Los Angeles City Center is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, as well as a diverse housing environment of about 58,000 people. A 2013 study found that the district has more than 500,000 jobs. It's also part of Central Los Angeles.
The city heritage that was founded in 1781, Downtown Los Angeles currently consists of various regions ranging from fashion districts to slip lines, and this is the center of the city's fast metro system. Banks, department stores and movie palaces at a time attracted residents and visitors to the area, but the district declined economically and declined for decades until the recent rise began in the early 2000s: old buildings are being modified for new uses, and skyscrapers have been built. Los Angeles City Center is known for its government buildings, parks, theaters and other public places.
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History
Initial years
The earliest known settlement in the area now downtown Los Angeles is by Tongva, a Native American. Later, European settlement arrived after Father Juan CrespÃÆ', a Spanish missionary assigned to explore the Catholic mission sites in California, noted in 1769 that the area had "all the conditions for large settlements." On September 4, 1781, the city was founded by a group of settlers who traveled north from today's Mexico.
Soil speculation increased in the 1880s, which caused the city's population to explode from 11,000 in 1880 to nearly 100,000 in 1896.
Improved infrastructure and the laying of the road network eventually brought development in the southern part of the original settlement into what is now the Civic Center and Historic Core area.
Golden Age Downtown
In 1920, the personal and city railroad tracks were the most distant and most comprehensive in the world in mileage, even beyond New York City. At the moment, the inclusion of aggressive population and land developers has transformed the city into a large metropolitan area, with LA City Center at its center. The railway connects four districts with more than 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of lanes.
During the early part of the 20th century, banking institutions clustered around South Spring Street, forming the Spring Street Financial District. Sometimes referred to as "Wall Street of the West," the district holds corporate headquarters for financial institutions including Bank of America, Bank Farmers and Merchants, Crocker National Bank, California Bank & Trust, and International Savings & amp; Exchange Bank. The Los Angeles Stock Exchange was also located in the corridor from 1929 to 1986 before moving to a new building across the Harbor (110) Freeway.
Commercial growth brought with it the construction of the hotel - during this time period several major hotels, Alexandria (1906), Rosslyn (1911), and Biltmore (1923), were established - as well as the need for a place to entertain the growth of the Los Angeles population. Broadway became the city's nightlife, shopping and entertainment area, with more than a dozen theaters and movie palaces built before 1932.
Department stores also open leading outlets in the city center, including The Broadway, Hamburger & amp; Children, May Company, JW Robinson, and Bullock's, serving the wealthy population of Bunker Hill neighborhood. Many specialty shops are also growing including in the jewelry business that gave rise to the Downtown Jewelry District. Among the earliest jewelers including Diamond Laykin Company (later to Laykin et Cie [8]) and Harry Winston & amp; Co both found their beginnings at the Alexandria Hotel at 5th and Spring Streets.
Union Union Passenger Terminal (Union Station) opened in May 1939, uniting passenger services among local, regional and long-distance passenger trains. Built on a large scale and will be one of "The Last Railway Station" built in the United States.
Reject and redevelop
After World War II, suburbanization, the development of the Los Angeles highway network, and subsequently, an increase in car ownership led to a decrease in investment in downtown. Many corporate headquarters slowly spread to new suburbs or fall into mergers and acquisitions. The formerly rich neighborhood of Bunker Hill served as a stopover for low-income tenants, the Victorian mansions turned into a shop house. From about 1930 onwards, many old and historic buildings in the Plaza area were demolished to pave the way for street-level parking lots, the high demand for parking made this more profitable than any other option that might have allowed preservation. The drastic reduction in population in the area further undermines the feasibility of street businesses that will be able to attract pedestrians. For most of Angelenos, downtown becomes a drive-in-drive-out destination as they will come to the area for a specific purpose and then immediately leave after their business is done.
In an effort to combat the blight and fishing business downtown, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles undertook the Bunker Hill Rebuilding Project in 1955, a massive cleanup project that flattened homes and opened up land for future commercial skyscraper development. This period saw the cleanup and upzoning of the entire environment as well as the closure of the funicular railroad of Angels Flight in 1969. The Angels Flight resumed operations in 1996 for a period of five years, closed once again after a fatal accident in 2001. On March 15, 2010, again opened for passenger service after extensive upgrades for brake and safety systems.
