Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles)

United States historic place

Broadway Theater District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

Broadway Theater District streetscape

Location| 300—933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates| 34°2′48″N 118°15′4″W﻿ / ﻿34.04667°N 118.25111°W﻿ / 34.04667; -118.25111
Architect| Multiple
Architectural style| Early Commercial, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.| 79000484
Added to NRHP| May 9, 1979[1]

The Broadway Theater District in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[2] With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch of Broadway, it is the only large concentration of movie palaces left in the United States. The same six-block stretch of Broadway, and an adjacent section of Seventh Street, was also the city's retail hub for the first half of the twentieth century, lined with large and small department stores and specialty stores.

NRHP refers to the district as the Broadway Theater and Commercial District,[1] while the City of Los Angeles Planning Department refers to the Broadway Theater and Entertainment District.[3]

## Description

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Los Angeles's Broadway Theater District stretches for six blocks from Third to Ninth Streets along South Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, and contains twelve movie theaters built between 1910 and 1931. In 1986, Los Angeles Times columnist Jack Smith called the district "the only large concentration of vintage movie theaters left in America."[4]

## History

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### Beginnings

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The district's first theater was built in 1910, and by 1931, the district had the highest concentration of cinemas in the world, with seating capacity for more than 15,000 patrons. At the time, Broadway was the hub of L.A.'s entertainment scene – a place where "screen goddesses and guys in fedoras rubbed elbows with Army nurses and aircraft pioneers."[5] In 2006, the Los Angeles Times wrote:

> "There was a time, long ago, when the streets of downtown Los Angeles were awash in neon—thanks to a confluence of movie theaters the world had never seen before. Dozens of theaters screened Hollywood's latest fare, played host to star-studded premieres and were filled nightly with thousands of moviegoers. In those days, before World War II, downtown L.A. was the movie capital of the world."[6]

Los Angeles Times columnist Jack Smith recalled growing up a mile from Broadway around this time and spending his Saturdays in the theaters:

> "I remember walking into those opulent interiors, surrounded by the glory of the Renaissance, or the age of Baroque, and spending two or three hours in the dream world of the movies. When I came out again the sky blazed; the heat bounced off the sidewalk, traffic sounds filled the street, I was back in the hard reality of the Depression.[4]

### Decline and revitalization

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In the years after World War II, the district began to decline, as first-run movie-goers shifted to the movie palaces in Hollywood, in Westwood Village, and later to suburban multiplexes. After World War II, as Anglo moviegoers moved to the suburbs, many of the Broadway movie palaces became venues for Spanish-language movies and variety shows. In 1988, the Los Angeles Times noted that without the Hispanic community "Broadway would be dead"[7] and that Broadway had been "rescued and revitalized" by "the Latino renaissance."[4]

### Preservation and renovation

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Further information: List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District

The district has been the subject of preservation and restoration efforts since the 1980s. In 1987, the Los Angeles Conservancy started a program called "Last Remaining Seats" in which the old movie palaces were opened each summer to show classic Hollywood movies.[5][8] In 1994, the Conservancy's associate director, Gregg Davidson, noted: "When we started this, the naysayers said no one will go downtown to an old theater to see an old movie in the middle of the summer, but we get a number of people who have never seen a movie in a theater with a balcony. The older people (go) for nostalgia. And the movie people—seeing a classic film on a big screen is a different experience."[8] After attending a Conservancy screening, one writer noted: "The other night I went to the movies and was transported to a world of powdered wigs and hoop skirts, a rococo fantasy of gilded cherubs and crystal chandeliers. And then the film started."[5]

Despite preservation efforts, many of the theaters have been converted to other uses, including flea markets and churches. The Broadway movie palaces fell victim to a number of circumstances, including changing demographics and tastes, a downtown location that was perceived as dangerous at night, and high maintenance costs for aging facilities. With the closure of the State Theater in 1998, the Orpheum and the Palace were the only two still screening films.[9]

In 2006, the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Of all of L.A.'s many hidden gems, maybe none is as sparkling nor as hidden as the Broadway theater district downtown."[5] Bemoaning the possible loss of such gems, the same writer noted: "L.A. gave birth to the movies. To lose the astonishing nurseries where the medium grew up would be tragic."[5]

