Caltrans Ama 3 Civic Center is marked by City Hall’s magnificent white pillar and is the seat of the city and county government. Various state and federal agencies occupy the space of this center. It is bounded east and west by San Pedro and Figueroa Street, respectively, and in the south and north by First […]
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Park (more recently referred to as the Plaza district) consists of some 27 buildings with 11 of them open to the public. The park or district includes the Plaza circle and the attractions in and around Olvera Street. The El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Park is the site […]
Metro Gold Line Train Chinatown is located in Downtown Los Angeles in a roughly 15 square block area bounded by Bernard and Yale Street, and Alameda and Sunset Boulevard. It is relatively small compared to the size of its counterparts in other major U.S. cities. Its collection of chinoiserie buildings and modern plazas serves as […]
Caltrans Ama 3 Downtown Los Angeles remains the cultural and historic heart of LA. It was almost dead at one point, but recent revitalization efforts have successfully restored some life and activity back into the area. Infusions of business capital have given life to mega hotels, office skyscrapers, and stunning landmarks like the[1] Cathedral of […]
4 Bus from a 94 Bus The Pershing Square district is centered around Los Angeles’ oldest park, Pershing Square, which is sandwiched between Broadway and Bunker Hill. It was constructed in 1866 and renamed in 1918 after the WWI general. The park has deteriorated to such a state that it seems irreversible even with efforts […]
the Smell alley Skid Row in Downtown LA is the congregation of the city’s homeless population, which numbers somewhere around 100,000. It is located south of Little Tokyo stretching past Seventh Street. Its most seediest section is the intersection between San Pedro and Fifth Street, nicknamed the “Nickel”. This part of LA is best avoided […]
Bunker Hill in Downtown Los Angeles started out as an elegant residential neighborhood for the middle and upper class in the 1870s, full of Victorian mansions that were connected by a funicular railroad to the business district on Spring Street. As the decades passed, residents moved out to the suburbs and Bunker Hill deteriorated slowly […]