Sites around the neighborhood

Went for a little bike ride around my neighborhood to take a few pictures and to get a feel for the area.  Here they are ---

Carlton Way

The first picture here is Carlton Way (as seen looking West from this intersection), which is lined for a couple blocks with these beautiful, tall Mexican fan palm trees.  These trees grow all over my neighborhood, and I've noticed that in a few places they're coming up almost like weeds.  In this instance, they were obviously planted all at the same time, and the way they line the street is pretty dramatic.

This is the front of an apartment building (location here) that was quite beautiful with all the palm trees out front.

Hollywood Community Hospital

The Hollywood Community Hospital is on De Longpre Ave, just a couple blocks from my new place.  Perhaps it is somehow connected with all the senior housing in the immediate vicinity?

I had a few more shots but will just end this post with a picture of one of the most well-known sights of LA, the Hollywood sign.  Turns out that in my neighborhood this sign is also something you see at nearly every turn.  The sign is a good 4 miles from where this picture was taken.

The Hollywood Sign

My initial impressions of the neighborhood are good, and also a little mixed.  I love the proximity to shops, restaurants, groceries and other necessities, and transportation.  The amount of trees, the walkability, and a lot of the new development are all pretty fantastic.  At the same time, there are random places interspersed throughout the neighborhood that could really use new or improved care-taking, and it feels in many places like a neighborhood going through a substantial transition.

Frankly, that's all very exciting to me.  :-)