About Downtown Los Angeles

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To find out more on Downtown Los Angeles, check some of these pages:

• Angels Walks, either the Bunker Hill,  Chinatown or Union Station walks/info are highly recommended.
• For more information about Chinatown, try also this page by the Chinatown Business Improvement District.
• Wikimapia on DTLA detailing information on the various buildings in the neighbourhood.
• On  theaters, a quick review of the historic Broadway theaters, or a more comprehensive list and details of many others. Plus also check this other site with plenty of detail.

A few other things to check out:

• 50 hours in Downtown video
• About the Eastern Columbia building, more on its history, type, and….

On the future of Downtown, great video on “Will Downtown Ever Work?”, particularly enjoyed listening to the moderator Christopher Hawthorne, Architecture Critic of the Los Angeles Times.

On the past, check this poetic (and critical) video made by Point contrepoint French TV programme that depicts images of Downtown.

Other interesting articles on Los Angeles:

• On the Rap scene by Los Angeles Review of Books “I Gotta Be Able To Counterattack: Rap and the Los Angeles Riots” by Jeff Chang