In 2008, the City of Los Angeles launched a $40-million campaign to revitalize the Broadway district, known as the "Bringing Back Broadway" campaign. Some Latino merchants in the district expressed concern that the campaign was an effort to spread the largely Anglo gentrification taking hold in other parts of downtown to an area that has become the city's leading Latino shopping district.[10]

## Theaters

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### Surviving theaters

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(Left to right, top to bottom) Million Dollar, Roxie, Cameo, Arcade, Los Angeles, Palace, State, Globe, Tower, Rialto, Orpheum, and United Artists theaters

The twelve theaters in the Broadway District from north to south are:

* Million Dollar – Movie palace – 307 S. Broadway. Designed by Albert C. Martin Sr. and William Lee Woollett for Sid Grauman, opened in 1918, sat 2,345. Spanish Colonial Revival design.[1][2]
* Roxie – Movie palace – 518 S. Broadway. Designed by John M. Cooper, opened in 1932, sat 1,600, converted to retail in 1989. Zigzag Moderne design.[1][2][11]
* Cameo – Nickelodeon – 528 S. Broadway. Designed by Alfred Rosenheim for W. H. Clune, opened in 1910, sat 775, converted to retail in 1991. Renaissance Revival design.[1][2][12]
* Arcade – Vaudeville and music hall then burlesque then movies – 534 S. Broadway. Designed by Morgan & Walls for Alexander Pantages, opened in 1910, originally part of the Pantages circuit, renovated by Oscar N. Land in 1927, converted to burlesque in 1932, movies in 1941, and retail in 1992. Beaux Arts design.[1][2]
* Los Angeles – Movie palace – 615 S. Broadway. Designed by S. Charles Lee and S. Tilden Norton for H. L. Gumbiner, opened in 1931, sat slightly less than 2,000 at opening, currently seats 1,931. French Baroque design.[1][4][13]
* Palace – Vaudeville theater and movie palace – 630 S. Broadway. Designed by G. Albert Lansburgh and Robert Brown Young, opened in 1911, originally part of the Orpheum circuit, sat 2,200 at opening, converted to movies in 1926, currently seats 1,068. Florentine early Renaissance design.[1][2][13]
* State – Vaudeville theater and movie palace – 703 S. Broadway. Designed by Weeks and Day, opened in 1921, sat 2,450, converted to a church in 1998. Beaux Arts design.[1][2][14][15]
* Globe – Legitimate theater then movies – 744 S. Broadway. Designed by Morgan, Walls & Morgan (exterior) and Alfred F. Rosenheim (interior) for Oliver Morosco, opened in 1913, sat 782, converted to movies during the Great Depression, retail in 1987, and an event space c. 2014. Now seats 2,000. Beaux Arts design.[1][2][16]
* Tower – Movie theater – 802 S. Broadway. Designed by S. Charles Lee for H. L. Gumbiner, opened in 1927, sat 1,000, converted to retail in 2021. Baroque Revival design.[1][2][13][17]
* Rialto – Nickelodeon – 812 S. Broadway. Designed by Oliver Perry Dennis, opened in 1917, bought by Sid Grauman in 1919, remodeled by William Lee Woollett in 1923, bought by Paramount Pictures in 1924, converted to retail c. 1990. Originally Greek Revival design, remodeled to Georgian Revival, Art Deco marquee added later[1][2][18][19]
* Orpheum – Vaudeville theater, concert hall, and movie palace – 842 S. Broadway. Designed by G. Albert Lansburgh, opened in 1926, originally part of the Orpheum circuit. Beaux Arts design.[1][2]
* United Artists – Concert hall and movie palace – 933 S. Broadway. Designed by C. Howard Crane of Walker & Eisen for United Artists, opened in 1927, sat 2,214, converted to a church in 1990 then back to a theater in 2014, upper floors converted to a hotel in 2013. Gothic design.[2][20][21]

Of these theaters, only United Artists was not included in the 1979 NRHP listed Broadway Theater and Commercial District.[1] That theare, however, was added when the district was expanded in 2002.[20]

