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LOS ANGELES          LOS CABOS

 By: Michael Albanese, Founder Elements Lifestyle
 Photos by: Holbox, Andrey Bayda, Holbox, Trekandshoot

LOS ANGELES – LOS CABOS
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   os Angeles has always been a                     As with any new discovery, Los Angeles            home to adventurous artists since the early
   misunderstood city, at least                     requires patience in its exploration. What        1960’s. Nestled between industrial yards and
   misunderstood by me. Coming                      you find sprawling over 470 sun-drenched          dilapidated manufacturing warehouses, there
   from New York, I could not                       square miles are distinct neighborhoods           is something so cinematic here it is no wonder
comprehend a city without a center. That was        comprising what is commonly referred to as        filmmakers like Michael Mann and David
when I was a visitor. Now, as a resident and        the ‘City of Angels’. The authentic pulse of the  Lynch choose this as their set location.
founder of Element Lifestyle, I have embraced       city beats in its diversity. Take the reemerging
the fact that just because Los Angeles is a city    Arts District, one of downtown Los Angeles
without a center, it is not a city without a soul.  most energetic and vital neighborhoods and

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