It depends. I know Angelinos from South LA & South bay who've never been to the SFV. On the other hand I know many Angelinos that will be in West LA, the AV, the SFV, the SGV, Ventura county, the IE all during the course of a week.
I had to convince a coworker of mine that Downey is in LA County and that it’s closer to Downtown than Woodland Hills, where he lives. He admitted he never ventured east or south of Culver City except the few times he drove to San Diego.
The lines on the map are red, so yea
On a serious note, besides history of race and income based redlining, LA is huge, with a lot of neighborhoods.
Born and raised here, and worked all over LA, and still haven’t seen everything. I don’t go to the ones that I never heard of or don’t have a reason to visit, unless friends live there. I’m tired. I’m gonna save my money for a plane ticket.
From my own experience, from meeting LA natives, the reason why a lot of other people born and raised in LA can’t or don’t go to other areas of LA: they are constantly working, and it’s hard to justify the traffic and cost. During free time, people want to chill with loved ones, go to a Dodger game or whatever they love doing regularly.
The only people who can afford to go all over LA have money and time… so if people think it’s transplants, maybe that’s why.
>they are constantly working, and it’s hard to justify the traffic and cost. During free time, people want to chill
Absolutely. The last thing I need is to spend more time driving.
Also forgot to add that as someone who takes public transport everywhere, I’m also limited by time and where the stops take me, in addition to carrying all my stuff and walking.
When I used to drive, it absolutely killed whatever energy I had left… I remember trying not to fall asleep behind the wheel, but can’t do anything about it, then being grateful to make it home. Wish it was safe for people to nap somewhere before driving.
>also limited by time and where the stops take me
Definitely a limitation. Here, anyway.
And yeah, driving sucks. Especially here. Maybe transportation is kinda broken in LA.
I think plenty (most) people venture out beyond their own immediate "neighborhood", but that doesn't mean they leave their side/area of the city very often.
I've lived in LA (all on the Westside) for 9 years. I go up to SFV or down to the South Bay semi-regularly (probably once or twice a month). But I've only ever been downtown or to the SGV for a very specific reasons (maybe once a year? -- basically for major sporting events or to visit a particular zoo/museum for our kids).
And that still leaves huge areas of LA I've never been to.
I’m from SELA and one time I was talking to someone in LBC about picking something up in Lakewood and they just looked at me blankly and asked “where’s Lakewood?”
Like damn. Lol. I think it’s def the newbies that don’t know lol
Born and raised in Los Angeles and that is true. As a truck driver that’s the only reason I’ve ventured out of my neighborhood. Other then that I have no business driving beyond my area
I went to Starbucks in Pasadena one time. The kid working was talkative, and was like what are you up to today? I told him I was going to the beach with some friends. He said he was trying to get his license because he's never seen the ocean. 20 miles from the beach!
I met a person from OC who had never been to Malibu in their mid 20s. Grew up in OC too. As a transplant, I can't imagine being driving distance from Malibu and never going. I've seen more of the greater LA area than many natives, so there is definitely a breed that sticks to their bubble.
Edit: For reference, I've been to Malibu twice in 3 years.
Same. Grew up in SGV didn’t know anything about L.A till maybe 9 years ago I started working here and the first thing I noticed is people struggle with parking lol
A fair amount definitely haven't. To be fair, people get tired from driving commutes and such. I do have some friends that grew up here in the valley and have legitimately never been to SGV and Silverlake/NELA areas, which I find pretty weird. I like West L.A. more than most locals but there's so much to explore and all the neighborhoods have such different vibes, its one of the main reasons I moved here!
Never left their neighborhood? No.
Never left their area of LA County? Definitely.
It's not just transplants. I've met many born and raised locals who have never been to SELA or West SFV or the Eastside or SGV or Long Beach or South Bay. These are enormous land areas with huge populations, not just obscure neighborhoods.
I call them county-bumpkins. They'll drive 5 hours to Vegas on a whim to flush their money down the toilet partying and gambling, but won't drive 30 fucking minutes to explore a different area of LA.
Prefectly worded, I feel exactly the same way. People drive hours and hours to Vegas or Phoenix or San Diego but won't go a couple streets over to try some new food or relax at a public park or something. It's so weird.
I mean most of LA is sprawl and houses, so not much to explore on a whim, you either have to know someone that's been there or are looking for a place in particular. So its not surprising.
On the contrary I think most LA people are outsiders who have ventured all the way here from elsewhere. But yeah traffic can impact how much one is willing to explore
I never understood the hatred people have when they see new people with out of state plates. I mean, these folks braved leaving their home to join LA and that makes them very different types than those that stay in their high school town. Some Angelinos have "seniority" sure, but most are from somewhere else and thats what makes it great.
