User blog comment:Ravagerofrepent/Inspiration For an upcoming creepypasta/@comment-26424364-20151020171412

OK I'm not sure about scary, per se, but these are some cool photos of the Arts District in Los Angeles. I took them while researching one of my pastas :)



As for history, this article provides a little bit of background:

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-arts-district-20140730-story.html

Good luck!