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Downtown LA
Where Los Angeles began in 1781. Loft conversions in the Historic Core and Arts District, high-rise living on Bunker Hill and the theaters of Broadway.
History
How Downtown LA came to be.
- 1781
Settlers found El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles near today's Olvera Street.
- 1893
The Bradbury Building opens with its iron-and-glass atrium.
- 1928
City Hall is completed, and no building may rise higher until 1958.
- 1939
Union Station opens, the last of the great American rail terminals.
- 1999
The Adaptive Reuse Ordinance turns old offices into lofts, starting downtown's residential revival.
- 2003
Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall opens on Bunker Hill.
Points of interest
Places that define Downtown LA
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Fun facts
Things even locals forget
City Hall's height rule.
Until 1958 no building could be taller than City Hall.
Helipads on every roof.
A 1974 rule required flat roofs with helipads on tall towers, giving the skyline its flat tops.
Tallest in the West.
The 2017 Wilshire Grand Center stands about 1,100 feet, tallest west of the Mississippi.
Downtown LA real estate
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