Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) contains the

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. In addition, it contains a diverse residential area of some 85,000 people, and covers . A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. It is also part of

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. Downtown Los Angeles is divided into neighborhoods and districts, some overlapping. Most districts are named for the activities concentrated there now or historically, e.g. the Arts, Civic Center, Fashion, Banking, Theater, Toy, and Jewelry districts. It is the hub for the city's urban rail transit system plus the

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and Metrolink commuter rail system for Southern California.

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, and

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at one time drew residents and visitors of all socioeconomic classes downtown, but the area declined economically especially after the 1950s. It remained an important center—in the Civic Center, of government business; on Bunker Hill, of banking, and along Broadway, of retail and entertainment for Hispanic Angelenos, especially immigrants. Now Downtown has been experiencing a renaissance that started in the early 2000s. The

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anchors downtown's south end, and along Broadway, pre-war buildings are being restored for new uses, such as luxury condos, co-working spaces, and high-end retail.

History

The

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village of

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was located in what is now downtown Los Angeles, possibly near or underneath where the

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was located (now Fletcher Bowron Square).

Spanish and Mexican era

Father

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, a Spanish

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missionary charged with exploring sites for

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, noted in 1769 that the region had "all the requisites for a large settlement". On September 4, 1781, Los Angeles was founded by a group of settlers who trekked north from present-day Mexico. Like most

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in the

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, the town grew in a grid-like street patern around a central plaza which faced the first church. The area passed to American control in 1847, and the small town grew to 11,000 by 1880, The business district was centered along Main Street between the Plaza and First Street.

Victorian-era Downtown

Land speculation increased in the 1880s, which saw the population of the city explode from 11,000 in 1880 to nearly 100,000 by 1896. Infrastructure enhancements and the laying of a street grid eventually brought development south of the Plaza:

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in the 1800s and 1890s along Main,

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and Broadway south to Third Street – all of which was razed to make way for today's

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. After 1900, larger buildings were constructed along Broadway and Spring from Third to Ninth streets in what is now called the

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Downtown's golden age

By 1920, the city's private and municipal rail lines were the most far-flung and most comprehensive in the world in mileage, even besting that of

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. By this time, a steady influx of residents and aggressive land developers had transformed the city into a large metropolitan area, with DTLA at its center. Rail lines connected four counties with over of track. During the early part of the 20th century, banking institutions clustered around South Spring Street, forming the

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. Sometimes referred to as the "

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," the district held corporate headquarters for financial institutions including

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, Farmers and Merchants Bank, the

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, California Bank & Trust, and International Savings & Exchange Bank. The

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was also located on the corridor from 1929 until 1986 before moving into a new building across the Harbor (110) Freeway. Commercial growth brought with it hotel construction—during this time period several grand hotels, the

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(1906), the Rosslyn (1911), and the Biltmore (1923), were erected—and also the need for venues to entertain the growing population of Los Angeles.

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became the nightlife, shopping and entertainment district of the city, with over a dozen theater and movie palaces built before 1932. Department stores, most that had grown from local

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businesses, moved from Spring and Main streets around Temple and 1st, to much larger stores along Broadway, including

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, Hamburger's, which became

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, Robinson's,

Bullock's Bullock's was a chain of full-line department stores from 1907 through 1995, headquartered in Los Angeles, growing to operate across California, Arizona and Nevada. Bullock's also operated as many as seven more upscale Bullocks Wilshire specialty ...

Coulter's Coulter's was a department store that originated in Downtown Los Angeles and later moved to the Miracle Mile shopping district in that same city. History Coulter's was founded by B. F. Coulter, a minister and entrepreneur from Kentucky, who ...

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Silverwoods Silverwoods, originally promoted as F. B. Silverwood, after its founder, was a men's clothing store chain founded in Los Angeles in 1894 by Francis Bernard (F.B. "Daddy") Silverwood, a Canadian-American originally from near Lindsay, Ontario. He was ...

Harris & Frank Harris & Frank was a clothing retailer and major chain in the history of retail in Southern California, which at its peak had around 40 stores across Southern California and in neighboring states and regions. Its history dates back to a clothing ...

