Broadway Theater District, Los Angeles

Name: Broadway Theater District
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#836 among attractions in Los Angeles

Neighbourhood, Neo-renaissance architecture

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The Broadway Theater District in the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles is the first and largest historic theater district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch of Broadway, it is the only large concentration of movie palaces left in the United States. The same six-block stretch of Broadway, and an adjacent section of Seventh Street, was also the city's retail hub for the first half of the twentieth century, lined with large and small department stores and specialty stores. ()

Coordinates: 34°2'48"N, 118°15'4"W

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Central Los Angeles (Downtown Los Angeles)Los Angeles United States

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Day trips

Broadway Theater District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Last Bookstore, The Smell, Bradbury Building, Angels Flight.

~560 ftNE
Shopping, Bookshop
The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles
3 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, The Last Bookstore has become an iconic cultural haven for bibliophiles and a symbol of the enduring appeal of physical books in an increasingly digital age. Housed in the grandeur of a former bank building, this...
0.4 miNE
Nightlife, Dancing
The Smell, Los Angeles
11 min walk • The Smell is an all-ages, alcohol and drug-free, punk rock and experimental music venue in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The Smell, notable for its DIY ethic, is home to many of the area's avant-garde performers and artists.
~1680 ftNE
Landmark site with a Victorian interior
Bradbury Building, Los Angeles
9 min walk • The Bradbury Building is an architectural landmark in downtown Los Angeles, California, United States. Built in 1893, the five-story office building is best known for its extraordinary skylit atrium of access walkways, stairs and elevators, and their ornate ironwork.
~1690 ftN
Bridge, Scenic railroads, Historical place
Angels Flight, Los Angeles
9 min walk • Angels Flight is a landmark and historic 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge funicular railway in the Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles, California.
~850 ftNW
Artsy park with summer concerts and events
Pershing Square, Los Angeles
5 min walk • Pershing Square is a small public park in Downtown Los Angeles, California, one square block in size, bounded by 5th Street to the north, 6th Street to the south, Hill Street to the east, and Olive Street to the west.
~1810 ftNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles
9 min walk • The Million Dollar Theatre at 307 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States. It opened in 1917 with the premiere of William S. Hart's The Silent Man.
~1770 ftNW
Library, Art gallery, Historical place
Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles
9 min walk • The Los Angeles Public Library system serves the residents of the City of Los Angeles. The system holds more than six million volumes, and with around 19 million residents in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area, it serves the largest population of any public library system in the United States.
~570 ftW
Theater, Neo-renaissance architecture, Concerts and shows
Los Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles
3 min walk • The Los Angeles Theatre is a 2,000-seat historic movie palace at 615 S. Broadway in the historic Broadway Theater District in Downtown Los Angeles.
~1860 ftSW
Theater, Gothic Revival architecture, Concerts and shows
Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles
9 min walk • The Orpheum Theatre at 842 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles opened on February 15, 1926, as the fourth and final Los Angeles venue for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit.
~20 ftNE
Museum, Art gallery
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles
1 min walk • The Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, established in April 2004, acts a gallery for the display digital artworks in Los Angeles, California, United States. The founder and director of the gallery is Rex Bruce. The first LACDA venue was on Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, using space at RBC Studios.
~1560 ftSW
Shopping, Department store, Beaux-Arts architecture
May Company Building, Los Angeles
8 min walk • The May Company Building on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles, a.k.a. Hamburgers/May Company Department Store and the May Department Store Building, later known as the California Broadway Trade Center, was the flagship store of the May Company California department store chain.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Broadway Theater District?

Nearby attractions include Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles (1 min walk), Palm Court, Los Angeles (2 min walk), Los Angeles Stock Exchange Building, Los Angeles (2 min walk), Los Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles (3 min walk).

How to get to Broadway Theater District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Broadway Theater District:

Bus

Broadway & 6th • Lines: 4 (1 min walk)
Hill & 6th • Lines: 10, 4 (4 min walk)

Metro

Pershing Square • Lines: B, D (6 min walk)
7th Street/Metro Center • Lines: B, D (12 min walk)

Light rail

7th Street/Metro Center • Lines: A, E (12 min walk)
Pico • Lines: A, E (25 min walk)

Train

Los Angeles Union Station (30 min walk)