With Class A offices being available on Bunker Hill, many of the remaining Downtown LA companies moved into newer buildings, leaving former Spring Street Financial District uninhabited on the ground floor. Following the company headquarters moving six blocks west, the major department stores on Broadway were closed, culminating in the 1980s.
However, the Broadway theater is widely used as a Spanish-language film house during this time, beginning with the conversion of the Million Dollar Theater in the 1950s to a Spanish-speaking theater.
Recent years
By mid-2013, Downtown was noted as "an environment with an increasingly modern and wealthy residential population."
Due to the migration of office offices in the city center westward to Bunker Hill and the Financial District, many of the remaining historic office buildings, used only for storage or remained vacant for the last few decades. In 1999, the Los Angeles City Council passed an adaptive reuse rule, making it easier for developers to transform outdated, empty office and commercial buildings, into renovated luxury apartments and condominiums.
As of early 2009, 14,561 housing units had been created under the adaptive reuse rules, leading to an increase in housing population. With 28,878 residents in 2006 and 39,537 in 2008, up 36.9%, Downtown Los Angeles sees new life and investment.
- The Staples Center, which opened in 1999, has contributed greatly to the revitalization plan, adding 250 events and nearly 4 million visitors per year to the environment. Since the opening of the Staples Center, the L.A. complex The adjacent live has been completed, including the Microsoft Theater and the Grammy Museum.
- Metro Metro Los Angeles County, a city center-based rail network, facilitates access to the city center, especially from the crowded west side.
- Real estate developers and investors plan a $ 1.8 billion revitalization project along Grand Avenue, which includes the development of Grand Park, major city parks, and the construction of major city landmarks including the Walt Disney Concert designed by Frank Gehry and contemporary art museum The Broad, which opened in 2015.
- On August 7, 2007, the Los Angeles City Council approved major changes in zoning and development rules for the downtown area. Highly recommended by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, this change allows the construction of a larger and more crowded urban center; developers who order 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.
- In 2009 Bottega Louie opened on the first floor of the historic Brockman Building on Grand Avenue and 7th Street. It contributes to the revitalization of Downtown LA by creating a row of restaurants, which has since brought many new restaurants and retail stores to the area. In 2012, the top 11 floors of the Brockman Building are purchased for sale as luxury lofts.
- In October 2015, the outdoor lifestyle center, The Los Angeles Bloc, replaced the old closed Macy's Plaza.
Several Olympic and Paralympic events will be held in Downtown Los Angeles during the Summer and Paralympic Games of 2028.
Maps Downtown Los Angeles
Geography
Los Angeles city center is flanked by Echo Park in the north and northwest, Chinatown to the northeast, Boyle Heights to the east, Vernon to the south, South South Central and historic University Park to the southwest and Pico-Union and Westlake to the west.
The city center is bordered northeast by Cesar Chavez Avenue, on the east by the Los Angeles River, to the south by the Los Angeles city line with Vernon, southwest by East Washington Boulevard and west by 110 Freeway or Beaudry Avenue, including the Four Level Interchange with Highway 101.
Nearby neighborhood
The relation of Downtown Los Angeles to another community:
District
In this environment included this smaller area:
Population
The 2000 US census found that only 27,849 residents lived in the 5.84 square miles of Downtown - or 4,770 people per square mile, among the lowest density for the city of Los Angeles but the average for the area. The Southern California Association of Governments estimates that the daytime population in the City is 207,440. The population increased to 34,811 in 2008, according to city estimates. By 2014 the district population has grown to 52,400 inhabitants, and 5200 housing units are under construction. The average age for the population is 39 years old, considered old for the city and county.
Los Angeles City Center is nearly balanced between four major ethnic and racial groups - Asian Americans (23%), African Americans (22%), Latin (25%) and non-Hispanic whites (26%), according to a 2010 Census data analysis created by researchers at Loyola Marymount University.
A study of the 2000 census shows that Downtown is the second most diverse neighborhood in Los Angeles, its diversity index is 0.743, only defeated by Mid-Wilshire. The details of ethnicity in 2000 were: Latin, 36.7%; black skin, 22.3%; Asians, 21.3%; whites, 16.2%, and others, 3.5%. Mexico (44.7%) and Korea (17%) are the most common birthplace for 41.9% of the population born overseas, about the same ratio as in the city as a whole.
