jeremyw2

There are a A LOT of hipsters in this neighborhood, especially as you go down sunset blvd towards hollywood, the hipsterdom just seems to grow. I live in the part that's closer to Elysian Park however, so while people closer to the lake have little ceasars, whole foods, dominos, vons and a wide variety of other shops, it is just barely out of walking distance for me. The only thing within walking distance of where I am is a CVS and a Burger King, as well as subway, papa johns and a neighboring chinatown, but no real grocery stores. If you look on the map of the neighborhood, people in the southeastern handle of the neighborhood don't really have access to grocery stores within walking distance. The grocery stores in echo park are all closer to the northwestern of part of the neighborhood. So if you want to walk to get your groceries, Ideally you should find a place on sunset blvd or close to it, near the vons or little ceasars. That being said, where I am is where you'll find more middle and old aged folks with children, many of them are asian, and it's next to chinatown. Where you'll find all the young white hipsters is also where you'll find your grocery stores, down sunset blvd towards hollywood--big surprise. There are a lot of place to hang out at night, and plenty of little cafes and stuff. Did I mention that it's full of hipsters? Drive down sunset blvd at 6pm and you're 100% guaranteed to be able to count more hipsters than the fingers on your hands can count. The day you don't see hipsters is the day you should get a lottery ticket.

I don't get the feeling that there's a lot of crime in the area, but at the same time I kind of do...Just watch your back, where I am close to chinatown it's pretty safe, not so sure about hipsterland just down the street. But it's more boring and residential here and the hipster part of this neighborhood is a fantastic place for nightlife. It's also in a key location as it's sandwiched between hollywood and downtown and chinatown and dodger stadium. And it has that lake.