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This charming Studio City neighborhood recalls a simpler time, while its eclectic, sophisticated shops offer everything for the modern Los Angeles resident.
You wouldn’t think a seemingly quiet, 4.25-square-mile district tucked against the foothills in the northeast corner of LA would inspire the most influential filmmaker of the 1990s, educate the 44th President of the United States or start the region’s infamous cupcake wars.
Most people associate Brentwood more with “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” than “Hometown U.S.A.,” but visitors who know where to look can casually enjoy the Westside enclave without putting on airs or blowing a wad of cash.
Los Angeles is home to one of the largest groups of Ethiopians in America, many of whom have set up shop along Fairfax. In 2002, the LA city council recognized and celebrated their contributions to the city’s reputation for diversity by naming the area Little Ethiopia.
This little nook in Downtown LA was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1995 for its quaint pedestrian streets and a charming collection of shops and restaurants.
Los Feliz, now a thriving Los Angeles neighborhood, sits just east of Hollywood and has become, like its neighbor Silver Lake, one of those places where people just want to be.
East LA is about mariachis, murals, Mexican food and much, much more. It has a long, rich and diverse history.
Most notably known as an ultra-trendy enclave of Los Angeles, Silver Lake exudes local LA flavor in all respects — music, nightlife and architecture.
Leimert Park Village has become the predominant enclave for African American culture in LA.
Highland Park was one of LA’s earliest bohemias and still thrives on its artistic consciousness.
It takes more than a few visits — or even a few years — to really know what Los Angeles is all about.
Abbot Kinney Boulevard is one of LA's hippest areas for unique shopping, featuring home-grown artists and designers in a mix of modern chic and old school vinta
Koreatown has boomed into an area of modern lofts and savvy restaurants with clear appeal to the non-Korean population.
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(FINALIST) On Location: The Los Angeles Video Project. Directed by Jamie Schwartzman.