The average household income in 2008 dollars was $ 15,003, considered low for both cities and districts. Percentage of households earning $ 20,000 or less (57.4%) was the highest in Los Angeles County, followed by University Park (56.6%) and Chinatown (53.6%). The average household size of 1.6 people is relatively low. Tenants occupy 93.4% of the housing unit, and the owner of the remaining house or apartment.
In 2000, there were 2,400 veterans living in Downtown, or 9.7% of the population, considered a high level for the city but the average for the region as a whole.
In 2013, a study by the Center for Business Development of City Center (DCBID) showed that of 52,400 people living in Downtown Los Angeles, demographic damage was 52.7% Caucasian, 20.1% Asian, 17.0% Latino, and 6, 2% African-Americans; 52.9% female, 47.1% male; and 74.8% of the population are aged between 23-44 years. The average age for the population is 34 years. The average household income is $ 98,700. The average household size is 1.8. In terms of educational attainment, 80.1% of residents have completed at least 4 years of college. The study is a self-selected sample of 8,841 respondents across the entire Downtown LA area. It was not a "census" but a comprehensive survey of Downtown LA consumers.
An additional study by the Center for Business Development Center City (DCBID) shows that by 2017 the population has reached 67,324
Public transport
Local and regional services
Los Angeles city center is the center of the region's thriving rail transportation system, with six commuter lines operated by Metrolink, as well as five fast transit train lines and local and regional bus services operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Los Angeles (Metro).
Major Metro stations in the district include Los Angeles Union Station, Civic Center/Grand Park Station, Pershing Square Station, 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Pico Station, and Little Tokyo/Arts District Station.
- The first leg of the modern Metro Metro Los Angeles system, the Metro Blue Line train, made its debut in 1990, followed by the Metro Line Metro subway line in 1993, the Green Line Metro rail line in 1994 , the Golden Light railway line in 2003, and the Metro Expo railway line in 2012.
- In late 2009, the Silver Line Metro bus project was opened, replacing two fast transit buses that are not connected by via road-level services through the city center.
- In 2006, a portion of the Metro Red Line was renamed by Metro as the Purple Metro Line, a heavy rail line that runs from Union Station to the Wilshire/West station in Koreatown. The extension of the westbound lane to Westwood is currently under construction.
- Metro operates an extensive bus network, including Metro Local, Metro Express commuter lines, and Metro Rapid buses with limited signal and stop priority.
- The Los Angeles Department of Transportation operates seven DASH local shuttle lanes in the city center on weekdays: Lines A, B, C, D, E and F. Weekend services are operated on DD (Downtown Discovery), E and F. Amtrak
- Metro Expo Line is built in two phases and completed in 2016. The first phase of the project connects the 7th Street/Metro Center Station downtown with Culver City through the former Pacific Electric Railway's Santa Monica Air Line right-of-way. The second phase extends the line to Santa Monica. The Expo Line shares the song with the Metro Blue Line north of Washington Boulevard, and shares Pico Station and 7th Street/Metro Center Station with the Blue Line.
- The Los Angeles Union Station will be the main termination of the Under-construction California High-Speed ​​system, although it will not be part of the Initial Operating Segment of the project. The project will connect Northern and Southern California via the San Joaquin Valley, with an average service of 220 miles per hour (350 km/h).
- In development as of September 2014, the Regional Connector Transit Corridor will connect Blue, Expo, and Gold Lines between Little Tokyo/Arts District (which will be renamed "1st Street/Central") and 7th Street/Metro Center stations.
- Jobs are planned to deliver streetcar-style trolley service to Downtown Los Angeles via Broadway, connecting L.A. Live development with the cultural corridors of Grand Avenue and Bunker Hill.
- Biddy Mason Park
- Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral meditation garden and olive garden (garden)
- Grand Park
- La Placita Olvera
- Maguire Gardens
- Pershing Square
- Los Angeles South Lawn Town Hall
- Los Angeles Police Police Administration Building the Southern Grass
- Los Angeles State Historic Park
- Los Angeles Union Station Garden
- Walt Disney Concert Hall Community Park
- The Water Court at California Plaza, an outdoor and dining show with water features, a fountain, a shaded seating area and an amphitheater.
