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Los Angeles History Tour: Urban Development to Landmarks
4.9
199 Ratings
Los Angeles
Witness Los Angeles’ historical journey from its early urbanization in the 20th century, now boasting numerous historical sites. Observe the transition of a business district into a residential area. You’ll see the integration of early 1900s architecture in the rejuvenation of a modern downtown!
Witness Los Angeles’ historical journey from its early urbanization in the 20th century, now boasting numerous historical sites. Observe the transition of a business district into a residential area. You’ll see the integration of early 1900s architecture in the rejuvenation of a modern downtown!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 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…
- 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
- The Jewelry District - America’s largest jewelry district
- Spring Arcade Building - Collection of boutique restaurants
- Clifton’s Republic - Iconic cafeteria since 1932
- The Biltmore Los Angeles - Grandest hotel of Los Angeles
- Pershing Square - LA’s central square
What's Included
- Local guide
- Local guide
Additional Information
- 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.
- 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.
Location
349 S Hill St
South Hill Street
We meet at the bottom of Angels Flight Railway (349 S. Hill Street 90013) located between 3rd and 4th on Hill Street across the Grand Central Market.
Nearest Metro Rail station - Pershing Square
Nearest Parking - Private lots at the corners of 3rd & Hill Street and 4th & Hill Street.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(199 Ratings)
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Anonymous
Sep 22, 2024
Great Walk Through Downtown Los Angeles - 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.
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Carol253
Sep 20, 2024
So worthwhile! - Phil opened our eyes to the history around downtown LA. He was a great guide, and answered all our questions with interesting information. If you want insight into LA past and present, book this tour!
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Debra_r
Sep 18, 2024
AMAZING TOUR - This was an AMAZING tour from start to finish!! Phil was fascinating and extremely knowledgeable. We LOVED the places we stopped and his stories! I have lived in LA for forty five years and had never seen or knew the history of the buildings and downtown area!HIGHLY recommend
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Arcbridge2
Sep 14, 2024
A no fault tour - A perfectly paced tour. (and on one of LA's hottest days). Phil was a superb, knowledgeable and friendly guide. We learned so much about downtown LA. As far as walking tours go, this was one of the best we have been on.
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Gretchen_b
Sep 1, 2024
Informative, entertaining. - This is a wonderful tour and Phil is fantastic, so knowledgable and entertaining! The tour is so good I had done it last year with my daughter and came back this year with my sister. I highly recommend!
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James_d
Aug 26, 2024
Awesome tour! - Phill was a great and knowledgeable guide. Really, really fun tour. I was in it mainly for the Bradbury Building, as it’s been in movies I love, but the entire tour was fantastic. Highly recommend!
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Ninar_y
Aug 17, 2024
Informative, friendly and fun - Was a great tour. Was fun and informative.
I liked our tour guide. He knows the city well and he shared many interesring details about the city. He is interested in architecture and so he will share quite abit about each building he shows you. I would recommend taking his tour.
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377helenw
Aug 14, 2024
Great and interesting tour - Great tour.
Phil was very knowledgable and gave us lots of interesting information about the city and the stops.
Would totally recommend the tour
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Helen
Jul 30, 2024
Must Do in Los Angeles - First, Phil is the man with the facts. Great tour for Old Los Angeles, get there early and do Angels Flight and give yourself 10-30 minutes to see Bunker Hill and surrounding before descending to Hill St. Don't forget your LA LA Land spirit for that one minute.
Enjoy!!
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Carmen_d
Jul 16, 2024
Great experience to find about LA's beginnings - We enjoyed finding out about LA's beginnings and seeing the downtown's landmarks! Our guide was very knowledgeable.
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