Nestled in the heart of Downtown, Bunker Hill is bordered by First Street to the north, Fourth Street to the south, the 110 freeway to the west and Grand Avenue to the east.  Bunker Hill is the undisputed cultural center of Downtown Los Angeles.  The Music Center along Grand Ave boasts the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theater, Mark Taper Forum, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, an architectural masterpiece.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Master Chorale, the Los Angeles Opera as well as other various artistic productions by the Center Theater Group can be enjoyed at the Music Center in Bunker Hill.  REDCAT, the Roy and Edne Disney CalArts Theater, a part of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, presents new and innovative visual, performing and media arts.  It is no contest, Bunker Hill, now has so many cultural, musical, and performance venues to offer its patrons.

Central City East is bounded by Third Street to the north, Eighth and Olympic Streets on the south, Alameda Street to the east and San Pedro Street to the west. Overall, Central City East still reflects the heyday of the railroad industry when it was referred to as the “bread basket” of Southern California. 

The architecture pays homage to this time as well.  To this day, Central City East is home to Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market, the largest privately owned produce market in the United States. Central City East maintains many of its ties to the traditional businesses that got their start here, but there are also changes on the landscape.  Old warehouses have been converted to lofts, galleries and other arts related spaces. 

The Chinatown District is sectioned off by Bernard Street to the north, Cesar Chavez Street to the south, North Main Street to the east and Yale Street to the west.  The area of Los Angeles’ Chinatown is located nowadays only a mile away from its original locale. 

In the midst of the 101 Freeway to the north, Second Street to the south, Los Angeles Street to the east and the 110 Freeway to the west, a person can find the Civic Center District of Downtown Los Angeles.  The Civic Center District is located in the Northern region of downtown and borders Bunker Hill, Little Tokyo, Chinatown, and the Historic Core of Downtown. 

The Civic Center area has the largest concentration of government employees in the United States outside of Washington D.C.. This is due to the fact that Los Angeles County is the largest county in the country and the second largest city in the United States.  In addition, Los Angeles houses many state and federal functions.  Upwards of 93,000 employees commute in and out of the Civic Center area every day and it is their work that maintains support to the 10 million residents of Los Angeles County. 

Downtown Los Angeles is comprised of several different neighborhoods, all of which are exciting, unique, and rapidly growing.  Downtown has always been a center of activity; from settlers to saloons to art galleries and now to an residential and retail boom.  While the landscape (and skyscape) of downtown Los Angeles would be unrecognizable to the men and women of the original settlement, the inhabitants of this downtown are trying to insure every era, neighborhood, historical event is remembered in the new and changing dynamic while creating a new exciting place that will have a 24/7 vibe that will converge all types of people in new places. 

Downtown is not just a homage to the past.  It is a forward looking community with a focus on historic buildings and green buildings while mingling past, present, future, together in a way that is so LA. Since the 1999 Adaptive Reuse Ordinance was passed which allowed old historic office buildings to be converted to housing unit, more than 7,000 new housing units have opened in Downtown Los Angeles and over 7,000 housing units that are currently under construction. This is the greatest transformation of downtown LA that has happened in decades. City Center is the knowledgeable source for you to turn to to get all your real estate needs met from one firm. 

This historical monument is a testament to the city’s rich, diverse, and ever changing culture.  Forty-four settlers (los pobladores) were ordered by King Carlos III to grow food for the soldiers guarding this far-flung Spanish territory, which they named El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciúncula (the town of our lady the queen of the angels). For the next four decades the town grew and prospered; in 1821 Mexico declared independence from Spain.

The 90-block Fashion District is contained by Seventh Street on the north, the 10 Freeway on the south, San Pedro Street on the east and Main Street on the west.  Los Angeles’ Fashion District is the largest concentration of fashion-related businesses in the Western United States.  It is by far one of the most bustling, vibrant, and energetic districts in the Downtown area. 

Just like the roses that bloom there every year, Exposition Park has seen phases both pristine and thorny. In the 1870s, there were carnivals, showcase agriculture and auto racing in the open-air fairground. Such genteel entertainment stopped by the 1890s, though, and saloons sprouted where the roses once had. 

The area encompassed by Third Street to the north, Eighth Street to the south, Olive Street to the east and the 110 freeway to the west is referred to as the Financial District.  Located just south of the newly redeveloped Bunker Hill, the Financial District is dominated by upscale cooperate offices, skyscrapers, hotels, banks, law firms and real estate companies. 