, and the

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/Walker's, serving a variety of socioeconomic groups from across the city and suburbs. All but Coulter's would, in the 1920s–1950s, launch branches dotting shopping centers across a growing Southern California. Numerous specialty stores also flourished including those in the jewelry business which gave rise to the Downtown Jewelry District. Among these early jewelers included the Laykin Diamond Company (later becoming Laykin et Ci

and

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& Co., both of which found their beginnings in the

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at Fifth and Spring streets. The

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(Union Station) opened in May 1939, unifying passenger service among various local, regional, and long-distance passenger trains. It was built on a grand scale and would be one of the "last of the great railway stations" built in the United States.

Decline and redevelopment

Following

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, the development of the Los Angeles freeway network, and increased automobile ownership led to decreased investment downtown. Many corporate headquarters slowly dispersed to new suburbs or fell to mergers and acquisitions. As early as the 1920s once-stately Victorian mansions on Bunker Hill were dilapidated, serving as

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s for 20,000 working-class Angelenos. From about 1930 onward, numerous more-than-100-year-old buildings in the Plaza area were demolished to make way for street-level parking lots, the high demand for parking making this more profitable than any other options allowing preservation. The drastic loss of local downtown residents further reduced the viability of streetfront, pedestrian-oriented businesses. For middle- and upper-income Angelenos, downtown became a drive-in, drive-out destination. In an effort to combat

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and lure businesses back downtown, the city's

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undertook the Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project in 1955, a massive clearance project that leveled homes and cleared land for future commercial skyscraper development. This period saw the clearing and upzoning of the entire neighborhood, as well as the shuttering of the

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funicular railway in 1969. Angels Flight resumed operation in 1996 for a period of five years, shutting down once again after a fatal accident in 2001. On March 15, 2010, the railway once again opened for passenger service following extensive upgrades to brake and safety systems. With

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becoming available on Bunker Hill, many of DTLA's remaining financial corporations moved to the newer buildings, leaving the former

devoid of tenants above ground floor. Following the corporate headquarters' moving six blocks west, the large department stores on Broadway shuttered, culminating in the 1980s. The Broadway theaters saw much use as Spanish-language movie houses during this time, beginning with the conversion of the

Million Dollar Theater The Million Dollar Theatre at 307 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States. It opened in 1917 with the premiere of William S. Hart's '' The Silent Man''. It's the northernmost of the collect ...

in the 1950s to a Spanish-language theater.

Recent years

In the early 2000s, the neighborhood became popular with Artists and Creatives due to low rent, open loft space, and many vacancies. In mid-2013, downtown was noted as "a neighborhood with an increasingly

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and well-heeled residential population". Because of the downtown area's office market's migration west to Bunker Hill and the

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, many historic office buildings have been left intact, which is simply used for storage or remaining empty during recent decades. In 1999, the

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passed an

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, making it easier for developers to convert outmoded, vacant office and commercial buildings into renovated lofts and luxury apartment and condo complexes. As of early 2009, 14,561 residential units have been created under the adaptive reuse ordinance, leading to an increase in the residential population. With 28,878 residents in 2006,Cara Mia DiMassa,
Downtown L.A. has gained people but lost jobs, report says
", ''Los Angeles Times,'' February 21, 2007. 39,537 in 2008,
DowntownLA.com demographic study and over 60,000 in 2017,Scott Beyer,
Downtown L.A. Is America's Most Colorful Neighborhood
", ''Forbes,'' April 28, 2017. Downtown Los Angeles is seeing new life and investment. *

, which opened in 1999, has contributed immensely to the revitalization plans, adding 250 events and nearly 4 million visitors per year to the neighborhood. Since the opening of the Staples Center, the adjacent

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complex was completed, which includes the

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and the

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. *

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, a rail transit network centered on the downtown area, facilitates access to the city center, especially from the congested West Side. *

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s and investors planned a $1.8 billion revitalization project along Grand Avenue, which included the development of

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, a large city park, and the construction of major city landmarks, including the

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-designed

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and contemporary art museum

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, which opened in 2015. *On August 7, 2007, the

approved sweeping changes in zoning and development rules for the downtown area.Sharon Bernstein and David Pierson,
L.A. moves toward more N.Y-style downtown
", ''Los Angeles Times,'' August 8, 2007. Strongly advocated by Mayor

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, the changes allow larger and denser developments downtown; developers who reserve 15% of their units for low-income residents are now exempt from some open-space requirements and can make their buildings 35% larger than current zoning codes allow. *In 2009

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opened on the first floor of the historic

