When you think of Los Angeles, do think of the entire county? Or just THE CITY of Los Angeles? (Burbank: school, live)

[Taiko]

It can range from everywhere in the Southland in range of Los Angeles TV and radio transmitters to just the city basin inside of the City of Los Angeles city limits excluding the San Fernando Valley. I can mean the city basin including Culver City, Inglewood, the South Bay...unincorporated areas. I mean what I say when I say it

[CA4Now]

Not too many people would include all these areas (and certainly not the Antelope Valley) in the 16 regions of Los Angeles County, but these guys apparently do: Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times

[JeffSanDimas]

Originally Posted by CA4Now

Not too many people would include all these areas (and certainly not the Antelope Valley) in the 16 regions of Los Angeles County, but these guys apparently do: Mapping L.A. - Los Angeles Times

I know of a person from Hesperia, that tells people she's "From LA".

When I'm not in Southern California, I tell people that I'm from LA, but I'm from Los Angeles County at least, and if I said "San Dimas" no one except for someone who's seen Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure would know where that is.

[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by JeffSanDimas

I know of a person from Hesperia, that tells people she's "From LA".

When I'm not in Southern California, I tell people that I'm from LA, but I'm from Los Angeles County at least, and if I said "San Dimas" no one except for someone who's seen Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure would know where that is.

Your friend is annoying.

[JeffSanDimas]

Originally Posted by disgruntled la native

Your friend is annoying.

Less my friend, more my old Coworker at In & Out Burger.

[StreetLegal]

Originally Posted by JeffSanDimas

I love Pasadena. In my current situation it's impossible for me to live there (CSUN student - reside in the Conejo Valley right now) but I did get my AA from PCC and live at home and I loved every minute there. My family has been in the area for generations, we still own rental apartments there, and there is even a small street named after my mother's family (Langford Alley). I love the home style there, it looks like a small New England city, and until the 70s it had the WASPy demographics to match, people wouldn't ever know it now, but back in the day the greater Los Angeles area was probably the most WASP major city in the US!

Those damn WASP's.

[JeffSanDimas]

Originally Posted by StreetLegal

Those damn WASP's.

I'm a blonde haired, blue eyed WASP. Definitely wasn't being pejorative.

[StreetLegal]

Originally Posted by JeffSanDimas

I'm a blonde haired, blue eyed WASP. Definitely wasn't being pejorative.

Sorry Jeff, I was just kidding..as my ancestral lineage is also WASP, though I was definitely not born into the landed gentry of Pasadena.

[Nema98]

I think of L.A the city and it's surrounding suburbs. To be more accurate and detailed, I see L.A, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood, etc as being L.A Places like Pasadena and Glendale to me would be it's satellites.

However I don't see Palmdale and Riverside, etc has being an extension of L.A let alone the part of the city.

[disgruntled la native]

Originally Posted by Nema98

I think of L.A the city and it's surrounding suburbs. To be more accurate and detailed, I see L.A, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood, etc as being L.A Places like Pasadena and Glendale to me would be it's satellites.

However I don't see Palmdale and Riverside, etc has being an extension of L.A let alone the part of the city.

I totally overlooked Malibu in my last post! The thing about Malibu is its so huge. I think the southern part of Malibu has a lot in common with the Westside of LA. Many people there participate in the Westside for work and social activities. But the further more remote parts of Malibu are their own world. Same with Topanga.

We also forgot the unincorporated areas of Marina del Rey and Ladera Heights. Definitely LA. Surprised they weren't ever annexed by LA.