

i don't live in downtown los angeles anymore. i was there for seven years, living on crocker st. rat infested trash heaps housing drug addled homeless prostitutes. fuck. paranoia lurks everywhere.
kind of.
so now i live in echo park... big deal...except now when i go downtown i see changes literally all over the place. so i say to myself, thank my fucking lucky stars i was not idle.
just about all the views i have of downtown, show the city just before it fell over the edge of gentrification mountain.
listen to me, downtown LA has totally changed. it is riddled with checkbooks, beamers, and perfect smiles.
all that grit and slime is seeping out and whats left is not as interesting.
above is a good example of before "the change".
this has to be one of the oldest parking structures in LA.
for years this building on 9th and Hill, i think, stood slowly collecting grime, soot, syringes, broken windows, graffiti, used rubbers, blood, and families and families of rats, as well as serving as a valuable source for parking, has now joined the dandy lot, the prancing pony club.
sandblasted, fresh paint, new windows and blah blah blah. basically fucked it.
i know i know, that sounds kind of negative, call me sentimental. i like the way time leaves its mark. especially on something so glorious as downtown los angeles.
HAIKYO
this is a Japanese word that describes a sentiment and fascination with the decay of architecture.