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Celerity

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78. aww, thanks so much for the kind & explanatory reply, I too am at fault for reading too much into it
Tue Feb 28, 2023, 11:38 PM
Feb 2023

I hope I did not offend you either, as that was not my intent.

Those condos are great, but are now crazy overpriced (as is all of LA tbf).

Those pics also (of course, as they are from a realtor site) glam them up, and there are non fully-rehabbed units that are not so nice on the inside. The La Villa Marina development was built in the mid 1960s to 1970 or so (our unit was built in 1966 if memory serves) as a number of smaller complexes that were named for Italian cities (Villa Spezia, Villa Romano, Villa Napoli, Villa San Cipriano, etc etc, and some French cities as well, ike Villa San Tropez, Villa Toulon, etc), and some are the worse for wear.

I just am a huge fangirl of mid century modern architecture and design (deffo not so common in London or Stockholm, lol, albeit there is more in the UK than Sweden).

I went viral today! [View all] Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 OP
Nice pic! burrowowl Feb 2023 #1
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #2
a star is born BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2023 #3
LOL! Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #4
great photographic use of juxtaposition, congrats! Celerity Feb 2023 #5
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #7
I lived right next to you (I was in Marina Del Rey) when I was going to uni in the US Celerity Feb 2023 #9
Near the San Diego Freeway. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #20
I know that exactly, we lived in the La Villa Marina townhomes, between the Marina Expressway and Celerity Feb 2023 #26
I know that area well. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #33
I adored the mid century modern architecture and layout of our townhome there Celerity Feb 2023 #41
Whew! Good thing you were finally able to move out of the Projects. 😉 rubbersole Feb 2023 #61
no sure what point this comment intends to make Celerity Feb 2023 #67
Oh, Celerity, I'm so sorry to have offended you in any way. rubbersole Feb 2023 #73
aww, thanks so much for the kind & explanatory reply, I too am at fault for reading too much into it Celerity Feb 2023 #78
You're very sweet, thank you 🙂! rubbersole Feb 2023 #85
too much, lol Celerity Mar 2023 #96
I just did a quick check on the prices. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #97
Elon and Jeff. rubbersole Mar 2023 #102
Thank you for checking. rubbersole Mar 2023 #103
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #104
How cool! brer cat Feb 2023 #6
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #8
Great picture! I'm going to have to take a ride down the Harbor Freeway to take a look. LoisB Feb 2023 #10
As long as it's not raining. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #12
That looks like the time a spent in Nice and Eze, France. BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #11
Yikes! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #13
My poor dog was chasing snowballs instead BigmanPigman Feb 2023 #14
Lovely malaise Feb 2023 #15
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #34
WOW!!!!!!! ShazzieB Feb 2023 #16
Thanks so much! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #18
What a gorgeous photo! yellerpup Feb 2023 #17
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #19
Perfect Timing...Perfect Photo! - nt GReedDiamond Feb 2023 #21
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #23
I say that as a 47 year resident of Los Angeles County... GReedDiamond Feb 2023 #25
"It will become iconic" Duppers Feb 2023 #29
Great photo! nt Phoenix61 Feb 2023 #22
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #24
This is a wonderful pic. murielm99 Feb 2023 #27
So true! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #35
Great pic! Dorian Gray Feb 2023 #28
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #37
Wow! Duppers Feb 2023 #30
Thanks so much Duppers! ❤ Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #38
❤️' s back at you, my friend. Duppers Feb 2023 #62
It's a great picture IcyPeas Feb 2023 #31
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #39
Good one. pwb Feb 2023 #32
We're getting there. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #36
Ah, definitely a viral shot, my dear Grumpy! Good on ya! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #40
Thanks dear Peggy! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #43
Fabulous picture, thanks! Beautiful and a gift to all who see it. Hortensis Feb 2023 #42
Thank you! That is a perfect description of L.A. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #44
Very! I wouldn't have guessed. It's been so long, but we still Hortensis Feb 2023 #48
Wow. How could you leave there? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2023 #100
Lol, mistake. If we moved, it should have been closer Hortensis Mar 2023 #108
On a mission to be in a blue place! Almost there! Yeah! Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2023 #112
Beautiful! This went babylonsister Feb 2023 #45
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #46
Cool pic, visual contrast! Congrats! ... electric_blue68 Feb 2023 #47
Those peaks are the Verdugo Hills. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #51
Got it 👍 electric_blue68 Feb 2023 #69
For a brief shining moment, LA took on the majestic appearance of Utah or Colorado mts in winter diva77 Feb 2023 #49
Thank you so much! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #52
Wow.. TY for Sharing this Cha Feb 2023 #50
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #53
The Hollywood Sign has special Cha Feb 2023 #54
I hope my photo brought you good memories. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #55
It totally did! Cha Feb 2023 #56
Nice. I can't believe the weather this year ecstatic Feb 2023 #57
We're just thankful for the rain and snow. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #58
Excellent photo! JudyM Feb 2023 #59
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #75
K&R! Wow! Spectacular pic! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #60
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #76
WOW, Wow, Wow!!!! Fla Dem Feb 2023 #63
Any lawyer out there....... DENVERPOPS Feb 2023 #65
I'm not a lawyer either. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #79
Maybe, but DENVERPOPS Mar 2023 #99
All true. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #115
I could edit my original post... Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #93
Ok, well at least you have the satisfaction of knowing Fla Dem Mar 2023 #98
Amazing scene wendyb-NC Feb 2023 #64
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #80
Fantastic! MLAA Feb 2023 #66
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #81
It's gorgeous! What's that tower standing behind "Hollywood"? FakeNoose Feb 2023 #68
It's a radio station's transmission tower. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #83
Good on you, Grumpy! mcar Feb 2023 #70
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #84
Gorgeous! Lulu KC Feb 2023 #71
It was really something to see. Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #86
Way to go GrumpyGrumpGrump!!! George McGovern Feb 2023 #72
Thanks George! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2023 #87
What a BEAUTIFUL shot! calimary Feb 2023 #74
That's a good idea. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #88
And if you didn't want to go through the hassle, calimary Mar 2023 #106
All good ideas, thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #107
That is a spectacular shot Ruby the Liberal Feb 2023 #77
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #89
Must've been early Sunday. The only day thus far that was clear. SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2023 #82
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #90
That's the wow factor, excellent! Bluethroughu Mar 2023 #91
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #94
Congratulations! area51 Mar 2023 #92
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #95
Ok glanced down and no one asked. So how do you take Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2023 #101
You can't. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #105
Sorry. That sucks. Understand dilemma. Sorry. Pic simply gorgeous? Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2023 #111
Congrats Grumpy! HAB911 Mar 2023 #109
Thank you sir! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #110
********Here's your photo on Twitter******** IcyPeas Mar 2023 #113
Thanks for posting this. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #114
my daughter just retweeted your picture from vintage los angeles orleans Mar 2023 #116
I do get a kick out of it, thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #117
i hate eloon too but i like seeing tweets from some of the orleans Mar 2023 #118
Did you see this..... it has been reposted right here on DU again today.... IcyPeas Mar 2023 #119
Thanks IcyPeas. Grumpy Old Guy Mar 2023 #120
K&R Roland99 Mar 2023 #121
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