Broadway (Los Angeles)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Broadway is a major
thoroughfare A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way of transport, whether by road on dry land or, by extension, via watercraft or aircraft. Originally, the word referred to a main road or open street which was frequented thoroughly. Different terms *Roa ...
in
Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles and sometimes abbreviated as LA County, is the List of United States counties and county equivalents, most populous county in the United States, with 9,663,345 residents estimated in 202 ...
. The portion of Broadway from 3rd to 9th streets was
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
's main commercial area from the 1910s until World War II and in 1979, it was listed as the
Broadway Theater and Commercial District 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 (NRHP). With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch ...
in the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
, the first and largest theater district to be listed. The district was expanded to
2nd A second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI). Second, Seconds, The Second, or (The) 2nd may also refer to: Mathematics * 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as ''2nd'' or ''2d'') * Minute and second of arc, ...
and
Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896 ** Summer Olympic Games ** Winter Olympic Games * Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...
in 2002.


Route

South Broadway's southern terminus is Main Street just north of the San Diego Freeway (I-405) in Carson. From there it runs north through
Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
and
South Los Angeles South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of Downtown Los Angeles, downtown. It is de ...
to
Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) is the central business district of the city of Los Angeles. It is part of the Central Los Angeles region and covers a area. As of 2020, it contains over 500,000 jobs and has a population of roughly 85,000 residents ...
, where it enters downtown's Historic Core and the
Broadway Theater and Commercial District 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 (NRHP). With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch ...
. Broadway continues through the
Civic Center A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains of one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, ...
and across US-101, where signs read "North Broadway" as the street enters
Chinatown Chinatown ( zh, t=唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, O ...
. Broadway then curves northeast, passing through railyards and then crossing
Interstate 5 Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway System, Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels thro ...
, where it heads due east to its terminus at Mission Road in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Lincoln Heights.


History


Founding and extension

Broadway was originally named Ford Street and is one of the oldest streets in
Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
. It was laid out by Edward Ord as part of his 1849 plan for the city. The street began at the south side of Fort Moore Hill, one block north of Temple Street (Los Angeles), Temple Street, at Sand Street (later California Street). It was named after Fort Moore (1846-1853), Fort Moore. In 1890, the street was renamed Broadway from 1st Street (Los Angeles), 1st to 10th Street (now Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, Olympic Boulevard), while the rest of the street was renamed North Broadway. Proposals to connect Broadway to Buena Vista Street (now North Broadway) and also extend Broadway south into what was part of Main Street were made as early as February 1891. The Broadway Tunnel (Los Angeles), Broadway Tunnel opened in 1901, traveling through Fort Moore Hill and extending North Broadway to Buena Vista Street at Bellevue Avenue (later Sunset Boulevard, now Cesar Chavez Avenue). In September 1911, a bridge across the Los Angeles River opened, connecting Buena Vista Street to Downey Avenue, both of which were renamed North Broadway despite significant objections from residents and landowners. The bridge was referred to as the Buena Vista Street Bridge even after the streets were renamed. A section of Broadway in South Los Angeles was named Moneta Avenue until 1923.


Commercial and entertainment center

Prior to the 20th century, Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880s-1890s), Los Anbgeles's Central Business District was located along Spring Street, Los Angeles, Spring and Main Street between Los Angeles Plaza and
2nd A second is the base unit of time in the International System of Units (SI). Second, Seconds, The Second, or (The) 2nd may also refer to: Mathematics * 2 (number), as an ordinal (also written as ''2nd'' or ''2d'') * Minute and second of arc, ...
. In 1895, J.W. Robinson's opened a four-story department store at 239 S. Broadway, starting the shift of the main shopping district to Broadway, and List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District, numerous historic buildings, including commercial, residential, and office, as well as movie palaces and live theaters, were built along Broadway between 1893 and 1934. From through the 1950s, Broadway was considered the center of Los Angeles. The square footage of Broadway's four largest department stores alone totaled more than three million square feet, roughly the size of American Dream Meadowlands. These stores were: * The Broadway, * Bullock's complex, Bullock's, * May Co., more than * J. W. Robinson's,


