It’s the 72nd anniversary of the Korean War Armistice.
Our virtual loosely related journey starts in downtown Los Angeles:
A 15-minute Uber ride with photos taken out the window, Garry Winogrand-style:
Once you get to “Koreatown” you discover that it isn’t a town at all, but rather some strip malls that happen to contain a lot of Korean restaurants and shops. (Little Tokyo, by contrast, has a few attempts at recreating the experience of being in Japan.) Example:
Pro Tip: Eat at the 24-hour BCD Tofu House.
Even in the heart of Koreatown, the signature elements of downtown Los Angeles (trash and tents on the sidewalk) prevail:
In closing…
“… rather some strip malls that happen to contain a lot of Korean restaurants and shops”. This sounds like Seoul. Except that Seoul, unlike godless LA, has a lot of glowing red Protestant church crosses.
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2011/06/15/features/Blinded-by-the-light-Seouls-neon-pollution/2937613.html
https://www.nyspasauna.com
Family friendly.
I was in Madrid and I was so busy with work I forgot to check one of my favorite blogs. As an OC resident who must make infrequent involuntary forays into LA, to me, Koreatown actually looks cleaner than other parts of the city. Note the set location sign for ‘WYE’ in the 3rd photo. Thank goodness Newsom increased the filming tax credit to $750 million so that production could stay here. Just think how bad things would be if we didn’t have that credit.
What’s the difference between Madrid and LA? More people speak English in Madrid than LA…