### Nearby surviving theaters

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* Regent – Movie theater then concert venue – 448 S. Main St. Designed by an unknown architect, opened in 1914 as National Theater, sat 600, remodeled early 1940s, closed as a movie theater in 2000, re-opened as a 1,100 seat concert venue in 2014.[22][23]
* Warner Bros. Downtown – Vaudeville theater and movie palace – 401 W. 7th St. Designed by B. Marcus Priteca for Alexander Pantages, opened in 1920, originally part of the Pantages Circuit, sat 2,200, bought by Warner Brothers in 1929, converted to a church in 1975 and retail in 1978. Beaux Arts design.[24][25][26]
* Olympic – Movie theater – 313 W. 8th St. Designed by Lewis Arthur Smith for Louis L. Bard, opened in 1927, sat 600, remodeled by Charles Matcham in 1942, converted to retail in 2007.[12][27][28]
* Mayan – Vaudeville theater and movie palace – 1014 S. Hill St. Designed by Stiles O. Clements of Morgan, Walls & Clements for Edward L. Doheny, opened in 1927, converted to a nightclub in 1990, capacity 1,491. Mayan Revival design.[29][30][31]
* Belasco – Legitimate theater then movie palace then concert hall – 1050 S. Hill St. Designed by Stiles O. Clements of Morgan, Walls and Clements for Edward L. Doheny, opened in 1926, converted to movies in 1948, a church in 1950, and a concert hall in 2011. Spanish Colonial Revival design.[32][33][34]

### Demolished theaters

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Majestic Theatre

Some demolished theaters in and adjacent to the district are:

* Grand Opera House – Legitimate theater then movies – 110 S. Main St. Designed by Ezra F. Kysor and Octavius Morgan for Ozro W. Childs, opened in 1884, sat 1,311, demolished in 1936.[35][36]
* Burbank – Legitimate theater then movies and burlesque – 548-550 S. Main St. Designed by Robert Brown Young for David Burbank, opened in 1893, sat 1,027, demolished in 1973 or 1974.[37][38]
* Tally's Electric – Movie theater, later added vaudeville – 262 S. Main St. Owned by Thomas L. Tally, opened 1902, closing and demolition date unknown.[39]
* Mason – Legitimate theater then movies – 127 S. Broadway. Designed by Benjamin Howard Marshall, opened in 1903, sat 1,600, remodeled by Meyer and Holler in the 1920s, converted to movies in 1945, demolished in 1955.[40]
* Tally's New Broadway – Vaudeville theater then movies – 554 S. Broadway. Designed by Robert Rowan for Alfred Morganstern, opened in 1903, bought by Thomas Lincoln Tally and converted to movies in 1906, closed in 1910, demolished in 1920. Sat 600 for vaudeville, 500 for movies.[41][42][43][44]
* Follies Theater – Legitimate turned vaudeville and movies turned burlesque – 337 S. Main Street. Designed by Abram M. Edelman for David Belasco, opened 1904, sat 1,200 later reduced to 900, converted to vaudeville and movies in 1912 and burlesque in 1919, remodeled in the 1930s by S. Charles Lee, demolished in 1974.[45][46][47][48]
* Majestic – Legitimate theater then vaudeville, movies, and burlesque – 845 S. Broadway. Designed by Edelman & Barnett for Asher Hamburger, opened in 1908, sat 1,600, demolished in 1933.[49]
* Shell, 547 S. Broadway. Opened in 1909, demolition date unknown.[50]
* Tally's Broadway – Movie theater – 833 S. Broadway. Owned by Thomas Lincoln Tally, opened in 1910, sat 900, demolished in 1928.[51][52]
* RKO Hillstreet – Movie theater – 801 S. Hill St, opened in 1922, closed in 1963, demolished in 1965.[53]
* Paramount – Movie palace – NE corner of 6th and Hill St., with the Metropolitan Annex at 553 S. Broadway connecting the theater to Broadway. Theater designed by George Edwin Bergstrom (exterior) and William Lee Woollett (interior) for Sid Grauman, theater and annex opened in 1923, theater sat 3,600+, bought by Paramount Publix in 1924, annex redesigned by Hal Pereira in 1941, theater closed in 1960 and demolished in 1962, annex converted to office/commercial.[1][54][55][56]
* Broadway – Movie theater – 424 S. Broadway on the ground floor of the Judson-Rives Building. Designed by Lawrence McConville for Metropolitan Theatres, opened in 1925, closed in 1988.[57]

