Alameda Street, Los Angeles

#679 among attractions in Los Angeles

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Alameda Street is a major north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles County, California. It is approximately 21 miles in length, running from Harry Bridges Boulevard in Wilmington; and through Carson, Compton, Lynwood, Watts, Vernon and Arts District to Spring and College in Chinatown. For much of its length, Alameda runs through present and former industrial corridors, and is paralleled by Southern Pacific Railway tracks. ()

Coordinates: 34°2'50"N, 118°14'17"W

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Central Los Angeles (Historic Cultural)Los Angeles United States

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Alameda Street – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Skirball Cultural Center, City Hall, The Smell, Japanese American National Museum.

0.5 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Postmodern architecture
Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
12 min walk • Nestled in the hills of Los Angeles, the Skirball Cultural Center stands as a vibrant testament to the preservation and exploration of Jewish heritage and American democratic ideals. This multifaceted museum, established in 1996, offers a rich tapestry of culture...
0.5 miNW
1928 landmark with an observation deck
City Hall, Los Angeles
14 min walk • Los Angeles City Hall stands as an enduring symbol of the city's governance and history. Completed in 1928, this iconic building towers over the downtown skyline at 32 stories, reaching a height of 454 feet. It is not only a functioning government hub but also a...
0.5 miNW
Nightlife, Dancing
The Smell, Los Angeles
13 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.
~840 ftN
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
5 min walk • The Japanese American National Museum is located in Los Angeles, California, and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Japanese Americans. Founded in 1992, it is located in the Little Tokyo area near downtown. The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.
0.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles
16 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.
~1700 ftNW
Valley
Los Angeles Basin, Los Angeles
9 min walk • The Los Angeles Basin is a sedimentary basin located in southern California, in a region known as the Peninsular Ranges. The basin is also connected to an anomalous group of east-west trending chains of mountains collectively known as the Transverse Ranges.
0.4 miE
Street
1st Street, Los Angeles
10 min walk • 1st Street is an east–west thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Monterey Park, California. It serves as a postal divider between north and south and is one of a few streets to run across the Los Angeles River.
0.5 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Los Angeles Mall, Los Angeles
13 min walk • The Los Angeles Mall is a small shopping center and series of plazas at the Los Angeles Civic Center, between Main and Los Angeles Streets on the north and south sides of Temple Street, connected by both a pedestrian bridge and a tunnel.
0.5 miN
Monuments and statues
Triforium, Los Angeles
13 min walk • Triforium is a 60-foot high, concrete public art sculpture mounted with 1,494 Venetian glass prisms, light bulbs, and an internal 79-bell carillon located at Fletcher Bowron Square in the Los Angeles Mall at Temple and Main streets in the Civic Center district of Downtown Los Angeles.
0.5 miN
Street
Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles
12 min walk • Los Angeles Street, originally known as Calle de los Negros or Alley of the Black People, is a major thoroughfare in Downtown Los Angeles, California, dating back to the origins of the city as the Pueblo de Los Ángeles.
0.4 miNW
Church, Event space
Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, Los Angeles
11 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, often called St. Vibiana's, is a former cathedral church building and parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Alameda Street?

Nearby attractions include Zenshuji Soto Misson, Los Angeles (4 min walk), Little Tokyo, Los Angeles (4 min walk), Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles (5 min walk), Koyasan Buddhist Temple, Los Angeles (5 min walk).

How to get to Alameda Street by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alameda Street:

Bus

Aliso Street & Los Angeles Street • Lines: J (14 min walk)
Spring Street & 1st Street • Lines: J (15 min walk)

Metro

Union Station • Lines: B, D (17 min walk)
Civic Center/Grand Park • Lines: B, D (18 min walk)

Light rail

Union Station • Lines: L (17 min walk)
Pico/Aliso • Lines: L (18 min walk)

Train

Los Angeles Union Station (17 min walk)