- Japanese gardens and squares at Little Tokyo Plaza Culture and Community Center
- Japanese Garden at Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens
- Park at Bank of America Plaza
- 705 Ninth Street, 35 storey residential tower, completed in 2009.
- 717 Olympic, 26-storey residential tower, completed in mid-2008.
- 888 Olive, a 32-storey apartment tower by Omni Group based in Vancouver, opened in 2015.
- Concerto, a 28-storey residential tower, completed in early 2009. The second phase (Tower II) is currently under construction.
- The Grand Avenue project, designed by architect Frank Gehry, is a multi-phase project on four packages and will include the 39-story hotel tower on the corner of First Street and Grand Avenue and a community park. The project has been delayed due to funding issues but is now back on track and ongoing.
- L.A. Live, multi-phase dining, entertainment and hotel development that includes the Ritz-Carlton hybrid and the JW Marriott Hotel as well as the Ritz-Carlton condominium, completed in February 2010.
- Marriott International completes a Courtyard tower and a 24-storey Residence Inn near L.A. Live, which opened in July 2014, and plans to build 20 Renaissance hotel stories to open in 2016.
- Metropolis, a project of four versatile towers (60, 50, 38, and 19-stories) on the streets of Francisco and Ninth, is currently under construction.
- South , a complex of three towers named Elleven, Luma, and Evo, stretching from 11th Street and Grand Avenue to 12th Street and Grand Avenue, and gradually completed in early 2009.
- The rebuilding of the Grand Tower Wilshire, a 900-room hotel and office project is being built as the highest tower on the west of the Mississippi River, at an altitude of 1,100 feet (340 m).
- The Figueroa Center, residential tower and the proposed 975 ft. hotel opposite The Original Pantry restaurant in the Figueroa Corridor. The proposed tower will be the third tallest building in Los Angeles when completed.
- Angels Landing, the proposed super high tower at 1020 ft. Currently in the funding stage. Approved by the city council in 2017.
- School of Visual Arts and Performing Arts Ramon C. Cortines, LAUSD High School, 450 North Grand Avenue
- City Center Business School, LAUSD alternative, 1081 West Temple Street
- California Academy for Liberal Studies College of Higher Colleges, charter LAUSD, 700 Wilshire Boulevard
- Alliance Dr. Olga Mohan High School, LAUSD charter, 644 West 17th Street
- Abram Friedman Occupational School, adult education LAUSD, 1646 South Olive Street
- Metropolitan Continuation School, LAUSD, 727 South Wilson Street
- Ninos Ninos Secondary School, LAUSD Charter, 1617 East Seventh Street
- Jardin de la Infancia, LAUSD elementary charter, 307 East Seventh Street
- Saint Malachy Catholic, Private School, 1200 East 81st Street
- Community School Tri-C, LAUSD, 716 East 14th Street
- City of Angels, LAUSD alternative school, 1449 South San Pedro Street (formerly High School)
- San Pedro Street Elementary School, LAUSD, 1635 South San Pedro Street
- Saint Turibius Private School, 1524 Essex Street
- American, Private University Preparatory School, 345 South Figueroa Street
- Station 3 (Civic Center/Bunker Hill)
- Station 4 (Little Tokyo Station/Chinatown/Union/Olvera Street)
- Station 9 (Middle Town/Skid Row)
- Station 10 (Convention Center area)
- LAMP Community
- Los Angeles Municipal Association
- Los Angeles Downtown community site
- the Blogdowntown community site
- Los Angeles City Art Walk Center, a California public utility company
- Los Angeles Downtown neighborhood guides
- Los Angeles crime and statistics map
- Los Angeles City Center For Free (Almost) on YouTube
Amtrak operates an intercity passenger rail service on five routes through Los Angeles Union Station: The Coast Starlight, Pacific Surfliner, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle.
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Greyhound Lines operates the main bus terminal at Downtown Los Angeles at the crossroads of Seventh and Alameda.
Service to Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) operates a 30-60 minute direct shuttle between Union Station and Los Angeles International Airport.
