Sightseeing
and top attractions in Downtown Los Angeles
The sights
of Downtown Los Angeles
What
is there to see and do in Downtown Los Angeles?
The sights
and attractions of Downtown Los Angeles
Los
Angeles has looked down on Downtown in days gone by but not anymore.
Its many sights and attractions, including Chinatown, Bunker Hill
and Olvera Street, are all
mecas for locals and visitors alike. Added to that the designer
bargain shopping at the Garment District and the entertainment area
around the Staples Center and you have smorgasboard of delights
of which any city would be proud. Oddly perhaps, given LA's reputation
of Nobody Walks in
LA, one of the best ways to see and experience many of Downtown's
sights and attractions is on foot.
Chinatown
Chinatown
is a wonderful concoction of old and new buildings, ancient traditions
and experimental art, and sights, sounds, and smells both familiar
and foreign.
Self-Guided
Walking Tour of China Town
A great way
really to really get to know Chinatown is to tackle it on foot.
Starting at Central Plaza (947 N. Broadway) you will be enchanted
by the quaint walkways and tiny shops. The sound of clicking mahjong
tiles can be heard from upstairs windows where many of Chinatown's
family associations hold their social meetings.
Central Plaza
A popular place for filming,
Central Plaza with its distinctive "Gate of Filial Piety"
also boasts a statue of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, founder of the Republic
of China, a wishing well dating to 1939, and a five-tiered pagoda.
On the building at 951 N. Broadway, you will find a dragon painted
by Tyrus Wong. For more:
Bunker Hill
With the Dorothy
Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater and Mark Taper Forum Bunker
Hill was, arguably, the cultural center of Downtown. Since the architectural
masterpiece that is the Walt Disney Concert Hall came to be there
is no argument.
Walt Disney
Concert Hall
A "best
that money can buy" approach has created not only a beautiful
sight but also a beautiful sound. The Walt Disney Concert Hall is
acoustically unsurpassed. This is of little value without world
class artists to exploit the fact. In steps the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
If you can't
get ticket go on the audio tour. For more on Walt Disney Concert
Hall see No. 60 on the list of Los Angeles
top things to do.
Downtown Center
The streets
of the Downtown Financial District or Center can be frenetic and
invigorating as anything you'll experience in the Big Apple - well
almost. Many of the high-rise buildings, built in the late 50s and
early 60s, will draw you eyes skyward and make you want to hug a
banker - well probably not.
Fashion /
Garment District
The 90-block
LA Fashion District is one of the most vibrant and diverse wholesale
and retail shopping areas in the US. There is an amazing array of
clothes and jewelry available, often at reduced prices.
Historic Downtown
Historic Downtown
is the home of an unequaled collection of early 20th Century commercial
architecture. Within 3rd and 9th Streets and Main and Broadway,
the district includes 24 blocks of Beaux Arts, Art Deco and revival-style
buildings.
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