Zócalo Public SquareWhat Can Downtown L.A. Do for Southern California? – Zócalo Public Square https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org Ideas Journalism With a Head and a Heart Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:01:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 What Can Downtown L.A. Do for Southern California? https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2014/10/13/what-can-downtown-l-a-do-for-southern-california/ideas/up-for-discussion/ https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/2014/10/13/what-can-downtown-l-a-do-for-southern-california/ideas/up-for-discussion/#respond Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:30:49 +0000 Zocalo https://legacy.zocalopublicsquare.org/?p=56068 When the Ace Hotel opened downtown in early 2014, a billboard announced its arrival with two simple words: “Hello LA.” The sign epitomizes a revitalized downtown Los Angeles intent on making its presence known throughout the entire city. The hotel has fashioned itself as a beacon for what the historic core’s future could look like: a blend of high fashion, culinary fireworks, and avant-garde art. All that sounds great for the occasional shoppers and diners who visit downtown and for its growing young, urban professional population. But what about the rest of L.A.? In advance of the Zócalo/UCLA event “Will Downtown L.A. Rival the Westside?”, we asked people who study, work, and live downtown the following question: How will downtown L.A.’s emergence change life in Southern California?

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All that sounds great for the occasional shoppers and diners who visit downtown and for its growing young, urban professional population. But what about the rest of L.A.? In advance of the Zócalo/UCLA event “Will Downtown L.A. Rival the Westside?”, we asked people who study, work, and live downtown the following question: How will downtown L.A.’s emergence change life in Southern California?

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