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on Grand Avenue and Seventh Street. It contributed to the revitalization of DTLA by creating Restaurant Row, which has since brought numerous new restaurants and retail shops to the area. In 2012, the upper 11 floors of the Brockman Building were bought with the intention of being sold as luxury lofts. *In October 2015, an outdoor lifestyle center,

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, replaced the old enclosed Macy's Plaza. *Several labels of Warner Music moved into the Los Angeles Arts District in 2019 where the company had purchased a former

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assembly plant. * Broadway retail is transitioning from a broad mix of stores catering mostly to Hispanic immigrants and a burgeoning sneaker and

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retail cluster has emerged from 4th to 9th streets: Sneaker Row. * Oceanside Plaza has planned to open in 2020, but this was later changed to unknown date due to financial problems and costs. This building includes a shopping mall, office, and a hotel and it is located in Staples Center. Multiple

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and

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events will be held in DTLA during the

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and

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. After six years of construction, the new

Sixth Street Viaduct The Sixth Street Viaduct, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, is a viaduct bridge that connects the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles with the Boyle Heights neighborhood. The Sixth Street Viaduct spans the Los Angeles River, the Santa ...

opened on July 9, 2022 at a cost of $588-million. This new bridge replaced a 1932 viaduct of the same name which was demolished in 2016 due to a fact that it would collapse if there were a major earthquake, and alkali-silica reaction – colloquially known as “concrete cancer.” Pedestrian and bicycle access points link to other projects such as 12 acres of new park space below the viaduct. In September 2022, it is announced that Oceanwide Plaza will restart work on stalled DTLA mega-project in 2023 following months of rumors of a shortfall in financing and halt on construction on three years.

Geography

Downtown Los Angeles is flanked by

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to the north and northwest,

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to the northeast,

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to the east, Vernon to the south,

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and University Park to the southwest, and

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and Westlake to the west.
"Central L.A.," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''
"Downtown," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times''''The Thomas Guide,'' 2006, pages 634 and 674 Downtown is bounded on the northeast by

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, on the east by the

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, on the south by the Los Angeles city line with Vernon, on the southwest by East Washington Boulevard and on the west by the 110 Freeway or Beaudry Avenue, including the entire

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with the 101 Freeway.

Districts

The neighborhood includes these districts: * Arts District * Bunker Hill *

(built on the razed site of the Central Business District during the 1880s–1890s) * Fashion District *

* Flower District *

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(contains the

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and Old Bank District) *

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* Jewelry District * Little Tokyo *

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* Toy District * Wholesale District or Warehouse District

Climate

Population

Echo Park Lake with Downtown Los Angeles Skyline

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The 2000 U.S. census found that just 27,849 residents lived in the 5.84 square miles of downtown—or 4,770 people per square mile, among the lowest densities for the city of Los Angeles but about average for the county. The

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estimates that downtown's daytime population is 207,440. The population increased to 34,811 by 2008, according to city estimates. By the end of 2019, the population of the district had grown to 85,000 residents, and 7,956 residential units were under construction. The median age for residents was 39, considered old for the city and

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. Downtown Los Angeles is almost evenly balanced among the four major racial and ethnic groups—

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(23%),

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(22%),

Latinos Hispanic and Latino Americans ( es, Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; pt, Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of Spanish and/or Latin American ancestry. More broadly, these demographics include all Americans who identify as ...

(25%) and

non-Hispanic whites Non-Hispanic whites or Non-Latino whites are Americans who are classified as "white", and are not of Hispanic (also known as "Latino") heritage. The United States Census Bureau defines ''white'' to include European Americans, Middle Eastern Amer ...

(26%)—according to an analysis of 2010 census data made by

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ...

researchers. A study of the 2000 census showed that downtown was the second–most diverse neighborhood in Los Angeles, its

diversity index A diversity index is a quantitative measure that reflects how many different types (such as species) there are in a dataset (a community), and that can simultaneously take into account the phylogenetic relations among the individuals distributed a ...

being 0.743, outrated only by

Mid-Wilshire Mid-Wilshire is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is known for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Petersen Automotive Museum, and the Miracle Mile shopping district. Geography City of Los Angeles bounda ...

. The ethnic breakdown in 2000 was

, 36.7%;

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, 22.3%;

Asians Asian people (or Asians, sometimes referred to as Asiatic people)United States National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. 2004. November 17, 200Nlm.nih.gov: ''Asian Continental Ancestry Group'' is also used for categorical purpos ...

