Living it up at L.A. Live
by Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times
Nov 25, 2019
4 minutes
L.A. Live has replaced Hollywood Boulevard as the bejeweled bellybutton of Los Angeles.
What's your pleasure? High-stakes basketball? Red-carpet concerts? Stunning views? This downtown destination has them all. Maybe I'm biased, but I'd say it rivals New York's Times Square for things to do, places to go, celebrities to see.
Jack Nicholson is its honorary king, LeBron James its court jester, and Beyonce and Ariana Grande its wild-child courtiers.
All because Staples Center 20 years ago transformed a drab part of town into an entertainment vortex.
Like the city itself, L.A. Live can seem impenetrable. But not with this
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