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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
Glendale is pretty nice overall. My understanding is that Glendale has a big Armenian population (just a fact, nothing else.) It's a pretty quiet city in LA so you should be fine. Burbank is more or less the same. The likelihood of you being "gang raped" isn't that high hahaha. Like any city, there are good and bad parts.
Your best bet for now is to ask your future employer for recommendations on where to live. It's likely that most of your colleagues will commute a good 20 miles+ to get to work. Just make sure you stay out of the hood like Compton and Inglewood. I would highly recommend you spend the time/money to go down there before making a huge move and to get a feel of what you're getting yourself into. I'll be back in LA in August and in September. My family has a restaurant in Studio City and the rent there is reasonable ($800 - $1600 depending on size / location / amenities etc.) It's not "far" from Glendale/Burbank. A lot of professionals who work in the film/entertainment industry live in the area because CBS Studios is there. Neighbouring Glendale to the east is Pasadena which is also a nice neighbourhood.
Congrats on the new gig! You'll like it down there. I'm down there often enough so perhaps we could meet up! I believe another RS member is in Pasadena for school right now (I think jmvdesign.) 
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Wow, thanks man, really appreciate the help.
yeah i'm trying to read up on this thread as much as I can.I don't mind commuting, if its close enough, i'll grab a road bike to start off with then if it becomes too much of a hassle then i'll switch to a bike/car. this really depends on where I live though.
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Originally Posted by noclue
Did you get a job with a major entertainment company?
I recommend Hollywood area if you're young and want to be closer to the fun of LA, helps with networking. Not bad of a commute if you take the 101.
I like Santa Monica and Venice beach, the 405 is not bad for commuting to Burbank as well. Plus Santa Monica is much much cooler in the summer compared to the rest of LA! but more $$$
Congrats on your job! Remember your MPH and Fahrenheit conversions!
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Thanks man!
It's with Disney/Pixar. Its for 3D/2D Animation but boring shit like environments and stuff nothing too special. Yeah, Hopefully I'll be moving in Fall since the building that i'll be working in is almost done. I'll be visiting down there just to get a feel of the place like bcrdukes advised. I'll try and catch up on this thread and see if I have any more questions on what to do.
If anyone else is willing to share some living experiences with me, I'm all ears!