, 21.3%;

whites White is a racialized classification of people and a skin color specifier, generally used for people of European origin, although the definition can vary depending on context, nationality, and point of view. Description of populations as " ...

, 16.2%, and others, 3.5%. Mexico (44.7%) and Korea (17%) were the most common places of birth for the 41.9% of the residents who were born abroad, about the same ratio as in the city as a whole. The median household income in 2008 dollars was $15,003, considered low for both the city and the county. The percentage of households earning $20,000 or less (57.4%) was the highest in Los Angeles County, followed by University Park (56.6%) and Chinatown (53.6%). The average household size of 1.6 people was relatively low. Renters occupied 93.4% of the housing units, and home or apartment owners the rest. In 2000, there were 2,400 military veterans living downtown, or 9.7% of the population, considered a high rate for the city but average for the county overall. In 2010, census data concluded that 40,227 people lived in Downtown Los Angeles. In 2013, a study by Downtown Center Business Improvement District showed that of the 52,400 people resided in Downtown Los Angeles. The demographic breakdown was 52.7% Caucasian, 20.1% Asian, 17.0% Latino, and 6.2% African-American; 52.9% female, 47.1% male; and 74.8% of residents were between the ages of 23–44. The median age for residents was 34. The median household income was $98,700. The median household size was 1.8. In terms of educational attainment, 80.1% of residents had completed at least 4 years of college. The study was a self-selecting sample of 8,841 respondents across the DTLA area. It was not a "census" but rather a comprehensive survey of Downtown LA consumers. An additional study by the Downtown Center Business Improvement District showed that by 2017 the population has reached 67,324. In early 2020 the population was estimated to have exceeded 80,000 at the end of 2019.

Public transportation

Local and regional service

Downtown Los Angeles is the center of the region's growing rail transit system, with six commuter lines operated by Metrolink, as well as five rapid-transit rail lines and local and regional bus service operated by

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), commonly branded as Metro, LA Metro, and L.A. Metro, is the state agency that plans, operates, and coordinates funding for most of the transportation system in Los Angele ...

(Metro). Major Metro stations in the district include

Los Angeles Union Station Los Angeles Union Station is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande S ...

Civic Center/Grand Park station Civic Center/Grand Park station is an underground rapid transit station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street level stops for the J Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. The station i ...

Pershing Square station Pershing Square station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the B Line and D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has a street-level stop for the northbound J Line of the Los Angeles ...

7th Street/Metro Center station 7th Street/Metro Center station is an underground light rail and rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the A, B, D, and E lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street level stops for the J Line of ...

Pico station Pico station is an at-grade light rail station on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located on Flower Street at the intersection of Pico Boulevard. The station also has southbound bus stops on Flower Street, across from the station and northboun ...

, and

Little Tokyo/Arts District station Little Tokyo/Arts District station is an under construction underground light rail station on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system which will replace a former at-grade station with the same name. The former station was located on the east side o ...

. *The Los Angeles Metro Rail System has five rail lines that serve Downtown Los Angeles: the A Line, B Line, D Line, E Line, and the L Line. *In late 2009, the Metro J Line bus rapid transit project opened, replacing two unconnected bus rapid transit lines with through service at street level through the downtown area. *In 2006, a portion of the Metro Red Line (now the B Line) was rebranded by Metro as the Metro Purple Line (now the D Line), a heavy-rail subway line which runs from

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

Wilshire/Western station Wilshire/Western station is an underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Wilshire Boulevard at Western Avenue, after which the station is named, in th ...

Koreatown A Koreatown (Korean: 코리아타운), also known as a Little Korea or Little Seoul, is a Korean-dominated ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area outside the Korean Peninsula. History Koreatowns as an East Asian ethnic enclave have ...

. A westward extension of the line to Westwood is currently under construction. *Metro operates an extensive bus network, including Metro Local, Metro Express commuter lines, and Metro Rapid buses with signal priority and limited stops. *

Los Angeles Department of Transportation The Los Angeles Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as LADOT, is a municipal agency that oversees transportation planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations within the city of Los Angeles. LADOT was created by city or ...

operates seven local

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shuttle lines downtown on weekdays: Lines A, B, C, D, E and F.DASH Schedule
, LADOT. Weekend service is operated on lines DD (Downtown Discovery), E and F.
, LADOT.

