This is the first time I've seen a walkaround of the public deck of the intercontinental hotel....although in russian. I believe the guy says something about a few of the gh palmer apt bldgs, so maybe they're airbnbing in one of dt's faux tuscan apt bldgs? The vid starts with a shot of the mitsui apt tower on fig & ends with where more guests are on the southern side. The northern deck was so quiet when he was filming, I wondered what day he was visiting.
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this is from over 30 yrs ago, maybe the one time the dtla skyline was featured in the opening of a TV show. I think of certain ppl in 2022 saying that dt is small or they almost happily say they never go there. But think of how much more modest it was in the 1980s, etc. Today's dt comes closer to punching at LA's weight class....but various cities throughout the US & world in the past 40 yrs have also gradually gotten better too. So standards are higher now than before....everyone is in it to win it.
https://youtu.be/FRvPnV0fCyw
EDIT: ^ the real bldg in that TV fiction a few decades later regrettably was just in the news....
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Oaktree Capital initiated a foreclosure on a 48-story tower in Downtown L.A., a possible sign of distress for the city’s central office market.
“We are both surprised and disappointed that Oaktree moved forward with what we believe are unnecessary and aggressive actions,” said John Sischo, co-founder of Coretrust, in a statement. “Our intent before was, and going forward is, to come to a satisfactory solution much sooner than later. We intend to act in good faith, and expect Oaktree to do likewise.”
The foreclosure auction could be the first major distress event in recent years in Downtown L.A.’s office market, which has struggled because of remote work. In the second quarter, Downtown L.A.’s vacancy rate was close to 30 percent, according to a report from Savills.
The skyscraper, among the tallest in L.A., has appeared in multiple television shows and movies, including in the opening credits of the 1980’s NBC drama “L.A. Law.”
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I like seeing what's going on in the dts of other cities. Again, everyone is in it to win it. dtla competes with areas along the coast, such as long bch or samo. San diego has fewer options, so more activity can spring up in its dt....I recall when dtsd was fairly rundown & didn't have much street life either. So dtsd in 2022 is hitting closer to san diego's weight class too. It's one of the various cities throughout the US & world that are better today than they were about 30 or 40 yrs ago...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPZuAJ01ikE