The Outrageous Prices People Pay To Live In A Dead Big City Downtown

<p>In 2008, DTLA was rapidly gentrifying.</p> <p>Up until then, there wasn&rsquo;t much reason to go Downtown. And very few people lived there. Most people avoided it, outside of a trip to Staples Center for a show or sporting event or a night out at Walt Disney Concert Hall.</p> <p>As development intensified, this changed.</p> <p>Luxury apartments started popping up throughout DTLA and to/just inside the boundaries of Skid Row. Top-notch restaurants and cocktail bars followed. Whole Foods and Shake Shack even came Downtown. They&rsquo;re still there.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/city-life/the-outrageous-prices-people-pay-to-live-in-a-dead-big-city-downtown-ebed14ee6185"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>