What neighborhood to live in to work in El Segundo?
Jun 16, 2005, 4:14 pm
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What neighborhood to live in to work in El Segundo?
I'm going to be working in El Segundo and I need a place to live, or more specifically a short list of neighborhoods you would recommend. Ideas?
Jun 16, 2005, 4:25 pm
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Manhattan Beach is right next door and nice. Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach are the next towns after that. You'll want to avoid the 405 as much as possible during rush hour so I wouldn't go much further than that.
Jun 16, 2005, 4:37 pm
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Originally Posted by mbstone
I'm going to be working in El Segundo and I need a place to live, or more specifically a short list of neighborhoods you would recommend. Ideas?
Jun 16, 2005, 4:56 pm
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I used to live in that area as well. The beach cities (Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan) can all get pricey. Two alternatives that are very close and still very good neighborhoods are Playa del Rey and Westchester. If you are looking for a house, Westchester is the better option whereas Playa is great for apartments.
However, I now live in Pasadena and one of my neighbors works in El Segundo and he can make it down there in 25 mins. Of course, he works for DOD and can go in whenever he wants so he misses all of the traffic that most of us have to endur. That drive in rush hour could take you 2 hrs.
However, I now live in Pasadena and one of my neighbors works in El Segundo and he can make it down there in 25 mins. Of course, he works for DOD and can go in whenever he wants so he misses all of the traffic that most of us have to endur. That drive in rush hour could take you 2 hrs.
Jun 16, 2005, 7:24 pm
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I worked in the El Segundo area. - Lived both in Marina Del Rey and Culver City. Very reasonable communtes (non -freeway) by L.A. standards.
Jun 17, 2005, 12:25 am
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Of course THE PLACE for any FTer would be the ParkWest apartments - some of them are pretty much adjacent to runway 24R at LAX...
http://www.equityapartments.com/mark...iew&PropID=725
http://www.equityapartments.com/mark...iew&PropID=725
Jun 17, 2005, 10:47 am
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Originally Posted by mbstone
I'm going to be working in El Segundo and I need a place to live, or more specifically a short list of neighborhoods you would recommend. Ideas?
The beach citites are nice but the closer you actually get to the water the pricier they get. Culver City is relatively moderate (depending on where exactly in CC). Maybe more specifics about what is important to you and what your idea of affordable is would help us to help you.
Jun 17, 2005, 11:12 am
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If it were me, I wouldn't advertise my budget, depending on what they are looking for a house or apartment check out:
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Jun 17, 2005, 4:00 pm
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Perhaps I shoudl rephrase the suggestion. What are you looking for in a place? Its just that prices and areas are all over the map (pardon the pun) within a few miles of that area of town. We don't know what you are used to or looking for is all.
Jun 17, 2005, 6:34 pm
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If you have a family (or not), Long Beach is a great place to live. It's not hard to avoid the traffic if you have flexible hours. You can live relatively cheaply right near the ocean.
Jun 17, 2005, 10:58 pm
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Originally Posted by stimpy
If you have a family (or not), Long Beach is a great place to live. It's not hard to avoid the traffic if you have flexible hours. You can live relatively cheaply right near the ocean.
Jun 18, 2005, 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by rejunivated
I wouldn't highly recommend Long Beach for someone working in El Segundo. The 405 traffic is horrendous even during non-rush hours.
There is also the great option of taking the 110 south to the Vincent Thomas bridge. No traffic there.
Jun 19, 2005, 8:39 am
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While craigslist is OK for this area, most people use
http://www.westsiderentals.com/
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While craigslist is OK for this area, most people use
http://www.westsiderentals.com/
Jun 21, 2005, 3:02 pm
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We used the local newspaper's website to find our apartment in Redondo Beach www.dailybreeze.com