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[Downtown Los Angeles] Grand Ave. looking south from the music center comparing 1963 and 2019 (lemmy.world)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8376611

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[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

Cleaner, bigger roads AND more trees and foliage. What a glow up.

[-] EddoWagt@feddit.nl 9 points 1 week ago

The road looks just as big in this picture, just with a center lane instead of some sand

[-] jose1324@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Bigger roads ๐Ÿ˜”

[-] bestelbus22@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Now put a tram there and we're golden

[-] marron12@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I love that view, especially at night. Crazy how different (and barren) it used to look.

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