Broadway Theatre District (Tour)

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The district stretches along Broadway 3-9 blocks. Configure your GPS application or card at 615 Broadway is the scene in Los Angeles, just across the street at 307 Broadway or who is the former one million U.S. dollars Theatre. Metro station is Pershing Square closer to him.

In 1931 was the Empire State Building in New York put its claim as the tallest building in the world, but across the continent, downtown Los Angeles boasted its own record. Here six blocks along Broadway, between Third and Ninth streets, led the world's largest concentration of theaters, often overshadowed halls gold films that played with them more than 17,000 seats.

Entrepreneur Sid Grauman built some of the oldest and largest theater in the region, but later the decline of the area in which its Chinese and Egyptian theaters attracted customers to the new Boomtown Hollywood erupted eight miles. When people moved to the suburbs after the Second World War, the great ladies of Broadway, on the left side, slid into decline.

Twelve survivors Forman movie palace of the National Trust for Broadway theater and shopping district of historic preservation, but the designation provides little protection. According to the National Trust, the people who own private property as long as no federal involvement can be listed with them. The sustainability of these areas ultimately depends on people who care.

The district officially runs from 3rd to 9th street, but without a guide (or eye), the trample along, ask them what they are meant to be seen. Site Seeing Stars has a theater district on Broadway, which could help guide, but if you're interested enough to want to visit, is a better option to leave Los Angeles Conservancy of Broadway Theater, the weekly data. Not only do you have someone on to explain everything, but you have the option of both destroyed and restored that are otherwise closed to the public to get in some theaters.

Another way to get the big movie palaces in the annual series enjoy last remaining places where classic films are shown at selected locations. This event takes place in May and June and sold quickly, so plan ahead.