A Walk Around The Historic Core District, Downtown Los Angeles
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- Опубликовано: 6 май 2014
- The Historic Core was the center of the city before World War II. With the general decline of downtown after World War II, and the movement of all financial institutions several blocks to the west, ending up on Figueroa Street, Flower Street, and Grand Avenue, the area suffered. In the 1950s it became the center of Latino entertainment in the city, e.g.: the Million Dollar Theatre featured the biggest names in the Spanish language entertainment world. This paralleled the general white flight occurring in Downtown Los Angeles at the time, which saw Broadway become a major center for Latino life in the city.
In 1999, the Los Angeles City Council passed an Adaptive Re-Use Ordinance, allowing for the conversion of old, unused office buildings to apartments or "lofts." Developer Tom Gilmore purchased a series of century-old buildings and converted them into lofts near Main and Spring streets, a development now known as the "Old Bank District." Other notable redevelopment projects in the Historic Core have included the Higgins Building, The Security Building, the Pacific Electric Building, The Judson, and the Subway Terminal Building. As of 2005, redevelopment projects in downtown Los Angeles have been divided about evenly between rentals and condominiums; though projects near the Staples Center arena in the South Park neighborhood have been overwhelmingly dedicated to condominiums.
This is what is was like to walk around the Historic Core in 2014.
Beautiful and classic L.A. architecture.
just imagine what that area was like in the 1930s!
+kdm71291 its looking better year by year
Love your idea for this video. Found footage of establishing shots and natural sound. Very relaxing to watch. Like a time capsule. I'll borrow your idea!
Patience Dear Juggernaut,....I'm not sure as to what you mean by "found footage", because I filmed everything here on my own. But, Thank you for your compliment.
Moves way to fast to appreciate the great architecture of these buildings.
I moved to LA in 1980... As a 5 year old child. I just thought of downtown as a old, cold, dark and creepy place. Surrounded by tall and big buildings.
But now... I love and appreciate the architecture that went into designing and building these beautifil work of arts. Every building is different in there own way. But just as classy in every way!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make and share your awesome video.
Michael, what an awesome video! Those buildings are still beautiful! That area being old Hollywood; I'd love to be a fly on the wall!
Loved going downtown as a teen. Last I visit The Fabulous May Co. & The Broadway Dept. Store had turn N2 a Swap meet...Oh God!
It has even changed since I've filmed it.
Oh my !!
Me too.....Love those store. Great memories.
This is pretty thorough given that you included the Cecil and the Rossalyn, but I don't see any of Skid Row or the Garment District here up close, too many shots of the Starbucks near the train station. At any rate thanks for this, as someone who lived in L.A. for most of the 2010s, until just a few months ago. I have a strange urge to go back that I didn't think would happen.
I dropped my big orange, I did.
Oh, how beautiful these buildings used to be before the stripped off the character.
The historical society should pass ordinances to all historic buildings have to strip the lower portions of the building and restore it to the original look. All facades,signage window treatments back to the original plans. I'm sure these documents are in the hands of the . archives
It's also sad many other things aren't what it was for older Angelina. Like the movie theaters doesn't any body want to attend?
Its now night of the living dead downtown. Homelessness run the town.
LA has a fascinating history. Too bad it's become a dangerous hell-hole.
Bad leadership
I'm surprise U were able 2 take pictures of it being so clean. I stop going downtown over 15 years ago. New ppl.... DIRTY as Ever..
It has really changed a lot in the last five years. The trendies and hipsters have taken over.
Thanks 4 the reply. Regardless of my opinion I'd like 2 keep n touch with ur post n case u capture another part of town.L.A. OK?
+cc writer thanks cc, just subscribe to my channel and you'll see the latest. I am currently working on a walk to the ocean via Sunset Blvd. I have seven installments already.
Thanks! Will do......
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