Decline and revitalization

Los Angeles's premier theater district shifted to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in the 1920s, while its commercial center left Broadway in the 1950s, after which Broadway declined significantly. The
Broadway Theater and Commercial District 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 (NRHP). With twelve movie palaces located along a six-block stretch ...
, the first and largest historic theater district listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
, was designated in 1979 and expanded in 2002. The district contains List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District, twelve theaters and more than fifty additional buildings, several of which were in disuse or disrepair at the time of their designation, many of which have since been repurposed or restored. Additionally, Broadway's department stores closed in the 1970s and 1980s, at which point the area transitioned to a working class Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino shopping destination. In the 2010s, a Sneakers, sneaker and streetwear retail cluster emerged on Broadway between 4th Street, Los Angeles, 4th and 9th streets; it has been named Sneaker Row. Retail at 9th & Broadway has also proliferated during this time, with the opening of Acne Studios, Oak NYC, Aesop (cosmetics), Aesop, Tanner Goods, BNKR, Austere, A.P.C., and Urban Outfitters.


Bringing Back Broadway

In 2008, the City of Los Angeles launched a $40-million campaign to revitalize Broadway, known as Bringing Back Broadway, this despite some merchants' concerns that the campaign would spread the gentrification occurring in other parts of downtown to Broadway. The campaign's commission, led by Los Angeles City Council, City Councilman Jose Huizar, recommended widening sidewalks, eliminating traffic lanes, constructing new parking structures, and adding streetcar service reminiscent of the street's past. In 2014, a pedestrian-friendly project widened Broadway's sidewalks and replaced its parking lane with planters, chairs, and cafe tables. Mayor Eric Garcetti said the effort, part of the larger Great Streets Initiative that focused on walkability and transit throughout Los Angeles, represented "a shift from the way that our neighborhoods have been planned."


Buildings and sites


North of Hollywood Freeway

Image:BroadwayTunnel L.A.jpg, Broadway Tunnel (Los Angeles), Broadway Tunnel at Fort Moore (1846-1853), Fort Moore Hill (1901), southern entrance Image:Chinatown Los Angeles neon.jpg, Chinatown East Gate * Chinatown East Gate, 943 N. Broadway * Little Joe's (razed), 904 N. Broadway * site of Broadway Tunnel (Los Angeles), Broadway Tunnel (1901–1941) below Fort Moore Hill (leveled), between today's Temple St. and César Chávez Bl.


Hollywood Freeway to Temple

This area south to Second Street was Los Angeles's Central Business District, Los Angeles (1880s-1890s), Central Business District during the 1880s and 1890s. It is now the
Civic Center A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains of one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, ...
.


Third to Fourth


West side

File:VilleDeParisLosAngeles1904.jpg, Ville de Paris department store in the Homer Laughlin Building, c. 1905 File:Grand Central Market.jpg, Homer Laughlin Building, 2014 File:W side 300 block S Broadway during Pachyderm Parade 1905.jpg, West side of the 300 block, 1905 File:JMHaleNewStore1908.jpg, Karl's Building, 1909 * Homer Laughlin Building (1896, John and Donald Parkinson, John Parkinson), 317 S. Broadway, site of Grand Central Market since 1917. Former site of Coulter's (1898–1905) and Ville de Paris (department store), Ville de Paris (1905–1917) * 327–329 S. Broadway, former J. R. Lane Dry Goods store, then Field's jewelry store and the Broadway food market. Now a food court. Top floors removed; now single story. * Jacoby Building (John and Donald Parkinson, John B. Parkinson), 331–335 S. Broadway, Jacoby Bros. department store 1900-1935, Boston Store late 1930s. Two of four floors removed * former Haggarty's department store from 1905 to 1917, 337–339 S. Broadway * Karl's Building (1903, Abram M. Edelman) 341–345 S. Broadway former J. M. Hale department store from 1909 through the 1920s. * Zobel Building (), 351-353 S. Broadway, former site of The Wonder, opened 1921, largest retail silk store in the United States * Nelson Building, Grant Building (1898, Frank Van Trees), 355–363 S. Broadway, originally Grant Block, three stories, enlarged to seven stores 1901–2 by Parkinson & Parkinson, John Parkinson, now two stories, former site of W. E. Cummings shoe store, then Montgomery Bros jewelry store, then Weatherby-Kayser


