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I don't travel east of Lincoln Blvd

“Chicago’s temperatures in the winter often reach negative digits”. Very incorrect, Chicago only averages four days per year where it gets to zero degrees or below. Please do a little research.

we need that public transit

Vegas sucks

Mostly the unknowing or poor visit Hollywood BLVD.

Having lived here for 1/2 a century, I can tell you LA is getting worse and worse…well CA in general. The crime is terrible, taxes are horrific, rent is too high, traffic…let’s not even go there, the homeless situation is unbelievable, etc… Maybe in the 60’s LA was great, but now…nope. You nailed it at the end though. The ONLY reason to be here is that it doesnt get cold and especially because of the beach. THAT is the happy place. If you can battle the traffic and fight for that 1 parking spot left, you will reach the happy place. The only fond memories I have of LA are at the beach (just dont go to Venice, too many homeless). As an avid outdoorswoman, the weather is perfect for that, but the crime can keep you home. Sad. Try Griffith Park hiking trails. They also have night hike groups. Good luck kid. Too bad we cant turn back time in LA.

Hey Michael, I'm a electronic dance music DJ (Mostly House Music) looking for a City to move and make it as an artist 14:06 here you are saying L.A is not the best place for that but there is a movie from Zac Efron called "We are your friends" in L.A and it looks hype, I can't judge because I've never been in Los Angeles

L.A. is a paradox, the good and the bad. How it balances out depends on the person. There is always risk. The freeways suck, the weather is mostly great. Too many homeless and crime is noticeably active. L.A. has changed since 2020, not for the better. Oh did I mention the weather ? The real La La Land ? Evolving into a John Carpenter movie. However, for some determined people a slice of the Cali dream may still exist, for others a Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

The biggest tourist trap location. Why would anyone go there?

I live in Seattle (20 years, not all together) but from the Washington DC area. I am getting older (57 next week) and am tired of cold, rainy winters. Ventura sounds great. Does Ventura have low-income apartments?

Just got back from New York and soooooo glad to be back in California. Kind of disappointed really. Which is to say, go to whatever city you want to travel to, but don't let the movies or media be the only thing hyping up your trip.

Made it until "Chicago is not known for food." before I completely disregarded your opinion.

Where are the people? These streets are empty.

Oh my dude.... the Kook is beloved for the defacement value. Locals are generally not kooks, or only for a short time as children. 'Decorating' the Kook is a coming of age act, or just fun on a weekend night. Kook sits in front of the San Elijo Campgrounds, which, with the exception of Cardiff Reef, Barneys, and Pipes surf spots... is definitely a safespace for kooks to learn surfing. Swamis is one of two or three spots in SD that can hold 20ft+ waves, no kooks there please, or at any spots north of Moonlight Beach, which will all remain unnamed here.

Wrong people leave the city for New Buffalo or Wisconsin.

Moved to LA from Chicago In December and it still feels like a dream

I went to LA for the first time last year and we went to Hollywood blv d but only to see Michael Jacksons star...my expectations were already low for LA...

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N,O, ...NO!

Sounds like Salem Massachusetts

Smoke shop is like Duncan donuts here in Massachusetts in every corner

Ah Los Angeles, like New York another Democrat run city and now mega shit hole! I spent 64 of my seventy years in SoCal, 26 years were in Orange County where I grew up and the remaining 38 in North Hollywood after getting married. While there have always been crappy parts of LA and even Orange County they are nothing like today. In the early 60’s my parents used to drive into LA from OC to shop at the large department stores and it was truly magical as a child visiting these stores that dated from the 1920’s and 30’s with the beautiful wood paneling and marble floors. It was hard to imagine better place to live. Unfortunately now both OC and LA have turned into social dung heaps with the influx of homeless, which the Democrats seem to encourage with their free handouts and the total lack of enforcement of regulations to keep riff raff from setting up shop where ever they please. I spent the last twenty five years of my career working for the railroads in the LA area and the increase in the homeless encampments along the railroad right of way was very dramatic in the last couple of years, the only good thing was that occasionally a passing train would clean up some of the problem when some poor drug addled soul would wander onto the tracks and get reduced to hamburger. There has also been a drastic increase in vandalism of signal equipment along the tracks by homeless zombies looking to score some metal to take to the local recycling center to get more drug money. We finally had enough and sold out in April of 2021 and moved to a state where at least some social behavior standards are enforced. Two months after we sold our house Mayor Garshitti installed 100 tiny homes on Saticoy Street and our old neighborhood has turned in to zombie central.

