Beyond the house and the yard…The apartment as object of desire. This week we
explore L.A.'s rapidly changing apartment landscape and why so many Angelenos
are coming in from the sprawl.
THE FUTURE NOW
ROBERT GREENE on revising Los
Angeles’ DNA
GREG GOLDIN in conversation with developer Dan Rosenfeld on L.A.’s
vertical future
GLORIA OHLAND on the return
of the residential hotel
JUDITH LEWIS on how apartment
living is good for the environment
DAVE SHULMAN’s downtown
loft tour.
Plus, CHRISTINE PELISEK dispenses some facts of apartment life and finds
out who’s
moving in.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
ROBERT GREENE on why
L.A. lacks true rent control.
Plus, a guide to the tenants’
rights you do have and a list of tenant's
services.
APARTMENTS WE'VE KNOWN
Five apartment portraits from JONATHAN GOLD
Unstable
reminiscences from DAVE SHULMAN
PAUL CULLUM on inhabiting
a Neutra
MARGY ROCHLIN on living
high on the Golden Mile
KRISTINE McKENNA on the legacy
of the Los Altos
JOE DONNELLY’s tale of a
straight man in West Hollywood.
DOWN ON MAIN STREET
A guide
to living among the crack addicts, mentally ill, homeless and young-pros-on-the-go
in a changing downtown. Also,
the Skid Row: the User's Guide. BY SAM SLOVICK
HOLLYWOOD HABITAT
NIKKI FINKE on the semi-glorious and sometimes gory history
of Hollywood apartment living
SEVEN McDONALD on single
guy Scott Nathan, living the dream in a pink stucco two-bedroom
DAN KAPELOVITZ on Hollywood’s
Gershwin Hotel, a freak paradise
L.A.
Classics DEBRA DiPAOLO’s photos of some of Los Angeles’ most iconic apartments,
and a selection of photos from the art deco Oviatt.
Plus, Rossmore
Glamour, photos by TED SOQUI.

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