You may not always feel connected to anyone else in physical proximity to you in L.A., but you’ll always have yourself. And you’ll always have L.A.
We’re a part of something bigger — an ecosystem all working together to make L.A. what it is. The bridge at Park Row Drive is somewhere that brings that perspective into focus.
At the time I was at that coffee shop alone, with my hoodie and sunglasses on. This was one of the many activities I did by myself then, one of the endless hours I spent inadvertently eavesdropping on strangers at. I had recently graduated from college and was trying hard to adjust to a new job. My friends were scattered all over — from opposite ends of L.A. to San Diego to the Bay. I wasn’t dating anyone. I didn’t have a pet.
You often hear that L.A. is a lonely city. Some people think this is a transplant-only phenomenon, but there’s no denying that the city’s sheer size, its busy nature, its car culture are all conducive to loneliness. Of course, the city is deeply connected in many ways. There are thriving communities to be found, and it’s not all soulless sprawl.
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