Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > Los Angeles
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 11-20-2008, 08:26 AM
 
257 posts, read 1,445,680 times
Reputation: 182

Advertisements

I am moving to LA soon with my husband and 2 girls (4 and 6)
We want to be in Santa Monica.
I seem to remember a shopping area where it was just for walkers....was it in Santa monica???? I can't remember!
Is it a good area to live?
We are looking to live there for about a year. We want to live like we are on vacation for the year...well hubby works and the kids have school ha ha ha....
He works near Wilshire and 405 so Santa Monica sounds good and close while not being LAUSD for the girls.c
Anyone have any good ideas for what area is good there?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 11-20-2008, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Hot Springs, AR
5,612 posts, read 15,124,362 times
Reputation: 3787
The area you are referring to is the 3rd St Promenade, and yes it is in Santa Monica. If you insist on bringing your children here to raise (I grew up here and I'm leaving to raise my family), Santa Monica is definitely better than LA.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-20-2008, 08:44 AM
 
257 posts, read 1,445,680 times
Reputation: 182
Well, I don't think we will be there for too long, maybe a year or 2. His work has offices in NJ and who knows what can happen nowadays?!
We are just looking forward to the sun and out of this snow in Toronto.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-20-2008, 10:25 AM
 
Location: South Bay
7,226 posts, read 22,213,653 times
Reputation: 3626
as long as you can afford it, santa monica would probably be a great place to live for a couple of years.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-20-2008, 12:34 PM
 
Location: Burbank
1,203 posts, read 4,421,646 times
Reputation: 437
Quote:
Originally Posted by BRinSM View Post
as long as you can afford it, santa monica would probably be a great place to live for a couple of years.

I agree with that 100%. Santa Monica just feels different then the rest of LA, and is definitely worth the very steep cost to live there.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-20-2008, 12:47 PM
 
257 posts, read 1,445,680 times
Reputation: 182
Thanks guys! Do you have any feelings on westlake village?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-20-2008, 04:40 PM
 
956 posts, read 3,004,105 times
Reputation: 576
The Promenade is still a good place, but they don't have JJ Newberry's anymore where you could get a grilled hotdog at the restaurant. I think Jack's Bistro is gone too.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-09-2008, 10:45 PM
 
382 posts, read 590,316 times
Reputation: 125
Quote:
Originally Posted by CESpeed View Post
The area you are referring to is the 3rd St Promenade, and yes it is in Santa Monica. If you insist on bringing your children here to raise (I grew up here and I'm leaving to raise my family), Santa Monica is definitely better than LA.

Not to sound rude or anything, but you have been preaching about leaving LA for about a year. When are you leaving? And as a former Arkansan, I must warn you, if you go to Arkansas claiming to be an "Arkie,"duck and run because I trust you some redneck will be reaching for his piece to silence you with that word. You are either a Arkansan, a Hog, or a RAzorback. Nothing else.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2008, 09:23 AM
 
Location: South Bay Native
16,225 posts, read 27,458,535 times
Reputation: 31496
Quote:
Originally Posted by Full-Blooded American View Post
The Promenade is still a good place, but they don't have JJ Newberry's anymore where you could get a grilled hotdog at the restaurant. I think Jack's Bistro is gone too.
What about the Regal Beagle?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1113/...77578c.jpg?v=0
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-10-2008, 12:49 PM
 
1,020 posts, read 1,897,777 times
Reputation: 394
Quote:
Originally Posted by mellabella View Post
Thanks guys! Do you have any feelings on westlake village?
Westlake Village is a nice place, but the commute to west la is probably something you would prefer to avoid. In terms of traffic, your best bet would probably be to commute via the PCH, but after it rains, you get mudslides on the PCH which has a tendancy to close lanes on the PCH for an extended period of time.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > California > Los Angeles

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top