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Downtown L.A.
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1.
Bradbury Building
A movie star in its own right.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
One of the city's newer icons.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
A museum with a split personality.
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Olvera Street
A rich helping of Mexican culture.
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Walt Disney Concert Hall
Frank Gehry defies the law of gravity.
Map of Downtown L.A.
For the past few decades, Los Angeles has continually tried to reinvent its downtown area, cultivating new businesses, attractions, yuppie lofts, and cultural landmarks to create a core for a city that is in many ways decentralized. Valiant efforts to bring the suburban-bound masses back to the city center -- including the stunning Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, and the world's most expensive, but still limited, subway -- have yielded mixed results. The changes may not happen as quickly as the city's movers and shakers might like, but downtown L.A. is keeping its place as the cultural and historic heart of the city, and its pulse is slowly getting stronger.
At a Glance
SIGHTS
- Angels Flight Railway
- Bradbury Building
- Broadway
- Bunker Hill Steps
- California African-American Museum
- California Science Center
- Carroll Avenue
- Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
- Chinatown
- Chinese American Museum
- City Hall of Los Angeles
- Downtown L.A. Standard
- Exposition Park
- Fashion District
- The Geffen Contemporary
- Grand Central Market
- Japanese American National Museum
- Koreatown
- Little Tokyo
- Millennium Biltmore Hotel
- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
- Museum of Jurassic Technology
- The Music Center
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Olvera Street
- Pershing Square
- Richard J. Riordan Central Library
- Staples Center
- Union Station
- Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
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