Los Angeles - Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles is one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The historic district, which spans from just north of Union Station to South Broadway and Figueroa Street, is full of shops, restaurants, bars and theaters. With a wealth of history at every turn, Downtown LA has been home to many people throughout its lifetime including the original inhabitants that lived in the area before it was settled by Europeans as well as Mexicans who arrived during California's gold rush era.

At one time Downtown LA was a thriving industrial center with an active railroad system that ran through what is now Union Station where freight trains would transport goods from all over to warehouses or factories in the district. With most industries moving out, this allowed new life into historic buildings like City Hall which was completed in 1928 at a cost of $14 million dollars (equal to about $200 million today).

Downtown LA is home to many businesses, from large corporations to small and emerging startups. There are also many cultural institutions, including the Los Angeles Music Center (home of Walt Disney Concert Hall), Museum of Contemporary Art, The Broad museum and Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Angels.

The area re-emerged in popularity with developers when local businessman Eli Sasson began building loft apartment complexes like Pico Union Plaza Village during a time period where downtown was considered unsafe for investment due to crime and homelessness problems.

The Los Angeles Convention Center is the largest convention center in the Western United States. It's also home to over 600 events every year, bringing visitors from all across the world for conventions such as WonderCon or Anime Expo. The historic Broadway Theater District features a wide variety of live theater entertainment, including La Mirada Theatre for Performing Arts (home of Disney on Ice), Ahmanson Theatre and Pantages Playhouse Hollywood. And while downtown LA has grown substantially since its rebirth in 1999 with new residential buildings like Pico Union Plaza Village that make it vibrant once again, there are still pockets where you'll find homeless people living on Skid Row, an area south of downtown that was once occupied by the Union Pacific Railroad's headquarters.

In addition to world-class shopping and entertainment, downtown LA is also home to some of Los Angeles’s largest public parks such as Pershing Square Park in DTLA’s Historic Core neighborhood which has been a gathering place for Angelenos since 1866. The park was named after General John J. Pershing who led U.S. forces during World War I then became president of what is now known as the American Red Cross from 1919 until his death on July 15, 1948 - he oversaw one of the country's most significant periods of population growth with more than 160 million people between 1921 and 1946 thanks largely to women entering the workforce because they were no longer needed at home.

Downtown LA is sometimes referred to as "DTLA" or "downtown."

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