East side

* Blackstone's Department Store Building (Los Angeles)#History of Blackstone's, Blackstone Building (1907), 318–322 S. Broadway, housed Blackstone's Department Store 1907-1917, as well as a Los Angeles County Library and the Cozy Theater. Originally five stories, now three * Trustee Building (1905, Parkinson and Bergstrom), 340 S. Broadway, site of various retail stores including Eastern Columbia, Columbia Outfitting in the 1920s. *O. T. Johnson Block (1895, Robert Brown Young), 350 S. Broadway, originally three stories, now one * O. T. Johnson Building (1902, Parkinson & Parkinson, John Parkinson), 356–364 S. Broadway, NE corner of 4th and Broadway, originally seven stories, now two


Fourth to Fifth


West side

* Broadway Mart Center, Junípero Serra State Office Building, (1915, John B. Parkinson, Parkinson and George Bergstrom, Bergstrom), SW corner of 4th and Broadway, former site of The Broadway * Wilson Building (Los Angeles), Wilson Building (1909), 431 S. Broadway, former site of F. W. Woolworth Company, Woolworth's *Metropolitan Building (Los Angeles), Metropolitan Building, (1913, John B. Parkinson, Parkinson and George Bergstrom, Bergstrom), NW corner of 5th and Broadway, former site of Owl Drug Co., (1914–1934), L.A. Public Library (1913–1926), J. J. Newberry (1939-1990)


East side

File:Judson-Rives Building.jpg, Judson-Rives Building File:BumillerBldgLA.jpg, Bumiller Building File:NE cor Fifth and Broadway c1924 USC.jpg, NE corner 5th/Broadway, early 1920s File:Chester Williams Building 01.jpg, Chester Williams Building *Perla on Broadway (2022), 400 S. Broadway, 35-story condominium tower *site of first Thrifty PayLess, Thrifty Drug Store (razed), 412 S. Broadway *Judson-Rives Building (1906, Charles Ronald Aldrich), 424 S. Broadway, ten stories, currently The Judson *Bumiller Building (1906, Morgan & Walls), 430 S. Broadway, six stories, currently the Broadway Lofts *Broadway Mall (1980s), 440 S. Broadway, former site of the Parmalee-Dohrmann building *Chester Williams Building (1926, Curlett & Beelman), NE corner of 5th and Broadway, twelve stories


Fifth to Sixth

File:Broadway signs at night looking south from 5th Street, Los Angeles, 1950s.jpg, Broadway looking south from 5th Street, 1950s


West side

File:1927 postcard of Broadway, Los Angeles west side south from Fifth Street (NBY 2553).jpg, West side of Broadway south from 5th, 1927 postcard File:Broadway, north from Sixth Street, Los Angeles, ca.1906 (CHS-5200).jpg, North from 6th, c.1906 File:Schulte United Building.jpg, Schulte United Building File:Hartfield's (1931) 01.jpg, F. and W. Grand Silver Store Building *Fifth Street Store Building (1927, Alexander Curlett), 501 S. Broadway, former site of Steele, Faris, & Walker Co. (1905–1909), Fifth Street Store (1909–1925), Walker's (1926–1946), Milliron's (1946–1953), Ohrbach's-Downtown (1953–1959) *Remick Building (1902, Abram M. Edelman), 517-19 S. Broadway *Reeves Building (1903, John Parkinson (architect), John Parkinson), 525 S. Broadway *Schulte United Building (1928), 529 S. Broadway *Lerners Building (1931, Philip Barker (architect), Philip Barker), 533 S. Broadway *F. and W. Grand Silver Store Building (1931), Walker & Eisen, 537-541 S. Broadway. site of F. & W. Grand Silver (1931–1934), National Dollar (1934), Richman Brothers (1950s), and Hartfield-Zodys (1960s) *Swelldom Building (1920, Davis & Davis and Henry F. Withey), 555–561 S. Broadway, Swelldom opened in the building 1920.


