Amount Quote by Victor Papanek

Between a quarter and a third of Los Angeles's land area is now monopolized by the automobile and its needs-by freeways, highways, garages, gas…

— Alistair Cooke

“Los Angeles in 1912 was a sprawling flatland stretching between the ocean and the mountains. Within a thirty-five-mile radius, there were forty incorporated towns,…

— Cari Beauchamp

I lived in Los Angeles for around 20 years. I love the place, but the driving can wear thin.

— Paul Gilbert

I rent space on a farm for 15 dollars a month, and I have the use of about a quarter of an acre.

— Kate Pierson

It's harder and harder to find a spot within a day's drive of Los Angeles with enough vacant grass or even sand or dirt…

— Ken Berry

Los Angeles is many places in one place.

— P. J. O'Rourke

Los Angeles: Seventy-two suburbs in search of a city.

— Dorothy Parker

To me, Los Angeles was the invention of the suburb. They figured it out and perfected it and created a city that was dependent…

— Edward Burtynsky

The cost of housing in L.A. has increased dramatically because more people want to live here. They come to Los Angeles every day, not…

— Eric Garcetti

A lot of times, L.A. is desaturated, and cement and freeways, and downtown.

— Dan Gilroy

Los Angeles is a very transient town. It's the only place I know where you can actually rent a dog.

— Rita Rudner

When I first joined the Irvine Company, I realized that less than 11,000 acres were designated as open space in the original master plan,…

— Donald Bren