You’re right. Venice Beach is a pretty interesting place. I’ve managed to get down there once actually. I just hate driving down there and finding parking. My wife and I tried to go out dinner last month, for example, and it took us 40 minutes to go about 5 miles up Sepulveda Blvd. from the Westchester area to Venice Blvd on a Friday evening. Sheesh. We just stay at home on the weekends now.
Navydoc – I’ve lived in Japan also! Now Tokyo — that’s the right way to design a city. It’s expensive, but everything is accessible.
The problem with LA is that is near as expensive as Tokyo or New York. You pay a premium for a first class city, but the city itself is not first class.
Sorry for the rant — but I’m having culture shock in Tinsel Town.
