Well, I’m sure it’s a zoo down there today too. (particularly at night)
There is a new school at 3rd and Lucas. It’s a nice facility. That may have helped the area, but I doubt the effects are very wide ranging.
One day about twenty years ago, I drove down Vermont past a street near Santa Monica Boulevard. There to my surprise was a street vending situation that looked for all the world like something you’d see in Calcutta. It was shocking to say the least.
Look, I had frequented flea markets (swap meets) for years, but I had never seen anything look like this. Right there on our streets, a third world hovel. That was a real eye-opener.
I had an office for years at 3250 Wilshire, in the B of A tower
(Wilshire & New Hampshire).
After the L.A. Riots, my 2 partners left for home(Hawaii)
I moved the company to Westlake Village, and never looked back ;-)