Bohemian paradise lost

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[abstract] In the late 1970s, artists moved into abandoned warehouses in downtown Los Angeles. They renovated the empty rooms—building kitchens, bathrooms and making the spaces livable. At the same time, the spacious rooms were perfect for home-studios, where artists had room to paint and create. Still, the Arts District, bordered by Skid Row, was considered dangerous, and the streets were abandoned at night.
[abstract] The artists were alone -- in what they regarded as a Bohemian Paradise. In the past few years, drastic changes have been occurring downtown. As the entire area grows at a rapid rate in its "renaissance," the Arts District has become the trendy place to live -- with developers renovating buildings into spacious lofts. With the new developments comes a wealthier clientele, which also pushes up the rents of older buildings. And the "starving artists" are being pushed out.

Title:

Bohemian paradise lost

Record ID:

usctheses-m1175

Names & Dates

Created:

2008

Issued:

[published] 2008-04-21

Modified:

[defended] 2008-04-01

Creator:

[author] Ford, Rebecca Meichi
[author email] Beccamford@gmail.com

Contributor:

[advisor: thesis committee chair] Nelson, Bryce
[advisor: committee member] Pryor, Larry
[advisor: committee member] Flick, Robbert
[school] Annenberg School for Communication

Publisher:

[host] University of Southern California. Libraries

Subject

Topic:

[program] Journalism (Print Journalism) , [keyword] arts district , [keyword] Los Angeles

Coverage:

[after] 1975

Place:

[cities] Los Angeles

Relationships

Part Of:

[collection] University of Southern California dissertations and theses

Physical

Type:

texts

Format:

[document type] Thesis
[degree] Master of Arts

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Identifiers

Record ID:

usctheses-m1175

Language:

en_us