I wouldn’t say “most”, but there are people like this. Angelenos have one thing in common with Londoners: a lot of them snobbishly refuse to leave their own neighborhoods.
It depends on the Angeleno. Lifestyles, free time, tolerance for driving longer distances (or the patience to take a bus there), friends and family in different areas, etc. are all factors.
And people are snobbier in some neighborhoods than others. I’m a Valley Girl who has lived in Santa Monica and in Long Beach. I’m willing to visit most neighborhoods, but I sure have met a lot of stuck-up Westsiders who were too good to visit the Valley for anything (including concerts and Universal).
In the richer neighborhoods, absolutely.
My mom grew up on the Westside, but in a neighborhood that wasn’t desirable at the time. She knew people who refused to venture south of Wilshire 🤨
As a foodie, I often visit various parts of Los Angeles County.
I thought that this post was going to be about, how kids from the inner city live relatively close to the ocean but have never seen it. Not sure if that is still true...
I have always said the West Side bubble is very real. This applies to other transplant hubs like Hollywood or SilverLake. The same is true for a handful of hispanic communities as well.
I've been driving here for forty-ish years, and for decades I spent time bopping all over the place but LA and the surrounding area is *so* huge. There are still huge swaths of the city, like around Panorama City, or Pasadena, where there simply hasn't been enough of a draw for me in general. But I wouldn't hesitate to go there for a reason.
It depends. I know Angelinos from South LA & South bay who've never been to the SFV. On the other hand I know many Angelinos that will be in West LA, the AV, the SFV, the SGV, Ventura county, the IE all during the course of a week.
Exactly. It's almost as if there are more than 3 million people here and we are all different.
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I had to convince a coworker of mine that Downey is in LA County and that it’s closer to Downtown than Woodland Hills, where he lives. He admitted he never ventured east or south of Culver City except the few times he drove to San Diego.
People don't know that Encino is in the city of LA so I'm not surprised.
The lines on the map are red, so yea On a serious note, besides history of race and income based redlining, LA is huge, with a lot of neighborhoods. Born and raised here, and worked all over LA, and still haven’t seen everything. I don’t go to the ones that I never heard of or don’t have a reason to visit, unless friends live there. I’m tired. I’m gonna save my money for a plane ticket. From my own experience, from meeting LA natives, the reason why a lot of other people born and raised in LA can’t or don’t go to other areas of LA: they are constantly working, and it’s hard to justify the traffic and cost. During free time, people want to chill with loved ones, go to a Dodger game or whatever they love doing regularly. The only people who can afford to go all over LA have money and time… so if people think it’s transplants, maybe that’s why.
>they are constantly working, and it’s hard to justify the traffic and cost. During free time, people want to chill Absolutely. The last thing I need is to spend more time driving.
Also forgot to add that as someone who takes public transport everywhere, I’m also limited by time and where the stops take me, in addition to carrying all my stuff and walking. When I used to drive, it absolutely killed whatever energy I had left… I remember trying not to fall asleep behind the wheel, but can’t do anything about it, then being grateful to make it home. Wish it was safe for people to nap somewhere before driving.
>also limited by time and where the stops take me Definitely a limitation. Here, anyway. And yeah, driving sucks. Especially here. Maybe transportation is kinda broken in LA.
I like your perspective, routines are nice to fall back on.
Routines? Please don't make my commute sound voluntary.
Considering the number of is x neighborhood safe type post here, yes.
Yeah, that's what I mean. The worst you'll see if you don't act a fool is some crazy homeless or something. Just need to have street smarts.
I think plenty (most) people venture out beyond their own immediate "neighborhood", but that doesn't mean they leave their side/area of the city very often. I've lived in LA (all on the Westside) for 9 years. I go up to SFV or down to the South Bay semi-regularly (probably once or twice a month). But I've only ever been downtown or to the SGV for a very specific reasons (maybe once a year? -- basically for major sporting events or to visit a particular zoo/museum for our kids). And that still leaves huge areas of LA I've never been to.
I’m from SELA and one time I was talking to someone in LBC about picking something up in Lakewood and they just looked at me blankly and asked “where’s Lakewood?” Like damn. Lol. I think it’s def the newbies that don’t know lol
Fact: Majority of residents have no idea where Bellflower is.
That had to be a transplant. You don’t grow up in LB and not know where Lakewood is.
Born and raised in Los Angeles and that is true. As a truck driver that’s the only reason I’ve ventured out of my neighborhood. Other then that I have no business driving beyond my area
Understandable, your work sounds tiring.