## In popular culture

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Because Broadway has been used as a filming location for decades, many of its theatre marquees can be seen in classic Hollywood films, including Safety Last! (1923), D.O.A. (1950), The Omega Man (1971), Blade Runner (1982), and The Artist (2011).[58][59]

## See also

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* Los Angeles portal

* List of Registered Historic Places in Los Angeles
* Broadway (Los Angeles) \- commercial and other buildings contributing to the historic districts
* Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880-1899) \- business district of Los Angeles north of 3rd Street before it moved south along Broadway

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior \- National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Sandra A.B. Levis. "Broadway Historic Theater District: A walking tour sponsored by the Los Angeles Conservancy" (PDF). Los Angeles Conservancy.
3. ^ "Broadway Theater and Entertainment District Design Guide, City of Los Angeles Planning Department, 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
4. ^ a b c d Jack Smith (September 30, 1986). "Los Angeles Theater: Flashback to yesteryear ... and a Latino renaissance on Broadway". Los Angeles Times.
5. ^ a b c d e Dan Turner (June 11, 2006). "Our So-Cal Life: Faded glory on Broadway". Los Angeles Times.
6. ^ Cara Mia DiMassa (February 17, 2006). "Movie Tradition Fading to Black; Seventy years after its neon heyday, downtown Los Angeles is struggling to keep its last cinematic venue afloat". Los Angeles Times.
7. ^ Dan Sullivan (August 21, 1988). "L.A.'s Grand Old Broadway Theaters". Los Angeles Times.
8. ^ a b Robert Levine (June 12, 1994). "Silent Screens: Encore for Carter, Old Movie District". Los Angeles Times.
9. ^ John Regardie (November 2, 1998). "State of Darkness: Another Movie Palace Quits Screening Films". Los Angeles Downtown News.
10. ^ Cara DiMassa (January 28, 2008). "L.A. plans Broadway face-lift". Los Angeles Times.
11. ^ "Roxie Theatre in Los Angeles, CA". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
12. ^ a b Kathleen Craughwell (May 26, 1996). "Movies: Broadway West; Bringing the Classics Back Home". Los Angeles Times.
13. ^ a b c "About the Broadway Theatre Group". Retrieved August 16, 2015.
14. ^ "State Theatre and Building | Los Angeles Conservancy". www.laconservancy.org. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
15. ^ Samudio, Jeffrey; Lee, Portia (2001). Images of America: Los Angeles, California (trade paperback). Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing. p. 106\. ISBN 0-7385-0812-8.
16. ^ Pool, Bob (January 25, 2014). "Checking out Broadway's old theaters of the superb". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
17. ^ Lord, Rosemary (2002). Los Angeles: Then and Now. San Diego, CA: Thunder Bay Press. pp. 32–33\. ISBN 1-57145-794-1.
18. ^ Melnick, Ross. "Rialto Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
19. ^ Michelson, Alan. "Quinn's Rialto Theatre, Los Angeles, CA". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
20. ^ a b "Broadway Theater & Commercial District (Boundary Increase)". United States Department of the Interior \- National Park Service. April 12, 2002.
21. ^ Steven Wolf (April 30, 1990). "Televangelist Scott Sets Up Shop On Broadway: United Artists Renovation Complete" (PDF). Downtown News.
22. ^ "Regent Theatre". Los Angeles Conservancy. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
23. ^ Barragan, Bianca (November 10, 2014). "The Historic Core Gets Its Echo With Regent Theater Reopening". Curbed. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
24. ^ Gabel, William. "Warrens Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
25. ^ "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1925 +)". Water and Power Associates. p. 1. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
26. ^ "Downtown Decoded: The Old Warner". Broadway West. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
27. ^ "Historic Los Angeles Theatres – Downtown – Olympic Theatre". Retrieved March 23, 2012.
28. ^ Edelen, Amy (June 30, 2016). "Historic theaters gain new life as retail stores". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
29. ^ Los Angeles: Then and Now. San Diego: Thunder Bay Press. 2002. pp. 34–35\. ISBN 1571457941.
30. ^ Haas, Howard B.; Roe, Ken. "Mayan Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
31. ^ "Old Mayan Theater May Retrieve Glory". Los Angeles Times. June 11, 1989. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
32. ^ Hume, Mike. "The Belasco". Historic Theatre Photography. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
33. ^ "Our Story". Belasco Theater. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
34. ^ Amter, Charlie (March 25, 2011). "Belasco Theater mixes it up in downtown L.A.". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
35. ^ Michelson, Alan. "Grand Opera House, Downtown Los Angeles, CA". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
36. ^ "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1800s)". Water and Power Associates. p. 4. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
37. ^ "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)". Water and Power Associates. p. 1. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
38. ^ Gabel, William. "Burbank Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
39. ^ Schumach, Murray (April 17, 1962). "First Film House is Victim of Time; Used Clothing Store Stands on Its Unmarked Site". New York Times.
40. ^ "Mason Theatre", Cinema Treasures
41. ^ "Los Angeles, Studio Center, Has Pioneering Exhibitors". Moving Picture World and View Photographer. 29: 416. July 15, 1916.
42. ^ "Another Theater on South Broadway". Los Angeles Times. December 6, 1903.
43. ^ "New Show on Broadway, so Says F. B. Silverwood". Los Angeles Herald. May 4, 1910. p. 5.
44. ^ "Magnificent Pile That Now Graces Broadway Corner". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 1920. p. 9.
45. ^ Michelson, Alan. "Belasco Theatre #1, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA (1904) demolished". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
46. ^ "The Playhouses Belasco Theatre". Los Angeles Times. August 16, 1904.
47. ^ Gabel, William. "Follies Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
48. ^ Zemeckis, Leslie (November 16, 2013). "A School for Strippers: The ABC's of Stripping (NSFW Photos)". Huffington Post.
49. ^ "Majestic Theatre", Cinema Treasures
50. ^ Roe, Ken. "Shell Theatre in Los Angeles, CA". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
51. ^ "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)". Water and Power Associates. p. 3. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
52. ^ "Tally's Feature House". Moving Picture World. 25 (1): 263. July 3, 1915.
53. ^ "RKO Hillstreet Theatre", Cinema Treasures
54. ^ Michelson, Alan. "Grauman's Metropolitan Theatre and Office Building, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA". University of Washington Pacific Coast Architecture Database. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
55. ^ "Early Los Angeles Historical Buildings (1900 - 1925)". Water and Power Associates. p. 3. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
56. ^ Gabel, William. "Paramount Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
57. ^ Gabel, William. "Broadway Theatre". Cinema Treasures. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
58. ^ Filming locations for "D.O.A." (1950) at IMDb
59. ^ Filming locations for "The Omega Man" (1971) at IMDb

