Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
arts architecture, discount jewelers and new bars, restaurants and shops sums up the
Downtown renaissance in just a few short blocks. Take note of the
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SState Th
e Theatre and
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St V
e Theatre.
Turn right at 6th St, continue along for two blocks, then turn left onto Main, where you'll
see a flowering of new restaurants and bars at nearly every turn. Turn left on 5th St and
continue for several blocks, passing
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Persshiing S
St Viincent C
t Couurt,
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Los A
s Angele
eles Th
s Theatre and the
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Pala
alace Th
g Squa
quare and glimpsing the
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Bilt
iltmore
HHoteel. At Grand Ave turn right and walk past the
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Delo
e & Touuscche building, then bi-
eloiitte & T
Music C
ic Center. You'll see the
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Catthedd-
ral o
al of O
f Our L
ur Lady o
dy of A
f Angels
els beckoning. Duck inside then follow the traffic down the steps of
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Grand P
d Parrk until you reach Broadway once more.
Make a right on Broadway, and grab lunch at the
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Grand C
al Marrket. Afterward,
walk another block south, turn left on 4th St, and then right on lively Spring St, which is
dotted with still more cafes and bars. Enjoy the street life and the people-watching until
Spring dead ends at Main St, just above 9th St. Say hello to the Cheri Rae at
h
Peace
Yoga (you kind of have to meet her), and hang a right on 9th to Broadway. If you're hungry
d Central Ma
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Upscale and low-rent (but not that low), gay fabulous and Russian-ghetto chic, this is a
bastion of LA's fashionista best and home to some of the trashiest shops you'll ever see.
Here you can find raw kitchens, bright market cafes and dark-edged tequila bars. Rainbow
flags fly proudly over Santa Monica Blvd, and the set piece Sunset Strip still has gravitas.
To the south and east of WeHo is an amorphous area we have called Mid-City. It encom-
passes the groovy Fairfax District with the Farmers Market, and Museum Row.