Amtrak

Amtrak operates intercity passenger train service on five routes through

: the

Coast Starlight The ''Coast Starlight'' is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on the West Coast of the United States between Seattle and Los Angeles via Portland and the San Francisco Bay Area. The train, which has operated continuously since Amtrak's formati ...

Southwest Chief The ''Southwest Chief'' (formerly the ''Southwest Limited'' and ''Super Chief'') is a passenger train operated by Amtrak on a route between Chicago and Los Angeles through the Midwest and Southwest via Kansas City, Albuquerque, and Flagstaff ...

Sunset Limited The ''Sunset Limited'' is an Amtrak passenger train that for most of its history has operated between New Orleans and Los Angeles, over the nation's second transcontinental route. However, up until Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it operated betwe ...

, and

Texas Eagle The ''Texas Eagle'' is a daily passenger train route operated by Amtrak between Chicago and San Antonio in the central and western United States. Prior to 1988, the train was known as the ''Eagle''. Trains #21 (southbound) and 22 (northbound) ...

Greyhound

Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc. (commonly known as simply Greyhound) operates the largest intercity bus service in North America, including Greyhound Mexico. It also operates charter bus services, Amtrak Thruway services, commuter bus services, and pac ...

operates a major bus terminal in Downtown Los Angeles at the intersection of Seventh and Alameda streets.

Service to Los Angeles International Airport

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operates a direct shuttle, LAX FlyAway Bus, every 30–60 minutes between

and

Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport , commonly referred to as LAX (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles, California and its surrounding metropolitan area. LAX is located in the W ...

Transit expansion

*The

Metro E Line The Metro E Line is a planned bus rapid transit route in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Edina. The route will operate from Southdale Center Transit Center in Edina, Minnesota to Westgate station in St. Paul. Running mostly on France Avenue, Hennepi ...

was built in two phases and completed in 2016. The first phase of the project connected

7th Street/Metro Center Station 7th Street/Metro Center station is an underground light rail and rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the A, B, D, and E lines of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station also has street level stops for the J Line of ...

downtown with Culver City via the former

Pacific Electric Railway The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electric railway system ...

Santa Monica Air Line The Santa Monica Air Line was an interurban railroad operated by the Pacific Electric between Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles. Electric passenger service operated over the line between 1908 and 1953. After abandonment as a freight railroad, ...

right-of-way. The second phase extended the line to

Santa Monica Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to ...

. The E Line shares tracks with the

Metro A Line The Metro A Line is a bus rapid transit line in the Twin Cities, Minnesota operated by Metro Transit. The A Line operates primarily along the Snelling Avenue corridor and travels through the cities of Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Falcon Heights, a ...

north of Washington Boulevard, and shares both the

Pico Station Pico station is an at-grade light rail station on the Los Angeles Metro Rail system located on Flower Street at the intersection of Pico Boulevard. The station also has southbound bus stops on Flower Street, across from the station and northboun ...

and

with the A Line. *

is set to be a major stop on the under-construction

California High-Speed Rail California High-Speed Rail (also known as CAHSR or CHSR) is a publicly funded high-speed rail system currently under construction in California in the United States. Planning for the project began in 1996, when the California Legislature and Gover ...

system, though it will not be a part of the project's Initial Operating Segment. The project would connect Northern and Southern California via the

San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven c ...

, with service averaging . *Under construction as of September 2014, the

Regional Connector Transit Corridor In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

will connect the A, E, and L Lines between the Little Tokyo/Arts District (which will be renamed "1st Street/Central") and 7th Street/Metro Center stations. *Work is planned to bring

streetcar A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...

-style trolley service to Downtown Los Angeles via

, connecting the

development with the Grand Avenue cultural corridor and Bunker Hill.

Parks and open space

Pershing Square fountain, LA, CA, jjron 22

Downtown Los Angeles is home to several public parks, plazas, gardens and other open space: *

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Olvera Street Olvera Street (also ''Calle Olvera'' or ''Placita Olvera'', originally Calle de los Vignes, Vine Street, and Wine Street) is a historic street in downtown Los Angeles, and a part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, the area immediatel ...

El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument, also known as Los Angeles Plaza Historic District and formerly known as El Pueblo de Los Ángeles State Historic Park, is a historic district taking in the oldest section of Los Angeles, known for man ...

*Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels meditation garden and olive garden (park)
Biddy Mason Park
*

*Maguire Gardens *Pershing Square (Los Angeles), Pershing Square *Los Angeles City Hall South Lawn *Los Angeles Police Department's Police Administration Building South Lawn *Los Angeles State Historic Park *

gardens *

Community Park *The Water Court at One California Plaza, California Plaza, an outdoor performance and dining space with water features, fountains, shaded seating areas and an amphitheater. *Japanese Garden and plaza at the Little Tokyo Cultural and Community Center Plaza *Japanese Garden at the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens *Garden at Bank of America Center (Los Angeles), Bank of America Plaza Several future park proposals for the district make use of public-private partnerships between developers and the city of Los Angeles, including a public park at the proposed Nikkei Center development in Little Tokyo; a park at the Medallion development in the Historic Core; and a pocket park at the Wilshire Grand Tower, Wilshire Grand Hotel replacement project, currently under construction. Additionally, the city recently completed a new park located on the 400 block of South Spring Street in the

neighborhood.

Skyline

Los Angeles, California, street lamp with Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Despite its relative decentralization and comparatively new high-rises (until 1958, the city did not permit any structures taller than the 27-story City Hall building), Los Angeles has one of the largest skylines in the United States, and its development has continued in recent years. The skyline has seen rapid growth due to improvements in seismic design standards, which has made certain building types highly earthquake-resistant. Many of the new skyscrapers contain a housing or hotel component. Some current and upcoming examples of skyscraper construction include: *705 Ninth Street, a 35-story residential tower, was completed in 2009. *717 Olympic, a 26-story residential tower, was completed in mid-2008. *888 Olive, a 32-story apartment tower by Vancouver-based Omni Group, opened in 2015. *Concerto, a 28-story residential tower, was completed in early 2009. A second phase (Tower II) is currently under construction. *The Grand Avenue Project, designed by architect

, is a multi-phase project on four parcels and will include a 39-story hotel tower at the corner of First Street and Grand Avenue and a Grand Park, civic park. The project has been delayed due to funding issues but is now back on track and progressing. *

, a multi-phased dining, entertainment and hotel development that includes a Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott Hotel hybrid as well as Ritz-Carlton-branded condominiums, was completed in February 2010. *Marriott International completed a 24-story Courtyard by Marriott, Courtyard and Residence Inn by Marriott, Residence Inn tower near L.A. Live, which opened in July 2014, and plans to build a 20+ story Renaissance Hotels, Renaissance hotel to open in 2016. *Metropolis, a mixed-use four-tower project (60, 50, 38, and 19 stories) at Francisco and Ninth streets, is currently under construction. *''South'', a three-tower complex called Elleven, Luma, and Evo, spans the block from 11th Street and Grand Avenue to 12th Street and Grand Avenue, and was completed in phases ending in early 2009. *The Wilshire Grand Tower redevelopment, a 900-room hotel and office project built in 2017, is the tallest tower west of the Mississippi River, at . *Figueroa Centre, a 975-foot residential and hotel tower proposed across from The Original Pantry restaurant on the Figueroa Corridor. The tower proposed will become the third tallest building in Los Angeles when completed. *Angels Landing (Los Angeles), Angels Landing, a proposed super tall tower at 1020 ft. Currently in the funding stage. Approved by the city council in 2017.

Building height limits: 1904–1957

The first height limit ordinance in Los Angeles was enacted following the completion of the 13-story Continental Building, located at the southeast corner of Fourth and Spring streets. The purpose of the height limit was to limit the density of the city. There was great hostility to skyscrapers in many cities in these years, mainly due to the congestion they could bring to the streets, and height limit ordinances were a common way of dealing with the problem. In 1911, the city passed an updated height limit ordinance, establishing a specific limit of . Exceptions were granted for decorative towers such as those later built on the Eastern Columbia Building and United Artists Theatre, as well as the now-demolished Richfield Tower. The 1911 ordinance was repealed in 1957. The first private building to exceed the old limit was the 18-story United California Bank Building, located at the southeast corner of Sixth and Spring streets.

Flat Roof Ordinance

The pattern of buildings in Los Angeles to feature these "flat roofs" was the result of a 1974 fire ordinance which required all tall buildings in the city to include rooftop helipads in response to the devastating 1974 Joelma Fire in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in which helicopters were used to effect rescues from the flat rooftop of the building. The Wilshire Grand Center was the first building granted an exception by the Los Angeles City Fire Department in 2014. However, as the building was under construction, Los Angeles City Council, L.A. City Council removed the flat roof ordinance as of 2015.