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Contributing
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| Buildings|

* Apparel Center
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* Arcade
* Barker Brothers
* Bradbury
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* Broadway Cafeteria
* Broadway Interiors
* Broadway Mart Center
* Bullock's complex
* Bridge
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* Issacs
* J. E. Carr
* Mailing's
* May Company
* Merritt
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* Metropolitan Building
* Ninth and Broadway
* Norton
* O. T. Johnson 2
* Jewelry Trades
* Judson-Rives
* Parmelee
* Reed's
* Remick
* Silverwood's
* Singer
* Swelldom
* Trustee
* Walter P. Story
* Wilson
* Wood Brothers
* Woolworth's
* Yorkshire Hotel

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Theaters|

* Arcade
* Cameo
* Globe
* Los Angeles
* Million Dollar
* Orpheum
* Palace
* Rialto
* Roxie
* Tower
* United

2002
additions|

* Blackstone's Department Store
* Broadway Leasehold
* Irvine-Byrne
* United Artists Theater
* Victor Clothing Company
* Western Costume

Removed
in 2002|

* Karl's
* Lankershim Hotel
* Nelson
* O. T. Johnson
* O. T. Johnson Block

Non-
contributing|

* Blackstone
* Clifton's Cafeteria
* Haas
* Hartfield's
* Hoffman
* Jacoby Brothers
* Kress
* Reeves
* Rowley
* Zobel
* Zody's

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but not listed|

* Burbank Theater
* Grand Opera House
* Mason Opera House
* Merced Theatre
* Metropolitan Theater

