gated communities, incarceration & liberal policies 

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Destitution & gated communities, incarceration & liberal policies 

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Architecture influences a given place— can provide a sense of belonging and or loneliness.

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"LA was an example of what cities were not supposed to be" - Reyner Banham video

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People living in tents and digging through trash next to the "Hollywood Walk of Fame"

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objects staying in the same position/orientation

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objects staying in the same position/orientation

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LA seems to have the most opportunity, but it is the most damaging towards mental health

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Urban Sprawl, a mix of suburbia and urban

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Urban Sprawl, a mix of suburbia and urban

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"The US seat of both destitution and gated communities" 

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"The US seat of both destitution and gated communities" 

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"every minute is tabula rosa"

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The higher the ground, the higher the income

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The higher the ground, the higher the income

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LA is like a modern medieval landscape: there are tons of private property and massive wealth inequalities

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Scant history and tradition freed us up to create new myths

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Scant history and tradition freed us up to create new myths

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"Mass produced fantasy for people to live in"

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"Mass produced fantasy for people to live in"

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People have fantasies when moving to LA, whether to be among different types of nature or because of Hollywood dreams.

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Ice Cube discusses how LA's reputation is based off of a subjective, personal view.

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The fantasy of living in Hollywood, and seeing dozens of celebrities on your doorstep

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LA is seen as a place where one can accomplish their hopes and dreams (ie American Dream) yet it is also somewhere that is deeply seperated in terms of politics, race, and economic status. There are damaging heirarchies embedded in LA creating more opportunity for some over others

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shaped by mediated images

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- Freeway driving
- Monopoly over WATER (Holy Water by Joan Didion)
- "Hollywood"

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LA has served as an important location for impactful activism and protests. I think this reflects the new generations living in LA and the desire to create positive change.

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LA is a beautiful epi-center of different cultures, ethnicities, races, and identities. Although marginalized groups struggle with the discrimination and racism that has a prominent history in LA - these diverse groups make LA, LA.

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"Each freeway has its own personality"
- Ice Cube
Freeways connect all parts of LA and each has its own characteristics defined by the people that use them and the areas they pass through.

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Swamp land glazed by cement...Desert parcels cracked by quakes

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Swamp land glazed by cement...Desert parcels cracked by quakes

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Architecture is contemporary and built by current constituents --> egalitarian and democratic (Ashlyn)

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Architecture is contemporary and built by current constituents --> egalitarian and democratic (Ashlyn)

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"not about pieces, but about how they work together"

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Its hard to separate the outside world from the interior landscape

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Its hard to separate the outside world from the interior landscape

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Baffling, byzantine, fantastically un-cohesive 

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Baffling, byzantine, fantastically un-cohesive 

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not only is the traffic problem damaging to the metal health of the populous, it is also harming the environment

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Threat of gentrification, deterioration of communities because of freeway construction

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A result of the combination of the unsurpassed urban sprawl and poor city planning of L.A.

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City of "opportunity"
California Dreamin' ethos
Superficial Surfin USA
- skin-deep superficiality present in California
Thinking the state of only summer clothing is exclusively home to the weekend farmers market-goers is naive
Facade filled lands

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We made it up as we went along— no specific plan

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We made it up as we went along— no specific plan

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fantasy of freedom and how that correlates to the love of driving

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Rent, gas, food, and other commodities is the expensive price to pay for living in LA. With more people than good-paying jobs, financial security in a city of dreams may turn out more bleak than originally thought of.

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A City Without a Past, but an Infinite Present and Future

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A City Without a Past, but an Infinite Present and Future

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This boujee Hollywood idea is the dominant perception of LA

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This boujee Hollywood idea is the dominant perception of LA

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People outside of LA think the Hollywood lifestyle applies to everyone when most people from LA don't even live close to that kind of scene.

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Lack of a coherent, densified, space

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Googie Architecture vs. Modern Architecture vs. Eames Architecture ("they made structure and nature one")

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"One man's eyesore is another man's paradise" -Ice Cube

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"One man's eyesore is another man's paradise" -Ice Cube

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Every building in LA has rich history and means different things to different people.

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The outward image of LA was created by Hollywood

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The outward image of LA was created by Hollywood

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Film has fabricated so much of what people believe to be LA. Not every house is the South Pasadena two story from Father of the Bride

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Dreams/Creativity and Faceless Mega Corporations

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Dreams/Creativity and Faceless Mega Corporations

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Different from the cramped cites of NY, our vast valleys of concrete is covered in murals and graffiti, claiming identity for a community or individual

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The lighting, smoothness, or colors (solid or faded) of lines will depend on the area.

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is this really true with the crime, poverty, and greed that fills the city?

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LA has a history of great sports teams

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The glorious idea of being in tall buildings amongst the sounds of cars and people in the streets.

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Los Angeles' History with Gangs and Gang Activity

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Los Angeles' History with Gangs and Gang Activity