Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880–2026)

Re:Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880... by rustywasm on Monday September 07, 2026 @04:14PM (#49602512)

One the experiences for me that never gets old is coming in to LAX (flight path East to West) and the sprawl just goes on forever. The other crazy thing that 60% of the population speak a language other than English at home. So I think it has one of the best options for cuisine in the world, because it's all there (somewhere!)

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Re:Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880... by nunez on Monday September 07, 2026 @08:32PM (#49604372)

All the way to almost San Diego, which is insane

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Re:Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880... by lokar on Monday September 07, 2026 @09:37PM (#49604745)

A family member lives near Pasadena. We asked if they wanted to go to a restaurant near Santa Monica. They sort of scoffed at the idea of going over to the west side unless it was really important.

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Re:Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880... by foco_tubi on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @09:37AM (#49610183)

To be fair, that is an hour-long trip in the best case scenario

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Re:Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880... by lokar on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @10:34AM (#49610912)

I love how Google Maps directions for a trip like that (in the future) always estimate like 1h to 3h.

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Re:Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880... by WD-42 on Monday September 07, 2026 @11:04PM (#49605274)

I think a not insignificant amount of it is literally just pavement too. Absurdly wide roads and parking lots everywhere. It’s a bit of a hellscape really.

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