East side

File:Jewelry Trades Building-1.jpg, Title Guarantee Block, a.k.a. Jewelry Trades Building File:Pettebone Building (1905, architect Robert Brown Young), 510-512 S. Broadway Los Angeles.jpg, Forve-Pettebone Building, Pettebone Building File:RoxieLA.jpg, Roxie Theatre File:528 S. Broadway, Los Angeles.jpg, Cameo Theater File:Arcade Theatre, 534 South Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles, California 03.jpg, Arcade Theater File:Broadway Arcade Building-3.jpg, Broadway-Spring Arcade File:Silverwood's Clothing Store-1.jpg, Silverwood's Building File:Broadway, Looking South, Los Angeles, Calif (74434).jpg, Postcard, looking south, circa 1930 to 1945 *Jewelry Trades Building (1913, Morgan, Walls and Morgan), 500 S. Broadway *Forve-Pettebone Building, Pettebone Building (1905, Robert Brown Young), 510-512 S. Broadway *Roxie Theatre (1931, John M. Cooper (architect), John M. Cooper), 518 S. Broadway, 1600-seat movie palace *Cameo Theatre (Los Angeles), Cameo Theater (1910, Alfred Rosenheim), 528 S. Broadway, 900-seat Nickelodeon (movie theater), Nickelodeon, converted to retail *Arcade Theater (1910, Morgan and Walls), 534 S. Broadway, 1450-seat English-music-hall theater, converted to retail * Broadway-Spring Arcade (1924, Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr., MacDonald and Maurice C. Couchot, Couchot), 540 S. Broadway * Hubert-Thom McAn Building (1900, John B. Parkinson) 546 S. Broadway * site of Tally's New Broadway (1903 – 1910), 554 S. Broadway, the "first real motion picture theater in Los Angeles." * Silverwood's Building (1920, Walker and Eisen), 556-8 S. Broadway, former site of Silverwoods


Sixth to Seventh


West side

File:Broadway at Night, Los Angeles, Cal. (pcard-print-pub-pc-61a).jpg, W. side of Broadway, 600 block c.1907–9 File:Postcard of Central Department Store building, Los Angeles, c.1920s.png, Central Department Store and Norton Building (Los Angeles), H. Jevne Building, 1920s postcard File:Los Angeles Theatre 2017.jpg, Los Angeles Theatre File:Yamato ca1910.jpg, Yamato Inc. in the Hoffman Building (Los Angeles), Hoffman Building, 1910 postcard *Norton Building (Los Angeles), H. Jevne Company Building (1906-7, Parkinson & Bergstrom), 603 S. Broadway, site of Norton Block prior to 1906 * Hotel Palms, repurposed for retail in 1906-7 * Central Department Store (Samuel Tilden Norton), three stories *Los Angeles Theatre (1931, S. Charles Lee and S. Tilden Norton), 615 S. Broadway, 2000-seat movie palace * Mailing's Building (1930, S. Charles Lee), 617-619 S. Broadway, Myer Siegel previously located here (1921 or 1922-1927) * site of S. H. Kress & Co., S. H. Kress, 621-625 S. Broadway *Hoffman Building (Los Angeles), Hoffman Building (1906), 635-637 S. Broadway, former site of Yamato Inc. *Bullock's complex, St. Vincent's Jewelry Mart, NW corner of 7th and Broadway, former site of Bullock's dept. store


