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#7 Ari Simon (Get Downtown): Existing and Producing in DTLA
 Ari Simon is one of those guys that runs shit behind the scenes in Downtown LA. He knows a hell of a lot about said scenes, and he has had a hand in a few different areas of local government. He is best known for his events and survey of the neighborhood, Get Downtown – a map and print publication that also has a heavy online presence and killer newsletter.      0:35 - What is GET DOWN TOWN?    • Tower Theater’s first talkie http://www.getdowntown.la/ http://www.towertheatrela.com/history-of-broadway   6:15 - Ari’s involvement in DTLA - A2B    10:15 - Working with the Historic Core BID    ● What is the BID? http://historiccore.bid/about-the-bid/   15:35 - DTLA Perspective - The differences between then and now    ○ 6th St - The most underrated street in DTLA   23:25 - The DTLA Cultural Stakeholders Group    ○ The Broad comes to Los Angeles http://www.thebroad.org/   25:07 - An Accidental Call to Action - Bringing venues together    26:53 - Eli Broad - One of the biggest art collections in the world  www.highsnobiety.com/2015/06/16/most-valuable-art-collections /   32:43 - The Future of DTLA    37:00 - What is Night on Broadway?    ○ What is a way that we can inspire people?   http://nightonbroadway.la/   42:27 - “We’re not old money, we’re young money”    44:00 - The History of Pershing Square    http://la.curbed.com/2013/8/28/10203644/38-photos-of-pershing-square-from-1866-to-today   50:52 - Gentrification of DTLA    54:33 - What the fuck is Ari’s job?    ○ Separating different projects when representing different businesses   1:03:03 - The Development of Take Me Home LA  ○ What does it mean to be home in LA? http://urbanize.la/sites/default/files/TAKEMEHOMELAinfo.pdf   1:07:30 - Challenges faced as a curator    1:11:13 - When a creative’s performance goes awry    ○ Fabric Planet http://myfabricplanet.com/   1:23:48 - What is Monkey Town?  http://monkeytownhq.com/   1:24:40 - The Sponsorship Debate    ○ Levi’s Commuter Space   http://www.levistrauss.com/unzipped-blog/2014/07/peddle-your-way-to-a-levis-commuter-workspace-this-summer/    1:37:40 What’s in your event pipeline for the history of DTLA?   1:43:50 - What would you tell your 20 year old self?    Ari can be found in DTLA, NYC, Paris, Berlin, Mexico City... or http://getdowntown.la and http://instagram.com/getdowntown.la
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