Palm Court, Los Angeles

Name: Palm Court
Address: Los Angeles, United States

#468 among attractions in Los Angeles

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The Palm Court, also known at other times as the Franco-Italian Dining Room, the Grand Ballroom and the Continental Room, is a ballroom at the Hotel Alexandria in downtown Los Angeles, California. In its heyday from 1911 to 1922, it was the scene of speeches by U.S. Presidents William Howard Taft and Woodrow Wilson and Gen. John J. Pershing. It is also the room where Paul Whiteman, later known as the "Jazz King", got his start as a bandleader in 1919, where Rudolph Valentino danced with movie starlets, and where Hollywood held its most significant balls during the early days of the motion picture business. Known for its history and its stained-glass Tiffany skylight, noted Los Angeles columnist Jack Smith called it "surely the most beautiful room in Los Angeles". The Palm Court was designated as a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1971. ()

Coordinates: 34°2'51"N, 118°15'1"W

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

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Palm Court – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~180 ftE
Shopping, Bookshop
The Last Bookstore, Los Angeles
1 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...
~1720 ftNE
Nightlife, Dancing
The Smell, Los Angeles
9 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.
~1290 ftNE
Landmark site with a Victorian interior
Bradbury Building, Los Angeles
7 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.
~1350 ftN
Bridge, Scenic railroads, Historical place
Angels Flight, Los Angeles
7 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.
~890 ftW
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.
~1420 ftNE
Concerts and shows, Theater, Spanish colonial revival architecture
Million Dollar Theater, Los Angeles
7 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.
~1760 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.
~890 ftW
Theater, Neo-renaissance architecture, Concerts and shows
Los Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles
5 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.
~380 ftSW
Museum, Art gallery
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles
2 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.
~1960 ftSW
Shopping, Department store, Beaux-Arts architecture
May Company Building, Los Angeles
10 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.
0.4 miSW
Theater, Neo-renaissance architecture, Concerts and shows
Tower Theatre, Los Angeles
10 min walk • The Tower Theatre is a historic movie theater that opened in 1927 in the Broadway Theater District of Downtown Los Angeles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Palm Court?

Nearby attractions include Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles (2 min walk), Broadway Theater District, Los Angeles (2 min walk), Gallery Row, Los Angeles (2 min walk), Bumiller Building, Los Angeles (3 min walk).

How to get to Palm Court by public transport?

The nearest stations to Palm Court:

Bus

Broadway & 5th • Lines: 4 (2 min walk)
Hill & 5th • Lines: 10, 4 (4 min walk)

Metro

Pershing Square • Lines: B, D (4 min walk)
7th Street/Metro Center • Lines: B, D (13 min walk)

Light rail

7th Street/Metro Center • Lines: A, E (13 min walk)
Pico • Lines: A, E (27 min walk)

Train

Los Angeles Union Station (28 min walk)