re: Los Angeles is the biggest shithole I've ever seen.

I've only been once, about 15 years ago. The only thing that jumped out at me

Traffic was absolutely terrible. Like anywhere you went, any time of day, bad traffic. Could be 2 am and there was traffic.

Weirdos everywhere. You see non conventional looking people everywhere occasionally, but in LA they were noticably everywhere and often times the majority.

I travel to LA several times a year and while the OP is correct in most aspects, LA is your typical large city, 1 million+ residents, in America. You have shithole parts and nice parts.
As far as the aging architecture...that is because the cost of building anything in LA has gone through the roof due to permitting and regulations. Actual cost of construction notwithstanding.
That is why you still see many homes that have not changed externally since the 60s and 70s....the exorbitant cost. Many have been updated many times over on the inside...where it can't be seen.

The problem in LA actually is the shitty people who reside there.

Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach were the bomb in the early 2000's.

L.A is nasty. The Beverly hills area is nice. Burbank wasn't bad. I really enjoyed Santa Monica. We stayed about 100 yards from the pier, and had a rental car company in the hotel.

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stopped by Playa delray beach because I wanted to see some of the coastline as this is the only day I'll get to sightsee, plus it's literally right behind LAX and I couldn't believe how disgusting it was. There was trash everywhere and graffiti covering every structure and sidewalk. The sand smelled like straight UTI piss too.

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You stopped at the worst beach you could have stopped at. There is a water reclamation plant not far and the surfers call that area "shite pipe" because of the plant and treated water dumping into the ocean.

Go further south in the South Bay and the beach is beautiful

FYI, it seems you are in the downtown area, and I agree with you that downtown LA is gross and very overrated. When I lived there and people came to visit, I dreaded them all wanting to see the Hollywood sign or the Walk of Fame, etc., because I knew how gross it was. But there are a lot of other cities making up the metro, and they range from more shitholes to breathtaking.

I lived in Hermosa Beach and it was a great experience. I never really had to leave my beachtown bubble so I was able to avoid the trashy areas.

In short, LA is like any other metro. It has shitholes and it has nice areas but it is different in the fact that it offers way more outdoor activities than most. You can snow ski and surf in the same day. I can't think of many areas that offer such a range.

Its really a shame that Dems ruined the city, though.

Liberal policies enable, and in most cases, propagate the dipravity and degeneracy of the human condition.

People like to fuss about the rental shuttle at MSY have never experienced the LAX rental car nightmare. I got stuck 6 hours with reservation there once when they "ran out" of cars and workers.

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I was eating breakfast at Scotty’s on the Strand

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Gross

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when I saw him washing up in the water fountain. Changed clothes right there too. Outside the public bathroom mind you.

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Yea they slip by from time to time but I promise you I saw them get escorted out of town many times

Go to Venice and they are everywhere