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Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of Los Angeles. It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a 5.84 sq mi (15.1 km2)[3] area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents,[4] with an estimated daytime population of over 200,000 people prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Despite a business exodus from downtown Los Angeles since the COVID-19 pandemic, the district is evolving as a cultural center with the world's largest showcase of architecture designed by Frank Gehry.[6]

Downtown Los Angeles is divided into neighborhoods and districts, some overlapping. Most districts are named for the activities concentrated there now or historically, such as the Arts, Fashion, Banking, Theater, Toy, and Jewelry Districts. It is the hub for the city's urban rail transit system, as well as the Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink commuter rail system covering greater Southern California. Also located in downtown is the Civic Center, the administrative core of the city government.


Historically, downtown held a dense concentration of banks, department stores, and movie palaces that drew residents and visitors of all socioeconomic classes, but after the 1950s the area began to experience an economic decline. Still, it remained an important center for various activities—government business in the Civic Center, banking on Bunker Hill, and retail and entertainment, especially for Hispanic Angelenos and immigrants, on Broadway. Since the early 2000s, downtown has experienced a renaissance of economic revitalization, including the Crypto.com Arena in downtown's south end, and the restoration and repurposing of historic buildings in the area.

which opened in 1999, has contributed immensely to the revitalization plans, adding 250 events and nearly 4 million visitors per year to the neighborhood.[27] Since the opening of the Staples Center, the adjacent L.A. Live complex was completed, which includes the Microsoft Theatre and the Grammy Museum.

Crypto.com Arena

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

Los Angeles Metro Rail

and investors planned a $1.8 billion revitalization project along Grand Avenue, which included the development of Grand Park, a large city park,[28] and the construction of major city landmarks, including the Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall and contemporary art museum The Broad, which opened in 2015.

Real estate developers

On August 7, 2007, the approved sweeping changes in zoning and development rules for the downtown area.[29] Strongly advocated by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, 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.[29]

Los Angeles City Council

In 2009 opened on the first floor of the historic Brockman Building 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.[30] In 2012, the upper 11 floors of the Brockman Building were bought with the intention of being sold as luxury lofts.[31]

Bottega Louie

In October 2015, an outdoor lifestyle center, , replaced the old enclosed Macy's Plaza.

The Bloc Los Angeles

Several labels of Warner Music moved into the in 2019 where the company had purchased a former Ford Motor Company assembly plant.[32]

Los Angeles Arts District

Broadway retail is transitioning from a broad mix of stores catering mostly to Hispanic immigrants and a burgeoning and streetwear retail cluster has emerged from 4th to 9th streets: Sneaker Row.[33]

sneaker

has planned to open in 2020, but was later changed to unknown date due to financial problems and costs.[34]

Oceanside Plaza

Shopping malls[edit]

Shopping centers include FIGat7th,[38] and The Bloc Los Angeles, an open-air shopping area.[39] Others include Japanese Village Plaza in Little Tokyo, City National Plaza, the Homer Laughlin Building, and the Los Angeles Mall.[40][41]

The system has four rail lines that serve Downtown Los Angeles: the A Line, B Line, D Line, and E Line.

Los Angeles Metro Rail

In late 2009, the bus rapid transit project opened, replacing two unconnected bus rapid transit lines with through service at street level through the downtown area.

Metro J Line

In 2006, a portion of the Metro Red Line (now the B Line) was rebranded by Metro as the (now the D Line), a heavy-rail subway line which runs from Union Station to Wilshire/Western station in Koreatown. A westward extension of the line to Westwood is currently under construction.

Metro Purple Line

Metro operates an extensive bus network, including Metro Local, Metro Express commuter lines, and Metro Rapid[58] buses with signal priority and limited stops.

