Old and New Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour

Overview

Experience the history of Los Angeles from its urban development in the early 20th Century to now a home of historic landmarks. See the transformation of a commercially developed neighborhood into a residential community. You will see how our early 1900s buildings are part of the renovation of a new downtown!

City: Los Angeles

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $35.00

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $35.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Local guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The tour ends at Pershing Square (532 S. Olive Street 90013), which is a 5 minute walk back to the starting point. The guide can point you in the direction.

What To Expect

Angels Flight Railway

Shortest Railway in the World

Grand Central Market

Historic market since 1917

Historic Theater District

Largest collection of pre- WWII theaters in America

Bradbury Building

Step into the oldest standing office building of Los Angeles

Old Bank District

"Spring Street of the West"

The Last Bookstore

Artistic bookstore

Pershing Square

LA's central square

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (103)

Gail M

Aug 2018

We did the tour in June with Michael. It was great - plenty of information about places you would never notice on your own. We went inside some great buildings and heard lots of interesting stories. Michael was very well informed and could answer all our questions. Very good value - reasonable cost.

Littlefu2015

May 2018

I have joined both the LA Beginning and Old & New Downtown LA tour on the same day,, there was around 20 mins gap in between, with the Grand Central Market nearby that can grab a quick lunch easily. Phil has been a great tour guide, very friendly and approachable, tried to engage all participants as much as he can. Without a guide I wouldn't find the downtown being so interesting, LA is huge and definitely worth a tour to visit with a better purpose, and to know about the history and some of the historic buildings

Scottishsuese

May 2018

I had the pleasure of being the only person on this tour and therefore got the personal approach! Julia had lots of knowledge that she shared in an informative way. The walking was not onerous and there was plenty of interesting historical buildings to enjoy on the way round.