East side

File:BroadwayNorthFromSeventh1917.jpg, Broadway north from 7th Street (Los Angeles), 7th, 1917 File:BroadwaySouthFromSeventh1917.jpg, Broadway south from 7th Street (Los Angeles), 7th, 1917


West side

File:Loew's State Theater (Los Angeles).jpg, left, State Theatre (Los Angeles), State Theatre *State Theatre (Los Angeles), State Theatre (1921, Weeks & Day), 703 S. Broadway, 2,450-seat vaudeville theater and movie palace *Woolworth's Building (Los Angeles), F.W. Woolworth Building (1920, Weeks & Day), 719 S. Broadway, currently a Ross Dress for Less *Cheney Block (1913), 731-733 S. Broadway *Rowley Building (1908), 735 S. Broadway *Issacs Building (1913), home of Reich and Lièvre, 1917-ca. 1927, 739-745 S. Broadway *Merritt Building (1915, Reid & Reid), 761 S. Broadway


East side

File:Hotel Lankershim with airships postcard 1909.jpg, Hotel Lankershim File:Exterior view of the Los Angeles Investment Building (later the C.C. Chapman Building), ca.1913-1918 (CHS-2321).jpg, Chapman Building, 1910s File:Globe Theater.jpg, Globe Theatre (Los Angeles), Globe Theatre * site of Hotel Lankershim (1905, Robert Brown Young), 700 S. Broadway, demolished 1980s *Yorkshire Hotel (1909, John B. Parkinson, Parkinson and George Bergstrom, Bergstrom), 710-714 S. Broadway *Parmelee Building (1907, John B. Parkinson, Parkinson and George Bergstrom, Bergstrom), 716 S. Broadway *Barker Brothers Building (1909, Robert Brown Young), 722 S. Broadway *Globe Theatre (Los Angeles), Globe Theatre in the Garland Building (1913, Morgan, Walls & Clements, Morgan, Walls & Morgan) 744 S. Broadway, 2000-seat movie palace *Chapman Building (1912-3, Ernest McConnell), 756 S. Broadway, northeast corner of 8th Street, thirteen stories


Eighth to Ninth


West side

File:Exterior view of The Hamburger's Store building (later became the May Company) on the corner of Eighth Street and Broadway, Los Angeles, ca.1912 (CHS-5541).jpg, May Co. Building, 1912 File:LA Eastern Columbia Building.jpg, Eastern Columbia Building * May Company Building (Broadway, Los Angeles), May Company Building (1906, Alfred F. Rosenheim), 829 S. Broadway * site of Tally's Broadway (1910 — 1928), 833 S. Broadway * Eastern Columbia Building (1930, Claud Beelman), 849 S. Broadway, considered "the jewel of downtown"


East side

File:Tower Theatre, Los Angeles.jpg, Tower Theatre (Los Angeles), Tower Theatre File:Rialto Theater (Los Angeles).JPG, Rialto Theater (Los Angeles), Rialto Theatre File:Platt Building-1.jpg, Platt Building File:Los angeles orpheum marquee.JPG, Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles), Orpheum Theatre File:Ninth and Broadway Building-1.jpg, Ninth and Broadway Building *Tower Theatre (Los Angeles), Tower Theatre (1927, S. Charles Lee), 802 S. Broadway, originally a 1000-seat theater, now an Apple Store *Singer Building (Los Angeles), Singer Building (1922, Meyer & Holler), 808 S. Broadway, bought by Singer Sewing Machine Company in 1939 *Rialto Theatre (Los Angeles), Rialto Theatre (1917, Oliver Perry Dennis, 1923-remodel William Lee Woollett), 812 S. Broadway, former nickelodeon, now retail *Wurlitzer Building (California), Wurlitzer Building (1923, Walker and Eisen), 818 S. Broadway *Braun Building (1913, Walter Jesse Saunders), 820-822 S. Broadway *Platt Building (1927, Walker and Eisen), 830 S. Broadway *Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles), Orpheum Theatre (1926, G. Albert Lansburgh), 842 S. Broadway, 1976-seat theater *Ninth and Broadway Building (1930, Claud Beelman), 850 S. Broadway