Government and infrastructure

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Central Health Center in Downtown Los Angeles. The Southern California Liaison of the California Department of Education has its office in the Ronald Reagan State Building in Downtown Los Angeles. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch is located in Downtown Los Angeles.

Economy

DTLA is a node in the tech economy that extends beyond Silicon Beach. A venture capital firm counted 78 tech-oriented firms in DTLA in 2015. This included mobile apps, hardware, digital media and clean-tech companies plus co-working spaces, start-up incubators, and other related businesses. The Arts District has become a popular spot for companies seeking out something different from typical modern offices. The central location is accessible from various parts of the Los Angeles Basin. The cultural life has also made the area attractive to young tech employees. Anschutz Entertainment Group has its corporate headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles. BYD Company, a Chinese technology firm, has its North American headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles. The Last Bookstore is an independent bookstore that was called California’s largest new and used bookstore by ''Conde Nast, Conde Nast Traveler'' in 2019. Cathay Bank has its headquarters in the Chinatown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Chinatown.

Education

Central LA High School for the Visual and Performing Arts

Downtown residents aged 25 and older holding a four-year degree amounted to 17.9% of the population in 2000, about average in the city and the county, but there was a high percentage of residents with less than a high school diploma. These are the elementary or secondary schools within the neighborhood's boundaries:
"Downtown Schools," Mapping L.A., ''Los Angeles Times'' * Ramon C. Cortines School Of Visual And Performing Arts, Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, LAUSD high school, 450 N. Grand Ave. * Downtown Magnets High School, Downtown Business High School, LAUSD alternative, 1081 W. Temple St. * California Academy for LS, California Academy for Liberal Studies Early College High School, LAUSD charter, 700 Wilshire Blvd. * Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School, LAUSD charter, 644 W. 17th St. * Abram Friedman Occupational School, LAUSD adult education, 1646 S. Olive St. * Metropolitan Continuation School, LAUSD, 727 S. Wilson St. * Para Los Ninos Middle School, LAUSD charter, 1617 E. Seventh St. * Jardin de la Infancia, LAUSD charter elementary, 307 E. Seventh St. * Saint Malachy Catholic Elementary School, private, 1200 E. 81st St. * Tri-C Community Day School, LAUSD, 716 E. 14th St. * City of Angels School, LAUSD alternative school, 1449 S. San Pedro St. (formerly Central High School) * San Pedro Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 1635 S. San Pedro St. * Saint Turibius Elementary School, private, 1524 Essex St. * American University Preparatory School, private, 345 S. Figueroa St. The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is at 800 S. Hope St., and the Colburn School for music and the performing arts is at 200 S. Grand Ave.

Emergency services

Hospitals

Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center is located in the South Park district of Downtown LA at 1401 S. Grand Ave. The 318-bed community hospital has been providing high-quality care to residents of the district and its neighboring communities for over 126 years. Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center is known for its wide range of medical services, from women's health and maternal child to orthopedics and cardiology. The hospital also operates the only Level II Trauma Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and its emergency room treats over 70,000 patients each year. The hospital's neighbors include Staples Center,

, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and the Fashion District (Los Angeles), Fashion District.

Fire services

The Los Angeles Fire Department operates the following fire stations in Downtown Los Angeles: * Station 3 (Civic Center/Bunker Hill) * Station 4 (Little Tokyo/Chinatown/Union Station/Olvera Street) * Station 9 (Central City/Skid Row) * Station 10 (Convention Center area)

Police services

The Los Angeles Police Department operates the Central Area Community Police Station in Downtown Los Angeles.

References

External links

Central City Association of Los AngelesBlogdowntown community siteDowntown Los Angeles Art Walk, a California public benefit companyDowntown Los Angeles neighborhood guideDowntown Los Angeles crime map and statisticsUSC Dornslife Downtown Walking TourImage of Downtown Los Angeles and Glendale Freeway seen from Eagle Rock, California, 1984.
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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History

Spanish and Mexican era

Victorian-era Downtown

Downtown's golden age

Decline and redevelopment

Recent years

Geography

Districts

Climate

Population

Public transportation

Local and regional service

Amtrak

Greyhound

Service to Los Angeles International Airport

Transit expansion

Parks and open space

Skyline

Building height limits: 1904–1957

Flat Roof Ordinance

Government and infrastructure

Economy

Education

Emergency services

Hospitals

Fire services

Police services

See also

References

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