People are slowly falling in love with Downtown
Like a fair number of Angelenos, the average E3 attendee sees Downtown LA at its worst: a concrete furnace filled with overpriced parking, underutilized public transit and the scent of urine wafting in the air. But you can hear the buzz around the Convention Center about another side of Downtown: going for drinks at the Rooftop at the Standard, chowing down on a link at Wurstküche and hitting up after parties at the Ace Hotel. This is the Arts District, neighborhood-to-watch Downtown that Angelenos are rediscovering, and it’s one that in-the-know E3 attendees have begun to pick up on, too. In a few years, people will be elated that they have the chance to spend a few days Downtown—at least, that's what we keep telling ourselves.