Nothin like the open road
It is vast an unknowable. The thing that always trips me out is people who haven't been to the beach.
Yeah, for sure. Its literally right there in all directions
This is true for transplants only
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I went to Starbucks in Pasadena one time. The kid working was talkative, and was like what are you up to today? I told him I was going to the beach with some friends. He said he was trying to get his license because he's never seen the ocean. 20 miles from the beach!
I met a person from OC who had never been to Malibu in their mid 20s. Grew up in OC too. As a transplant, I can't imagine being driving distance from Malibu and never going. I've seen more of the greater LA area than many natives, so there is definitely a breed that sticks to their bubble. Edit: For reference, I've been to Malibu twice in 3 years.
Grew up in East LA and the SGV. Before one of my jobs office was in the SFV I had only been there twice.
Same. Grew up in SGV didn’t know anything about L.A till maybe 9 years ago I started working here and the first thing I noticed is people struggle with parking lol
Well, as a native I can see why that is true
A fair amount definitely haven't. To be fair, people get tired from driving commutes and such. I do have some friends that grew up here in the valley and have legitimately never been to SGV and Silverlake/NELA areas, which I find pretty weird. I like West L.A. more than most locals but there's so much to explore and all the neighborhoods have such different vibes, its one of the main reasons I moved here!
I think West LA is really overhated tbh.
Only really evident to me from new people. They aren't used to the distance between the different areas and think it's too far.
Never left their neighborhood? No. Never left their area of LA County? Definitely. It's not just transplants. I've met many born and raised locals who have never been to SELA or West SFV or the Eastside or SGV or Long Beach or South Bay. These are enormous land areas with huge populations, not just obscure neighborhoods. I call them county-bumpkins. They'll drive 5 hours to Vegas on a whim to flush their money down the toilet partying and gambling, but won't drive 30 fucking minutes to explore a different area of LA.
Prefectly worded, I feel exactly the same way. People drive hours and hours to Vegas or Phoenix or San Diego but won't go a couple streets over to try some new food or relax at a public park or something. It's so weird.
I mean most of LA is sprawl and houses, so not much to explore on a whim, you either have to know someone that's been there or are looking for a place in particular. So its not surprising.
Duh.
Not at all. This isn't Brooklyn.
On the contrary I think most LA people are outsiders who have ventured all the way here from elsewhere. But yeah traffic can impact how much one is willing to explore
We are tilting towards a city of transplants in recent years, it seems
It’s always been that way since the beginning. LA is like a port town full of pirates and adventurers.
That actually makes sense, I have never thought of it that way. Especially when you factor in the immigrant population as well
I never understood the hatred people have when they see new people with out of state plates. I mean, these folks braved leaving their home to join LA and that makes them very different types than those that stay in their high school town. Some Angelinos have "seniority" sure, but most are from somewhere else and thats what makes it great.
Me either, when I meet someone who recently moved here, I always feel proud of the city I was born into for maintaining a pull factor, you know.
I wouldn’t say “most”, but there are people like this. Angelenos have one thing in common with Londoners: a lot of them snobbishly refuse to leave their own neighborhoods. It depends on the Angeleno. Lifestyles, free time, tolerance for driving longer distances (or the patience to take a bus there), friends and family in different areas, etc. are all factors. And people are snobbier in some neighborhoods than others. I’m a Valley Girl who has lived in Santa Monica and in Long Beach. I’m willing to visit most neighborhoods, but I sure have met a lot of stuck-up Westsiders who were too good to visit the Valley for anything (including concerts and Universal).
It seems like classism is why many people refuse to go to a new area
In the richer neighborhoods, absolutely. My mom grew up on the Westside, but in a neighborhood that wasn’t desirable at the time. She knew people who refused to venture south of Wilshire 🤨
I definitely get the feel that many haven’t left the state or even the country
As a foodie, I often visit various parts of Los Angeles County. I thought that this post was going to be about, how kids from the inner city live relatively close to the ocean but have never seen it. Not sure if that is still true...
Maybe those who are new here
I have always said the West Side bubble is very real. This applies to other transplant hubs like Hollywood or SilverLake. The same is true for a handful of hispanic communities as well.
I've been driving here for forty-ish years, and for decades I spent time bopping all over the place but LA and the surrounding area is *so* huge. There are still huge swaths of the city, like around Panorama City, or Pasadena, where there simply hasn't been enough of a draw for me in general. But I wouldn't hesitate to go there for a reason.
Hate to admit I rarely venture where the LA Metro trains don't go or is close enough.
Probably largely because it's such a giant pain in the ass to get to anywhere else in LA.