Ah Los Angeles, like New York another Democrat run city and now mega shit hole! I spent 64 of my seventy years in SoCal, 26 years were in Orange County where I grew up and the remaining 38 in North Hollywood after getting married. While there have always been crappy parts of LA and even Orange County they are nothing like today. In the early 60’s my parents used to drive into LA from OC to shop at the large department stores and it was truly magical as a child visiting these stores that dated from the 1920’s and 30’s with the beautiful wood paneling and marble floors. It was hard to imagine better place to live. Unfortunately now both OC and LA have turned into social dung heaps with the influx of homeless, which the Democrats seem to encourage with their free handouts and the total lack of enforcement of regulations to keep riff raff from setting up shop where ever they please. I spent the last twenty five years of my career working for the railroads in the LA area and the increase in the homeless encampments along the railroad right of way was very dramatic in the last couple of years, the only good thing was that occasionally a passing train would clean up some of the problem when some poor drug addled soul would wander onto the tracks and get reduced to hamburger. There has also been a drastic increase in vandalism of signal equipment along the tracks by homeless zombies looking to score some metal to take to the local recycling center to get more drug money. We finally had enough and sold out in April of 2021 and moved to a state where at least some social behavior standards are enforced. Two months after we sold our house Mayor Garshitti installed 100 tiny homes on Saticoy Street and our old neighborhood has turned in to zombie central.

Speaking as a third generation Los Angeleno, the Westside is the only place I would consider. I grew up in the Beverly Grove area, moved to Santa Monica and then Beverly Hills for a while and finally bought in Mar Vista 30 years ago. I have seen a lot of change. Much of it not for the better. One constant is that visiting other parts of LA still makes me appreciate the Westside.

I’ve lived in Chicago for 28 years. Sorry but it much cleaner and more affordable than NYC. I’ll take this city over NYC any day.

loved this!

Bullshitty shit. Lol! Good one.

I have been in the murder house a few times and I could sense the melancholy and darkness each time I went...not interested in seeing it any more. Right next to the murder house, the "Witch's Whimsy" historic house overlooks the murder house and so does the Ennis house and a few others. Lots of history in that area.

I think that Hollywood was and is a sesspool for omega's who want to become alpha narcissists. 🥴

You forgot the culver city dog park aka the boneyard

I was an older teen in the late 70s and lived in a small LA suburb not too far from Hollywood. Almost every Saturday night, my friends and I would drive to Hollywood to catch a movie and just hang out. At the time to us, Hollywood Blvd had an air of excitement to it, much different to the quiet town we lived in. Were we just too "young and dumb" to be aware of any dangers that might be lurking on the streets? Or was it really not that bad? I don't know, but we had fun.

Very nice 👍

Very nice 👍

loveeeeeddddd this! thank you so much this was the best video ive seen so far and ive watched at least 15-20, ill be going to LA for the first time in 2 weeks. now i need one on the best form of transportation when visiting LA cause i know we can’t bike everywhere and everything is like an hour apart

Wow this was a super great video,you pointed out a lot of valuable methods of LA transportation 😊I lived in LA years ago so I can relate to the traffic even then.On my next visit I will be sure to take your advice to try these alternatives great job i really enjoyed this a lot❤

I love Los Feliz! (Pronounced fuh-leese - almost like FLEECE, but with two syllables) I brought my family there to explore Walt Disney’s early time there in the 20s and 30s.

I thought the weather was quite cloudy and chilly surprisingly

I dont know if you'll see this, but im about to move back to NYC and I literally watch your videos non-stop while packing and cleaning my apartment. It's been very therapeutic so thank you. Great videos you have. Seriously, so so good

I'm glad all of the commenters love Chicago food, but after being downtown a decade (and suburbs since birth) I have to disagree. Nothing beats NYC authenticity and LA food is fantastic as well, especially if you like Asian food. I think our green spaces and having 2 airports connected via train to our city are some of the best perks. Summertime Chi is never boring.

Go woke, go broke!

I achieved most of what i always wanted at 26y/o… now i feel empty

LA is where EV commuting makes a lot of sense. Which is good because it helps air quality.

Hollywood is a dump

Funny story: My wife and I went to the aquarium at the end of the Manhattan Beach pier last summer and while we were checking in (the tiny aquarium has a maximum patron limit) the young host asked us where we were from and when we answered San Jose, he replied, “Oh, isn’t that where Chuck E Cheese first opened?!” 😂 - my wife and I laughed, thinking that’s what people know our hometown for. 🤷🏻‍♂️ btw, on that same trip, we hit the Venice Canals as well and some other “hidden” spots.

Chicago has a GLARING inferiority complex 😂

Why should it be any different then San Francisco. LA, Beverly Hills. The people voted for the Democrats and they are destroying the entire state. The people voted for it and now they have to live with it. Pathetic. I have no pity.

I grew up going to oz park, amazing area, lincoln park ftw

interesting insight

Drive to this other part of town? You went like 3 blocks from Barnsdall to Maru. 😂😂😂

it is not the same in hollywood and westwood and also santa monica