Featured
architects|

* Charles Ronald Aldrich
* Claud Beelman
* George Bergstrom
* John Cooper
* C. Howard Crane
* Alexander Curlett
* Davis & Davis
* Oliver Perry Dennis
* Abram M. Edelman
* Thornton Fitzhugh
* Hudson & Munsell
* Sumner Hunt
* G. Albert Lansburgh
* S. Charles Lee
* Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.
* Albert C. Martin Sr.
* Ernest McConnell
* Meyer and Holler
* Morgan and Walls
* S. Tilden Norton
* John and Donald Parkinson
* Charles F. Plummer
* Willis Polk
* B. Marcus Priteca
* Reid Brothers
* Alfred Rosenheim
* Schultze & Weaver
* Train & Williams
* Walker & Eisen
* Weeks and Day
* Charles Frederick Whittlesey
* William Lee Woollett
* George Wyman
* Robert Brown Young

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* Ernest A. Batchelder
* Sid Grauman
* Oliver Morosco
* Frank Romero
* Thomas Tally
* Eloy Torrez
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Buildings|

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* Central Library
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* LAPD Headquarters

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* Criminal Justice Center
* Hall of Administration
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* Junipero Serra
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* 300 North Los Angeles Street
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Multiple|

* Caltrans District 7 Headquarters

Hotels|

| Converted|

* Ace
* Delphi
* Freehand
* Haas Trademark Collection
* Per La
* Trinity

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Original|

* Barclay
* Bella Union
* Cecil
* DoubleTree by Hilton
* Figueroa
* Millennium Biltmore
* Pico House
* Westin Bonaventure

Industrial|

* California Mart
* Cast Iron Commercial
* Coca-Cola
* Cohn-Goldwater
* Gerry
* Santa Fe Freight Depot

Office|

| Converted|

* Barker Brothers
* Desmond's
* Engine Company No. 28
* F. and W. Grand Silver Store
* Hubert-Thom McAn
* May Company
* Metropolitan Annex
* Pettebone
* Schulte United
* Zobel

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Original|

* 1Cal
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* 444 South Flower
* 611 Place
* 777
* Aon
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* Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
* Cathedral of Saint Vibiana
* Higashi Honganji Temple
* Hompa Hongwanji Temple
* Koyasan Temple
* La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
* Thien Hau Temple
* Zenshuji Soto Misson

Residential|

| Converted|

* AG Bartlett
* Blackstone
* Board of Trade
* Brockman
* Bumiller
* Chapman
* Chester Williams
* Continental
* Eastern Columbia
* Fifth Street Store
* Fine Arts
* Foreman & Clark
* Gas Company Complex
* General Petroleum
* H.W. Hellman
* I.W. Hellman
* Higgins
* The Edison
* Homer Laughlin
* Hotel Alexandria
* Palm Court
* Hotel Rosslyn Annex
* Irvine-Byrne
* J. E. Carr
* James Oviatt
* Jewelry Trades
* Judson-Rives
* Norton
* Pacific Electric
* Roosevelt
* Rowley
* San Fernando
* Security
* Singer
* South Park Lofts
* Broadway-Spring Arcade
* Subway Terminal
* Textile Center
* Title Guarantee and Trust Company
* Victor Clothing Company
* Western Costume
* Yorkshire Hotel

|

Original|

* 820 Olive
* Circa
* Forrester
* Metropolis
* Oceanwide
* Park Fifth
* Star
* William Mead

Retail|

* Bullock's complex
* Cheney Block
* Downtown Jewelry Exchange
* Finney's Cafeteria
* Hoffman
* Karl's
* LA Mart
* Lerners
* Olympic
* Reeves
* Schaber's Cafeteria
* Silverwood's
* Swelldom
* Wilson
* Woolworth's

Theaters|

| Theater District|

* Arcade
* Cameo
* Globe
* Los Angeles
* Million Dollar
* Orpheum
* Palace
* Rialto
* Roxie
* State
* Tower
* United Artists

|

Music Center|

* Ahmanson
* Dorothy Chandler
* Mark Taper
* REDCAT
* Walt Disney Concert Hall

Other|

* Belasco
* David Henry Hwang
* Mayan
* Merced
* Novo
* Peacock
* Regent
* Zipper

Other|

* Ávila Adobe
* Farmers and Merchants Bank
* Friday Morning Club
* Grand Olympic Auditorium
* Los Angeles Athletic Club
* Los Angeles Stock Exchange
* Plaza Firehouse
* Plaza Substation
* Sepulveda House

