Dam you lived in DTLA before the revitalization not many people lived there during the 90s only druggies and hippy types. My mom worked there from 1988 to 1996 in the garment district, I used to go there as a kid it was horrible smelled like piss, lots of crack heads but not as bad as they are now. Now its like crack head and homelesss on steroids super violent and aggressive.
Every weekend DTLA on Sunday was empty they would film movies there all the time. AT night everyone would leave and it was like The Walking dead only homeless walking around scary shit.
I moved to downtown when they revitalized the City around 2012 to 2015. lived in luxury loft there I only had 7 neighbors but I enjoyed the view. I ran into Terry Crewes, Ceelo green and that actor Frankie Muniz from Malcolm in the middle, they lived in DTLA or have a place there. I also remember seeing Ryan Gosling in line for Sunday Brunch at the Pantry on 9th and Figueroa, nobody bothered him but I knew it was him he was pretty tall he was there with his mom and family.