Located in the Historic Core of

Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of the city of Los Angeles. It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents ...

, the Old Bank District is a group of early 20th century

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s, many of which have been (or are being) converted into

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(

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) use. The Old Bank District is bordered roughly by the Jewelry District, the Fashion District,

Gallery Row Gallery Row is a neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles, designated by the city council in 2003 to promote the concentration of art galleries along Main and Spring Streets. Location It runs north–south along Main and Spring Streets from 2nd Stre ...

, the Toy District, and the city's

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- specifically the block from Main to Spring streets between 4th and 5th. Though the name suggests a subdistrict of the city, it is actually the name of the residential conversion project proposed by developer Tom Gilmore in 1998.Mandell, Jason
Old Bank Draws Five Years of Interest

LA Downtown News
1/13/03 Spurred on by the city's 1999 passage of an

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, the first structure opened in fall 2000. Since that time, Gilmore has generally applied the Old Bank District label to his growing portfolio of upscale eateries and retail space tenants. On January 8, 2004, the Old Bank District became an official city-designated district. The borders are 3rd Street at the northern border, 6th Street at the southern border, Los Angeles Street on the Eastern border, and Spring Street on the western border. The Old Bank District overlaps with the

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Properties

Properties owned by Old Bank District / Gilmore Associates: * The Continental Building * The Isaias W. Hellman Office Building * The San Fernando Building * Farmers and Merchants Bank Building Adjacent properties: * The El Dorado Lofts * The Rowan Building * Rosslyn Lofts

In popular culture

* ''Downtown'' with

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Old Bank DistrictHistoric Core - Live Here
{{coord, 34.047483 , N, 118.248027, W, display=title Districts of Downtown Los Angeles Populated places established in 1998

Properties

In popular culture

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