Demolished|

* Bell
* California State
* Carrillo House
* County Hall of Records (1911)
* Don Abel Stearns House
* Hotel Lankershim
* International Savings & Exchange
* Jones
* Lugo Adobe
* Montgomery House
* Parker Center
* Potomac
* Richfield
* Tajo
* Theaters
* Burbank
* California
* Follies
* Grand Opera House
* Kinema
* Majestic
* Mason Opera House
* Paramount
* Tally's Broadway
* Tally's Electric
* Tally's New Broadway
* United States Post Office and Courthouse

Other
Points of
Interest|

| Museums|

* A+D
* African American Firefighter
* The Broad
* Chinese American
* Grammy
* Institute of Contemporary Art
* Italian American
* Japanese American
* LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
* Museum of Contemporary Art

|

Parks|

* Angels Knoll
* Biddy Mason
* Grand
* Court of Historic American Flags
* Grand Hope
* Maguire Gardens
* Spring Street
* State Historic

Plazas|

* California
* Chinatown Central
* Fletcher Bowron
* Francis K Hashimoto
* Japanese Village
* Los Angeles
* Pershing
* St. Vincent's

Restaurants|

* Bavel
* Bottega Louie
* Camphor
* Cicada
* Clifton's Cafeteria
* Cole's
* Corporation Food Hall
* Hayato
* Kato
* Orsa & Winston
* Philippe's
* Q Sushi
* Shibumi
* Water Grill

Schools|

* Arizona State University California Center
* Cathedral High
* The Chicago School Los Angeles campus
* Colburn
* Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
* Ramón C. Cortines Visual and Performing Arts
* Southern California Institute of Architecture
* Southwestern Law

Shopping|

* The Bloc
* California Flower Mall
* FIGat7th
* The Last Bookstore
* Los Angeles Mall
* Santee Alley

Other|

* California Club
* California Hospital Medical Center
* Crypto.com Arena
* Indian Alley
* L.A. Live
* Los Angeles Convention Center
* Los Angeles River
* Olvera Street
* Public Art
* Two Bit Circus

Defunct|

* A. Hamburger & Sons
* The Broadway
* Bullock's
* China City
* City of Paris
* Coulter's
* Desmond's
* Fifth Street Store
* H. Jevne & Co.
* Hall of the Amigos del País
* Harris & Frank
* Hellman, Haas & Co.
* Jacoby Bros.
* J. W. Robinson's
* Little Joe's
* Mullen & Bluett
* Original Pantry Cafe
* Parmelee-Dohrmann
* Silverwoods
* St. Vincent College
* Ville de Paris

Transportation|

| Freeways|

* I-5
* I-10
* I-110/SR-110
* Arroyo Seco Parkway
* Figueroa Street Tunnels
* Harbor Transitway
* SR-60
* US-101
* Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Memorial Interchange
* East Los Angeles Interchange
* Four Level Interchange
* Metro ExpressLanes

|

Metro|

* A Line
* B Line
* D Line
* E Line
* J Line
* El Monte Busway
* Silver Streak
* Metro Center Station
* Regional Connector
* Southeast Gateway Line

Streets|

| East-West|

* 1-10
* 1st
* 2nd St. Tunnel
* 3rd
* 6th
* 6th St. Viaduct
* 7th
* 10th
* Cesar Chavez
* Olympic
* Pico
* Temple
* Wilshire

|

North-South|

* Alameda
* Broadway
* Central
* Figueroa
* Kobe Bryant
* Grand
* Grand Avenue Project
* Hill
* Los Angeles
* Main
* San Pedro
* Spring

Intersections|

* Naud Junction
* Route 66 Western Terminus
* Squares
* Carol E. Schatz
* Cooper Do-Nuts/Nancy Valverde
* Joel Bloom
* Joel Wachs
* John Fante
* Judge Delbert E Wong
* Ray Bradbury

Union
Station|

* Aerial Rapid Transit
* Amtrak
* California High-Speed Rail
* Dodger Stadium Express
* FlyAway
* Metrolink
* Patsaouras Transit Plaza
* USC Shuttle

Other|

* Alameda Corridor
* Angels Flight
* Broadway Tunnel
* Hollywood Subway

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