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but empty retail space is a dream

saeed farkhondehpour, developer of the medallion at 4th and main in downtown los angeles, plans to challenge the downtown women’s center’s plans to open a second-hand store because he thinks “a lot of people will not want to come shop near secondhand stores.”

so the toy district, where you can find blocks of stores selling nearly the exact same items, would somehow be tarnished by a second-hand store run by a non-profit organization in a space that is currently just a building behind an iron fence.

yeah, i don’t buy it.

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goodbye to goodwill

goodwill

the goodwill in downtown los angeles, on broadway between 2nd and 3rd, closed yesterday as explained by the los angeles times the day before it closed. we were planning to bring by a donation last week, but got rained out. now we’ll have to trek to the next-closest drop-off location when we finally get our act together.

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kimura photomart is closed. last day was may 29, according to another sign. #dtla #littletokyo

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filming on a @metrolosangeles bus in #dtla

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smiling graffiti cat at 3rd and main. #dtla #graffiti

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graffiti on the steps of st. vibiana cathedral. #dtla

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the christmas tree at city hall is big. the wires holding it up don't look good. #dtla

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