One of the great things about the city of Los Angeles is the great diversity it has to offer. In many different places in the L.A area you see how the different places demonstrates a certain social group. For instance, there is Beverly Hills, Calabasas, the Placita Olvera, Chinatown, Little Armenia, etc which basically divides social classes by their ethnic group. Although these type pf places are typically divided by their ethnicity, they also symbolize the division of society based on their social and economic status. The first thing you see in the area in Beverly Hills is the expensive stores and the glamourous world of fame but the real question at this point is who can afford places like these? A place where the majority of the population would probably be in debt if they decided to live in this area. On the other hand when you think of Crenshaw Heights, the first thing you think about is the overpopulated area where there is a lot of small businesses and most importantly it demonstrates the difference between the economic status between Crenshaw and Beverly Hills. Places like Crenshaw symbolizes different places around Los Angeles where the majority of the people cannot afford a luxury lifestyle because of the difference between the money that one has to work for. For some people, working every single hour of every single day gets them to barely make it through life, while others don’t need to lift a finger in order to survive but each person is different and everyone has their own story to tell but the point is that people live differently and this type of difference is easily seen because of the way we divide ourselves. Although it may seem as a negative aspect of Los Angeles, sometimes different is best. Having different places like these helps people gain knowledge of different cultures, ethnicities, and lifestyle that people face every day. Places like Beverly Hills, Placita Olvera, and Chinatown are one of the greatest tourist attractions that people want to see and want to be a part of, to be able to learn about the social and culture differences that at the end of the day brings people together.
by Miriam Maravillo
by Miriam Maravillo