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operates seven local DASH shuttle lines downtown on weekdays: Lines A, B, C, D, E and F.[59] Weekend service is operated on lines DD (Downtown Discovery), E and F.[60]

Los Angeles Department of Transportation

The connected the A, E, and L Lines between the Little Tokyo/Arts District and 7th Street/Metro Center stations which opened on June 16, 2023. This had the A and E Lines take over different parts of the L Line, which was promptly discontinued.[61]

Regional Connector Transit Corridor

Los Angeles Plaza

Olvera Street

El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument

meditation garden and olive garden (park)

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Biddy Mason Park

Grand Park

Maguire Gardens

Pershing Square

South Lawn

Los Angeles City Hall

's Police Administration Building South Lawn[71]

Los Angeles Police Department

Los Angeles State Historic Park

gardens

Union Station

Community Park

Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Water Court at , an outdoor performance and dining space with water features, fountains, shaded seating areas and an amphitheater.

California Plaza

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 Plaza

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


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;[72] a 1-acre (4,000 m2) park at the Medallion development in the Historic Core; and a pocket park at the Wilshire Grand Hotel replacement project, currently under construction.[73]


Additionally, the city recently completed a new park located on the 400 block of South Spring Street in the Historic Core neighborhood.[74]

705 Ninth Street, a 35-story residential tower, was completed in 2009.

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717 Olympic, a 26-story residential tower, was completed in mid-2008.

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888 Olive, a 32-story apartment tower by Vancouver-based Omni Group, opened in 2015.

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Concerto, a 28-story residential tower, was completed in early 2009. A second phase (Tower II) is currently under construction.

The , designed by architect Frank Gehry, is a multi-phase project on four parcels. It includes a 39-story hotel tower at the corner of First Street and Grand Avenue and a civic park.[79][80][81]

Grand Avenue Project

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.[82]

L.A. Live

completed a 24-story Courtyard and Residence Inn tower near L.A. Live, which opened in July 2014, and plans to build a 20+ story Renaissance hotel to open in 2016.[83][84]

Marriott International

Metropolis, a mixed-use four-tower project (60, 50, 38, and 19 stories) at Francisco and Ninth streets, is currently under construction.

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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 redevelopment, a 900-room hotel and office project built in 2017, is the tallest tower west of the Mississippi River, at 1,100 feet (340 m).[86]

Wilshire Grand Tower

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.

Figueroa Centre

a proposed super tall tower at 1020 ft. Currently in the funding stage. Approved by the city council in 2017.

Angels Landing

Economy[edit]

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.[93]


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.[93] Two Bit Circus is the only amusement park located in the area.[94][95]


Anschutz Entertainment Group has its corporate headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.[96] BYD Company, a Chinese technology firm, has its North American headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.[97]


The Last Bookstore is an independent bookstore founded in 2005 by Josh Spencer, that was called California’s largest new and used bookstore by Conde Nast Traveler in 2019.[98] Cathay Bank has its headquarters in the Los Angeles Chinatown.[99]

LAUSD high school, 450 N. Grand Ave.

Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts

LAUSD alternative, 1081 W. Temple St.

Downtown Business High School

LAUSD charter, 700 Wilshire Blvd.

California Academy for Liberal Studies Early College High School

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.

Catholic Elementary School, private, 1200 E. 81st St.

Saint Malachy

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)

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San Pedro Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 1635 S. San Pedro St.

Elementary School, private, 1524 Essex St.

Saint Turibius

private, 345 S. Figueroa St.

American University Preparatory School

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.[43]


These are the elementary or secondary schools within the neighborhood's boundaries:[100]


The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising is at 800 S. Hope St.,[44][101] and the Colburn School for music and the performing arts is at 200 S. Grand Ave.[102]

Emergency services[edit]

Hospitals[edit]

Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center is located in the South Park district of Downtown LA at 1401 S. Grand Ave. 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, L.A. Live, Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and the Fashion District.

Fire services[edit]

The Los Angeles Fire Department operates the following fire stations in Downtown Los Angeles:

Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880–1899)

LAMP Community

List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Downtown News

Central City Association of Los Angeles

Blogdowntown community site

Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk, a California public benefit company

Downtown Los Angeles neighborhood guide

Downtown Los Angeles crime map and statistics

USC Dornslife Downtown Walking Tour

Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Image of Downtown Los Angeles and Glendale Freeway seen from Eagle Rock, California, 1984.

Downtown Center Business Improvement District

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