The Los Angeles Stock Exchange was also located on the corridor from 1929 until 1986 before moving into a new building across the Harbor (110) Freeway.[9].
[27][28][29], Downtown is bounded on the northeast by Cesar Chavez Avenue, on the east by the Los Angeles River, on the south by the Los Angeles city line with Vernon, on the southwest by East Washington Boulevard and on the west by the 110 Freeway or Beaudry Avenue, including the entire Four Level Interchange with the 101 Freeway.[28][29]. [76], Cathay Bank has its headquarters in the Los Angeles Chinatown. Like most urban centers in the Spanish Empire, the town grew in a grid-like street patern around a central plaza which faced the first church. Lots of new housing came onto the market. THE TOP 10 TALLEST BUILDINGS IN DTLA… FOR NOW, WATCH STAPLES CENTER PARKING LOT #7 TRANSFORM INTO FIG CENTRAL CONSTRUCITON SITE (Slide Show), DTLA Restaurants Offering Discounts, Family Meal Deals and Free Delivery, SHOSHONE BY ARTIST MARK DiSUVERO IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS IN DTLA, MIRO RESTAURANT IS NOW SERVING AN AWESOME WEEKEND BRUNCH WITH BOTTOMLESS MIMOSAS, 85°C BAKERY CAFE SERVES UP DELICIOUS BREADS AND CAKES AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES, W HOTEL ANNOUNCED FOR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES IN 2019. [31] The population increased to 34,811 by 2008, according to city estimates. Downtown Los Angeles is home to several public parks, plazas, gardens and other open space: Several future park proposals for the district make use of public-private partnerships between developers and the city of Los Angeles, including a public park at the proposed Nikkei Center development in Little Tokyo;[53] a 1-acre (4,000 m2) park at the Medallion development in the Historic Core; and a pocket park at the Wilshire Grand Hotel replacement project, currently under construction. In October 2015, an outdoor lifestyle center, Several labels of Warner Music moved into the, Broadway retail is transitioning from a broad mix of stores catering mostly to Hispanic immigrants and a burgeoning, In 2006, a portion of the Metro Red Line was rebranded by Metro as the. Since 2000, about $30 billion has poured into downtown construction, which has led to more than 200,000 new jobs, according to Schatz.
Broadway became the nightlife, shopping and entertainment district of the city, with over a dozen theater and movie palaces built before 1932. A 2013 study found that the district is home to over 500,000 jobs. [17], Multiple Olympic and Paralympic events will be held in DTLA during the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. [28][35], In 2000, there were 2,400 military veterans living downtown, or 9.7% of the population, considered a high rate for the city but average for the county overall.