Best place to live in L.A. for a black man, 20s, $80-85k salary

[iamduval]

Not to spin the thread or anything, but im planning a vacay to LA in December


also black, 20s, and make a lil more than OP. Where should I set up shop for a week?

 

[Ashyneezz]

@dtownreppin214 You leaving the D

Rep for the SwagBoys Mavs n Rangers out west tho

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Not to spin the thread or anything, but im planning a vacay to LA in December


also black, 20s, and make a lil more than OP. Where should I set up shop for a week?

Hollywood, central location. Don't get caught up wit those cheap hotels near LAX you will be spending Half ya trip in ya rental..

Last time I stayed at the Dixie Hollywood, rating ain't the good but it's a convenient to everything, the price was right and it wasn't bad at all
Half a mile cab ride to the clubs, in the middle between the beaches and downtown, and walking dist from the "shrimp lover" (Bootleg boiling crab). Plan your days out meticulously, don't try to hit downtown and the beach the same day.. You wanna knock everything out when you in that part of town because lack if planning will have you driving 100s of extra miles in your trip

 

[Astroslik]

Ahh iight. The valley is close enough to the action. (5-10 minutes away, if that)

Crime rate is low, in the all the areas that have been dropped in this discussion this thus far...

You will stick out like a sore thumb. There are black people out here though, many of whom are professionals of some sort. Thus the ability to afford higher income housing. There's white trash out here as well, never understood how they aren't priced out....


But LA period has seen a reduction in Blacks. Many blacks have been priced out to Altadena, Pasadena, Palmdale, Riverside, Lancaster

^^ stay the fukk away from these areas....

there are a lot of black people in the valley

northridge area has a lot because of that big university there

 

[jaguar paw]

Skid Row

 

[Astroslik]

10 to the 110 and your in the financial dist. That's the definition of ALL HIGHWAY. Probably 15 miles which I think is bellow average for an LA commute.

why would he live in santa monica if he works downtown?

that commute would be hell, that is far west

 

[Icantspell]

All I know is..forget that South Central shyt.
One time I flew out to Vegas for a weekend, and flew back into Long Beach. Got in early..thought I'd walk around and take the train up through Compton and Watts.

...I aint doing that shyt again, that's all I know.

cause you a bytch

you aint built for this crazy south central life

 

[CashmereThoughts]

why would he live in santa monica if he works downtown?

that commute would be hell, that is far west

Average person I know Is commuting like 25-30 miles. I didn't say it's ideal but is a 15 mile commute rally outrageous for LA?

 

[Crakface]

Best place to live is in another womans house rent free for a few years till you stack a few hundred K then drop it to a ceasar and tell her *ma i dont need ya* n go from the block to the hot 2 seater. O and a house 2.

 

[DrX]

all yall dudes making $$$$$ some toms..ol working for the white man ...leaving my fellow brothers broke ...yall better start breaking bread or im gonna strat coming into ppl houses n what not
















im sorry yall, i apologize........its just...........its just....man.......times are hard for alot of us....thats all

bless yall....

 

[pete clemenza]

why would he live in santa monica if he works downtown?

that commute would be hell, that is far west

Santa Monica is the sh*t but yeah that commute to downtown is horrible.

The OP should check out the downtown area first off all even though its starting to get expensive there.. but the nightlife, bars, and restaurants are starting to come up big time in downtown. Next check out Los Felize, Mid Wilshire, South Pasadena, Pasadena, and the USC area. Those areas are outside downtown but they have 'straight line'
-short distances to downtown. Or come on down to Inglewood breh.. Its easy getting to the 110 and rush hour traffic on the 110 isn't near as bad as the 405 or 10 freeways.

-and with some of these neighborhoods, go visit the potential apartment/crib you're interested in during the day and then also make a visit at night so you know how things are fully. some blocks change from daytime to nighttime. It only takes one house or apartment to ruin an entire block. There's alot of good blocks even in hood areas, you just gotta peep them out

 

[kevin arnold]

90059

 

[Tommy Knocks]

Santa Monica is the sh*t but yeah that commute to downtown is horrible.

The OP should check out the downtown area first off all even though its starting to get expensive there.. but the nightlife, bars, and restaurants are starting to come up big time in downtown. Next check out Los Felize, Mid Wilshire, South Pasadena, Pasadena, and the USC area. Those areas are outside downtown but they have 'straight line'
-short distances to downtown. Or come on down to Inglewood breh.. Its easy getting to the 110 and rush hour traffic on the 110 isn't near as bad as the 405 or 10 freeways.

-and with some of these neighborhoods, go visit the potential apartment/crib you're interested in during the day and then also make a visit at night so you know how things are fully. some blocks change from daytime to nighttime. It only takes one house or apartment to ruin an entire block. There's alot of good blocks even in hood areas, you just gotta peep them out

Downtown seems coo. I havent been over there in 3 years but they were gentrifying it last I remember, it was starting to get hip. I had my bday on the roof top of the standard back in 2010 and I was impressed, I used to go to underground art galleries way back in the day in college when it was grimey and even then it was dope. It had that NY feel to it but without the traffic. I hear those new lofts are pricey and baller. I think soulja boy lives over there now. I heard they even have a trader joes over now. lotta people dont know about the restaurants and even low key bars over there. I bet you can still find those underground bars. Back in the day, it was a place that was real underground and gothem like at night. we used to roam around there and shoot photography back in 2003 and find all kinda random cafes in alleys and shyt, dark ass artsy spots. Downtown is pretty cool, problem is if you wanna go to the west side you gotta take the 10.

 

[-DMP-]

no where, get a job making that in the south and live like a king.

-DMP-

 

[Remote]

cause you a bytch

you aint built for this crazy south central life

By the way, I aint never seen so many baby strollers on the train in my life