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This is the 4th anniversary of Nicki's Central West End Guide and I am in awe of what I've just discovered. I was updating my What's Happening columns when I noticed that I had an unheard of 790 hits today, and they are all coming from the LA Weekly Blog's Sports Page. And here's why…
Be sure to click the header above to read the full article. I've copied one of the sections that specifically mentions the CWE and pasted it below. The link to Maya Lin's public art at BJC connects to this blog.
8. Neighborhoods
And on that note, these glorious apartments don't exist in isolation.
Upon preparing a move to L.A., a St. Louis friend asked our advice
finding a neighborhood similar to the Central West End. Huh. Where in
L.A. is there a neighborhood close to both downtown and the city's best
university, with a multitude of great apartments surrounded by beautiful
old mansions, at least a half-dozen superb restaurants, and some really
great bars — with streets lined by gorgeous old trees and wrought-iron
fences? Oh, and that also has a truly great independent bookstore and a
super-cool piece of public art designed by no less than Maya Lin?
Nowhere. You can't find a neighborhood like that in most cities in the
world, much less one that's affordable to the creative class.
And that's not even touching on the plethora of great neighborhoods
available to those who like a little grit. You could get an awesomely
affordable apartment on Cherokee Street or off South Grand, in Benton
Park or Tower Grove or Midtown St. Louis, and you'd be surrounded by
cool kids doing whatever it is the cool kids do in 2014. (Is making jam
still in? OK, what about jewelry?) These are all great, cosmopolitan
neighborhoods that you just won't find anywhere else.
As I was thinking about this I realized how interesting it is that we say this to ourselves and each other but it's somehow validated when it comes from observant outsiders.
Happy Anniversary indeed!
Nicki,
They missed a major force … your blog. Thank you for helping
to make this a great city.
Best always,
Patty
Nicki… Happy Anniversary to Nicki’s CWE Guide. It seems like your blog has always been here. So many folks rely on it to for information, beautiful photography, and inspiration. Thanks for helping us ‘see’ the CWE!