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In reply to the discussion: A walk through Downtown L.A. [View all]

Tarzanrock

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4. Have you noticed the lack of the Xmas lighting of the downtown office towers?
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 08:50 PM
Dec 2024

I've never seen anything quite like this absence of Xmas lighting on the downtown L.A. Office Towers. Even in the most dire of economic times (like the Iraq war; Afghanistan war; oil embargoes; energy crises; Enron electricity crisis and California electricity crisis) the Oligarch orc owners of those office towers lighted them for Xmas. During crisis times, there were shorter lighting sessions and reduced times in which the office towers were lighted -- but this year -- there has been zero Xmas lighting of those office towers. The two largest towers were always lighted -- this year none are lighted. It is beyond weird. I looked again last night and none of them were lighted. This is the first time in my memory that this has happened. In past years those high-rise towers were almost universally lighted with Christmas colors from the day after Thanksgiving to mid-January. This year -- nothing.

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A walk through Downtown L.A. [View all] Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 OP
Merry Christmas to you and yours, my dear Grumpy! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2024 #1
Thanks dear Peggy! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #8
Wow! The Daily Planet building! rsdsharp Dec 2024 #2
LOL! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #5
Yup. LA City Hall. rsdsharp Dec 2024 #15
LADWP. AKA: The courthouse from the Lincoln Lawyer ColinC Dec 2024 #3
Yes Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #6
Im aware... had my fair ahare of price gouging from them... ColinC Dec 2024 #9
Have you noticed the lack of the Xmas lighting of the downtown office towers? Tarzanrock Dec 2024 #4
I agree. Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #7
It's not just the office towers. LA City Hall used to light up in holiday colors too. SunSeeker Dec 2024 #14
Wow! Amazing photos Wicked Blue Dec 2024 #10
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #17
Wonderful pictures. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2024 #11
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #18
That's an amazing collection JMCKUSICK Dec 2024 #12
Thanks so much! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #19
What? No Nakatomi Plaza? Dem2theMax Dec 2024 #13
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #20
I can certainly relate to the 'getting old' part! Dem2theMax Dec 2024 #22
I hear you. Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #23
Nice pics! LudwigPastorius Dec 2024 #16
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #21
Splendid photos, Grumpy! Mousetoescamper Dec 2024 #24
Thanks! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #25
Taken many a long walk around DTLA over the years. Shambala Dec 2024 #26
Happy holidays! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #27
Excellent photos! HAB911 Dec 2024 #28
Thank you! Grumpy Old Guy Dec 2024 #29
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