Ninth to Olympic


West side

File:Blackstone's Department Store, Los Angeles.jpg, Blackstone's Department Store Building (Los Angeles), Blackstone's Department Store Building File:United Artist Theatre, 933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California) LC-HS503-453.jpg, Ace Hotel Los Angeles, Ace Hotel and United Artists Theatre *Blackstone's Department Store Building (Los Angeles), Blackstone's Department Store Building (1916, John and Donald Parkinson, first floor facade remodel by Morgan, Walls & Clements in 1939), 901 S. Broadway *Ace Hotel Los Angeles (1927, Walker & Eisen), 921-933 S. Broadway, houses United Artists Theatre (Los Angeles), United Artists Theater (1927, Charles Howard Crane), a 2214-seat movie palace *Western Costume Building (1925, Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.), 939 S. Broadway


East side

*Broadway Leasehold Building (1914, Meyer & Holler), 908 S. Broadway


South of Olympic


West side

File:Herald Examiner Building, September 2020.jpg, Herald Examiner Building * Los_Angeles_Herald_Examiner#Building, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Building (1914, Julia Morgan), SW corner 11th and Broadway * Athens Park, 124th to El Segundo Blvd on Broadway * Globe Department Store, 51st and Broadway


East side

* Los Angeles Railway Building (1925, Noerenberg & Johnson), 1060 S. Broadway, site of The Hoxton * Proper Hotel (1926, Curlett & Beelman), 1100 S. Broadway


Public transportation

The Los Angeles Metro Rail's Historic Broadway station is an underground light rail metro station, station near the intersection of 2nd and Broadway, which is served by the E Line (Los Angeles Metro), E Line east to Atlantic station (Los Angeles Metro), East Los Angeles and west to Downtown Santa Monica station, Santa Monica, and on the A Line (Los Angeles Metro), A Line northeast to Union Station (Los Angeles), Union Station, Del Mar station, Pasadena, and APU/Citrus College station, Azusa and south to Downtown Long Beach station, Long Beach. J Line (Los Angeles Metro), Metro J Line bus rapid transit (BRT) has 5 stations adjacent to Broadway in
South Los Angeles South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of Downtown Los Angeles, downtown. It is de ...
: 37th Street (Los Angeles Metro station), 37th Street/USC, Slauson station (J Line), Slauson, Manchester (Los Angeles Metro station), Manchester/I-110, Harbor Freeway (Los Angeles Metro station), Harbor Freeway, and Rosecrans (Los Angeles Metro station), Rosecrans. These stations are along the Harbor Transitway, a dedicated busway between Downtown L.A. (Adams Blvd.) and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center, Harbor Gateway, near Carson, in the median of the Harbor Freeway, Harbor Freeway (I-110), just west of Broadway. J Line BRT runs as far south as San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Pedro and as far northeast as El Monte station, El Monte. Metro Local bus line 45 serves most of the length of Broadway, between Lincoln Heights through Downtown to the Harbor Freeway Station. Local routes 4, 30, and 40 serve portions of Broadway downtown.


See also

*Broadway Theater District (Los Angeles) *List of contributing properties in the Broadway Theater and Commercial District


References


External links


The Broadway Theater TourBringing Back Broadway PlanCinema TreasuresUSC Geography Department Old Broadway pageThe Broadway Initiative of the Los Angeles Conservancy
{{LABTCD Broadway (Los Angeles), Theatres in Los Angeles Historic districts in Los Angeles National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in California Theater districts in the United States, Los Angeles Streets in Los Angeles Streets in Los Angeles County, California Transportation in Los Angeles History of Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles South Los Angeles Chinatown, Los Angeles Carson, California Former shopping districts and streets in Los Angeles