The boom of the Financial District occurred during the 1970s and 1980s when the city zooming regulations were changed.  The height limit of buildings was raised, therefore, the banking, oil and utility company high-rises climbed upward.  Los Angeles is home to the tallest building west of the Mississippi because of this change in zooming regulations.  The US Bank Tower (formally the Library Tower) was built in 1990 and at 72 stories high it beat out the First Interstate Bank Tower on 7th and Wilshire.  The First Interstate Bank Tower was the tallest building in the region at 62-stories before the construction of the US Bank Tower. 

The 24 blocks of Historic Downtown stretches from Third Street to the north, Ninth Street to the south, Main Street to the east and Broadway to the west.  This area is home to examples of Beaux Art, Art Deco and revival-style buildings, which is part of the reason it is on the National Register of Historical Places.  It is in this neighborhood, one can find the largest unbroken string of pre-1931 buildings in North America. 

The oldest “open air” market in Los Angeles, Grand Central Market, is still a hustle and bustle of shopping with food from around the world to flowers to traditional Chinese massage.  The Grand Central Market has stood has a beacon in Downtown since 1917, while it has expanded, the core of Grand Central Market remains the same.  In addition, Spring Street, located in the middle of the Historical Center, is home to the largest collection of Beaux Arts buildings in the United States and was the main location for Los Angeles’ banks and brokerage firms during the early 1900s. 

The Historic and world renowned Jewelry District of Los Angeles starts at Fifth Street to the north, Eighth Street to the south, Olive Street to the west and Broadway to the east.  Aptly named, the Jewelry District is a section of Downtown Los Angeles dedicated to the sale of jeweled products, including platinum, gold, silver, diamonds, pearls, other precious gems and watches. 

The area of Downtown Los Angeles known as Little Tokyo (or Lil Tokyo, J-Town or Sho-tokyo) is outlined by Temple Street to the north, Fourth Street to the south, Alameda Street to the east and Main Street to the west.  Little Tokyo of Los Angeles is one of three official Japantowns in the United States.  The ethnic district was settled in the 1880s by immigrants, it flourished with commerce and culture until a three-year internment of Japanese Americans during World War II left it a veritable ghost town.

For a brief time the area became known as Bronzeville, as African Americans moved into the vacated properties, and opened up nightclubs and restaurants - jazz can still be found in a few spots.  Slowly, Japanese residents returned and began to rebuild, but it wasn't long before they were dealt another blow. As part of a massive city redevelopment effort in the 1970s and '80s, much of the historic district was leveled to make way for the encroaching Civic Center and several new shopping plazas and hotels fueled by Japanese corporations. One block emerged unscathed.

The Old Bank District is located at the intersection of 4th and Main Streets. Even though not a separate district, the term 'Old Bank District', or OBD, was coined when the area was redeveloped a few years ago by pioneer re-use developer Tom Gilmore. The Old Bank District was a major catalyst to Downtown's current residential boom as the first conversion of office space to residential use under the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance.

Lying just east of what's traditionally known as the Historic Core, this district is named quite literally - it is made up of several grand old bank buildings that have been converted into lofts. Betwixt and between them lie the Old Bank District's social apex - Pete's Cafe and Bar - along with new watering holes and restaurants.

During area art walks and weekend nights, there's a sense of community in the streets, lots of dogs out for walks and buzz about whose loft the party's is located.

The area of South Park is confined by Ninth Street to the north, the 10 Freeway to the south, Broadway to the east and the 110 Freeway to the west.  South Park is most famous for the old Morrison Hotel, which was immortalized on the famous Doors album cover. 

But there didn't used to be much in the way of quaint window-shopping or sidewalk cafes in the area. That's changing, and it's helped, ironically, by southern Downtown's fearless sense of size. Thanks to huge industrial and office buildings that are transforming into lofts and condos, there's an injection of street life in the area. 

Located near the Heart of Skid Row the Toy District is a series of warehouses and converted storage buildings that have colorful storefronts. During the day the district has several retail stores that specialize in inexpensive novelties and electronics. At night the homeless population populate the area.

The Toy District occupies a twelve block area between Third (on the north) and Fifth (on the south) Streets, Los Angeles (on the west) and San Pedro (on the east) Streets. Most stores are open 9 to 5 Monday through Saturday.

The Wholesale District of Los Angeles, California is a group of warehouses located mostly south east part of Downtown Los Angeles. Most of the warehouses are industrial nature and serve the greater Los Angeles area.