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

Fri 04 Jul

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Starting at $38.00

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Fri 04 Jul

Starting at $38.00

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 (209)

Martin_H

Oct 2024

Our visit to the Bradbury Building from inside was both intriguing and informative, like all other places along our route.

DougJ25

Oct 2024

Outstanding experience with our leader, Phil! I live in New York but used to live in LA, 25 years ago. Back then, you didn’t really visit downtown LA, so imagine my surprise to take an amazing walking tour during a recent visit. The tour is about 2 hours in duration and you meet the guide at the bottom of Angel’s Flight on Hill Street. Try to return to it at the end of the tour (you’ll be two blocks south at Pershing Square) for a ride up the hill. Highlights of the tour include touring inside the Bradbury Building (an historic office building), Grand Central food market and the tour guide’s history lessons. The Bradbury Building, 304 S Broadway, is a charming office building with a 5-story atrium, amazing wood work / iron works and an old elevator run by a building employee with old/time gates / doors. It is non descrip on the outside, due to different architects designing the inside. At the end of the tour, you’re in Pershing Square (largely under construction when I visited in October 2024) but close to the historic Biltmore Hotel (now the Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles). The tour guide said due to the group size, he isn’t allowed to take the tour inside, but he encouraged us to visit. It’s a must-see, for the entry, lobby, lobby bar. Gorgeous old-time photos in the main second floor hallway, too. The cost of the tour at $38 is a good value, and you book directly via TripAdvisor. Highly recommend this tour.

Anonymous

Sep 2024

Phil did a great job sharing the history and stories of Downtown LA. The length was just right and I came away with more ideas of places to visit for my next trip.