An acquaintance of my daughter-in-law moved into an affordable senior-living high rise apartment on the edge of Chinatown in Los Angeles. My daughter-in-law suggested that I check it out–her friend loves living there, in part because it is so close to downtown. Downtown Los Angeles is very hot these days — especially with the under 30 crowd.
Well, the rents being charged for the senior apartments are certainly a bargain, but I had doubts about living in that area so I took the Metro to Chinatown and began to walk around. I started along Spring St. where the Chinatown Swap Meet building is and I found many more colorful bargains–although not necessarily for things I typically purchase. In the end I decided that living on the edge of Chinatown is not for me.
Here is some of what I saw:
