Most people today think of Los Angeles as the home of movies and celebrities, but before the stars lined the walk of fame, LA's history was first born of Spanish and Mexican influence, the railroad, citrus and GOLD!
We set out to explore downtown LA via the public transit system, avoiding the hassle of parking and weekend traffic.
This is the Bradbury Building, built in 1893. Has an amazing glass roof and is one of the many prized architectural history wonders in the downtown district.
Downtown LA is separated by several districts. The fashion district is basically where wholesale clothing is unloaded from the docks of the harbor (primarily from ships coming from China, but could be from anywhere really) and are sold here at rock-bottom prices. This is a great place to find yourself a great looking knockoff handbag or sunglasses. Many of these shops are along Wilshire Blvd, where the great historic movie palaces of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s still stand.
This is the downtown LA Library, and it is H-U-G-E. If you look way into the background of the photo you can see 4 levels of staircases, and this is only a small corner of the building. Good luck reading all those books!
Stopping for some miso Japanese soup in Little Tokyo is a great way to end the weekend before getting back on the train headed for home.
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