Transit expansion
Parks and open spaces
Los Angeles City Center is home to several public parks, squares, parks and other open spaces:
Some future park proposals for districts leverage public-private partnerships between developers and the city of Los Angeles, including public parks at the proposed Nikkei Center development in Little Tokyo; a 1-acre garden (4,000m 2 ) at Medallion development in the Historic Core; and a pocket park at the Wilshire Grand Hotel replacement project, is currently under construction.
In addition, the city of Los Angeles has just completed a new park located in 400 blocks South Spring Street in the neighborhood of Historic Core.
Skyline
Despite the relatively new and relatively high decentralization (until 1958, the city did not allow the structure to be higher than the 27-story City Hall), Los Angeles has one of the largest skyscrapers in the United States, and its development continues. in recent years.
The sky has seen rapid growth due to the increase in seismic design standards, which have made certain types of buildings very earthquake resistant. Many new skyscrapers contain residential or hotel components.
Some examples of current and future skyscraper constructs include:
Building height limit: 1904-1957
The first height limit procedure in Los Angeles came into effect after the completion of the 13-storey Continental Building, located on the southeast corner of 4th and Spring streets. The purpose of the height limit is to limit the city density. There have been a lot of hostility to skyscrapers in many cities in recent years, mainly because of the congestion they can take to the streets, and altitude boundary procedures are a common way to solve problems. In 1911, the city issued an updated height limit regulation, setting a 150-foot (46 m) specific limit. Exceptions are granted for decorative towers such as those later built in the Building of Eastern Columbia and United Artists Theater, as well as the now destroyed Richfield Tower.
The 1911 Ordinance was repealed in 1957. The first private building that exceeded the old boundary was the United California Bank Building 18 storeys, located on the 6th-southeast corner of the road and Spring.
Flat Roof Act
The building pattern in Los Angeles to showcase the "flat roof" was the result of the 1974 fire regulations that required all the tall buildings in the city to include a helipond on the roof in response to the devastating 1974 Joelma fire in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where helicopters were used to influence salvage from the flat roof of the building. The Wilshire Grand Center is the first building to be granted an exemption by the Los Angeles City Fire Department in 2014. However, since the building is under construction, the LA city council has removed the flat roof rules by 2015.
Government and infrastructure
The Los Angeles County Health Services Department operates the Central Health Center in downtown Los Angeles.
The Southern California Liaison of California's Department of Education has its offices in the Ronald Reagan State Building in Downtown Los Angeles.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch is located in Downtown Los Angeles.
Economy
DTLA is a knot in a technological economy that goes beyond Silicon Beach. A venture capital company counts 78 tech-oriented companies in DTLA by 2015. This includes mobile apps, hardware, digital media and clean technology companies plus shared workspaces, start-up incubators and other business related businesses.
The Arts District has become a popular place for companies looking for something different from a typical modern office. The central location is accessible from various parts of the Los Angeles Basin. Cultural life also makes this area attractive to young technology employees.
Anschutz Entertainment Group has its corporate headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.
BYD Company, a Chinese technology company, has its North American headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.
Cathay Bank has its headquarters in Chinatown Los Angeles.
Education
The urban population of 25 and older age holds a four-year degree of 17.9% of the population in 2000, about the average in towns and districts, but there is a high percentage of the population with less than a high school diploma.
This is a primary or secondary school within the boundaries of that environment:
The Fashion Institute of Design & amp; Merchandising is at 800 South Hope Street, and the Colburn School for music and performing arts is at 200 South Grand Avenue
Emergency services
Hospital
Dignity Health-California Hospital Health Center is located in the Downtown Downtown LA district at 1401 S. Grand Avenue. The 318-bed community hospital has provided high-quality care to residents of the district and its neighboring communities for over 126 years. The Health Center Hospital of the Wellness Center-California is renowned for its many medical services - from Women's and Mother's Health, to Orthopedics and Cardiology. The hospital also operates the Trauma Center of Level II in Los Angeles City Center, and Emergency Room treats more than 70,000 patients each year. Hospital neighbors include the Staples Center, "L.A. Live", Fashion Institute of Design & amp; Merchandising and Fashion District.
Fire service
The Los Angeles Fire Department operates the following fire station in Downtown Los Angeles:
Police services
The Los Angeles Police Department operates the Central Community Center Community Center in downtown Los Angeles.
See also
References
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