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Historic Core, Los Angeles

The Historic Core is a district within Downtown Los Angeles that includes the world's largest concentration of movie palaces, former large department stores, and office towers, all built chiefly between 1907 and 1931. Within it lie the Broadway Theater District and the Spring Street historic financial district, and in its west it overlaps with the Jewelry District and in its east with Skid Row.

Historic Core

 United States

 California

Los Angeles County

 Los Angeles

1990s

90013

3rd Street, 4th Street, Broadway, Hill Street, Main Street, Olympic Boulevard, Spring Street

The Historic Core falls into two business improvement districts, Historic Core (south of 4th St.) and Downtown LA (from 2nd to 4th Street). The total Historic Core is thus composed of:[1][2][3]


Please consult the articles about the individual streets and historic districts above for a full discussion of the architectural landmarks in the district.

Abbreviations: DS=Department Store. Res.=residential building

Architectural styles: AD=, BA=Beaux-Arts, BR=Baroque Revival, CR=Classical Revival, IRR=Italian Renaissance Revival, It=Italianate, Rom=Romanesque, RR=Renaissance Revival

Art Deco

Architects: C&B=, JP=John Parkison, P&B=Parkinson & Bergstrom, RBY=Robert Brown Young

Curlett & Beelman

Italics indicate the building's current name or main tenant.

Non-italics indicate a historic name or tenant of an existing building.

 *An asterisk indicates a demolished building.

Broadway (Los Angeles)

Broadway Theater District

Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880-1899)

Old Bank District

Spring Street Financial District