I was staying in Santa Monica this last time and it always has felt very suburban to me. Same the times I’ve stayed in silverlake, los feliz, or echo park. When

I was staying in Santa Monica this last time and it always has felt very suburban to me. Same the times I’ve stayed in silverlake, los feliz, or echo park. When I’ve visited friends from Baldwin heights that definitely felt more sprawling than, say, Santa Monica for sure, so I get what you mean. I’ve spent a lot of time in Venice and it’s a bit better, you can kinda exist without a car there. My favorite is downtown, it actually feels like a city in that area. Maybe my frame of reference is more east coast when I say suburban, where there is a downtown area that’s walkable, but you still have to drive most places. I’ve never had a license, so I’m generally happiest in dense cities. I appreciate that many Americans prefer car life for whatever reason and LA is great if that’s your vibe. I just wish there were more cities like NYC in this country.