You forgot to mention that in Orange County, even the Industrial buildings are beautifully designed and well kept.
There is definitely the feeling that in Orange County, nothing bad will ever happen because everyone's rich and lives together harmoniously because everyone's rich.
There are no poor people in Irvine or Newport Beach, because they can't afford the housing. $1,000 a month is entry-level apartment living. Of course the apartments are all slick looking and superbly maintained. Donald Bren, owner of the Irvine Company, sees to that. The upside of this monocultural, white-bread life is that you know you're safe, and it's not an illusion -- you are.
When you see a factory that could compete with the best office space in the East, you know you're in trouble back there.
Until you know how much it costs to live there.
Until I moved back east, I thought Los Angeles' infrastructure was crumbling. Now I know better. It's in excellent condition compared to what I see here.
I'm embarassed to admit I live where I live :-(. I plan on moving to Miami by late this year/early next.
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"Donald Bren, owner of the Irvine Company, sees to that. The upside of this monocultural, white-bread life is that you know you're safe"
Is Joan Irvine still alive? Does she and Bren still feud over land in the local newspaper there?
I thought you had made a bunch of money buying a house in Woodland Hills?
"Monocultural", "white-bread"??? That is not the Orange County I know. It is extremely culturally diverse, and more "brown" than "white". To a certain extent you are correct about Irvine and Newport Beach, but those two cities are not Orange County. Newport is about as culturally diverse as Beverly Hills, and Irvine? Well Irvine has condo associations for single family detached homes, and suppresses individuality.