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37-644: From the northeast, Main Street begins as a continuation of Valley Boulevard west of Mission Road in Lincoln Heights as 'North Main Street'. Main Street enters Downtown Los Angeles passing by the edge of the Los Angeles Plaza . It continues through the Civic Center area, which is built on top of the site of the buildings — nearly all demolished — that in the 1880s through 1900s formed

74-531: A Carl's Jr. As of 2022, most of the mall is now occupied by services and offices, along with a few food outlets, which include Cilantro Fresh Mexican Grill and Quiznos . By the mid-1980s, the mall was already considered, due to lack of maintenance, an "embarrassment" and there was discussion whether the Children's Museum should take over the entire mall. The Children's Museum moved to another location around 2000. Many people experiencing homelessness make use of

111-595: A back entrance on 616-620 North Spring St. (previously called Upper Main St., then San Fernando St.). Designed in 1886 by Burgess J. Reeve . Louis Sentous was a French pioneer in the early days of Los Angeles. The San Fernando Theatre was located here. The site is now part of the El Pueblo parking lot. This block is part of the site of the current Spring Street Courthouse . Buildings previously located here include: On this corner stood four buildings in succession,

148-614: A few miles eastward from there, another piece of Valley Boulevard splits from I-10 in Fontana , running through Rialto to I-10 in eastern Colton . When the old alignment next splits, in San Bernardino , it is known as Redlands Boulevard. For most of its length, Valley Boulevard runs parallel to the Union Pacific (formerly Southern Pacific ) Railroad. Valley Boulevard (former US 60 , US 70 and US 99 )

185-619: A five-mile (8 km) stretch including large industrial tracts and the largely Hispanic community of Lincoln Heights . Midway between downtown Chinatown to the west and the start of the ethnic Chinese suburbs to the east is the Ming Ya Buddhist Temple, on Valley Boulevard in Lincoln Heights. From Los Angeles, Valley Boulevard enters Alhambra , the "Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley". Alhambra, which

222-660: A pawn shop and boarding house. It is the oldest building in Los Angeles south of the Plaza. The Merced Theater , completed in 1870, was built in an Italianate style and operated as a live theatre from 1871 to 1876. When the Woods Opera House opened nearby in 1876, the Merced ceased being the city's leading theatre. Eventually, it gained an "unenviable reputation" because of "the disreputable dances staged there, and

259-524: A total of nearly eighty rooms. The Pico House is listed as a California Historical Landmark (No. 159). Masonic Hall at 416 N. Main St., was built in 1858 as Lodge 42 of the Free and Accepted Masons . The building was a painted brick structure with a symbolic "Masonic eye" below the parapet. In 1868, the Masons moved to larger quarters further south. Afterward, the building was used for many purposes, including

296-504: Is 47% Asian according to the 2000 census, has a large number of Asian businesses along Valley Boulevard. Alhambra's Valley Boulevard boasts numerous noodle shops, Asian cafés and the original Sam Woo Barbecue restaurant. The artful Wing Lung Bank features the largest glass tile mural in North America, composed of 996,000 3/4" glass tiles. Each year, Alhambra and San Gabriel host one of the largest Lunar Chinese New Year celebrations in

333-542: Is a street in Southern California , running east from Los Angeles to Pomona , where it becomes Holt Avenue , and a continuation from Fontana to Colton . It generally parallels Interstate 10 (I-10) and State Route 60 (CA 60), and is the original alignment of U.S. Route 60 (US 60). The present north end of I-710 is at Valley Boulevard in Los Angeles, just west of Alhambra . The road begins northeast of downtown Los Angeles at

370-485: Is a vital and growing professional and business sector that includes many Asian markets, eateries and other service-oriented businesses such as physicians and dentists. There are multiple Asian banks and Asian owned and operated enterprises that accommodate the burgeoning Asian population. The Asian communities in the San Gabriel Valley follow along a 25-mile (40 km) stretch of Valley Boulevard covering

407-547: Is one of the most prominent and features a 99 Ranch Market , several shops and restaurants including specialties such as Taiwanese and Vegetarian food. Valley Boulevard in San Gabriel also includes the comprehensive San Gabriel Superstore which includes multiple vendors anchored by a large grocery store. Continuing east from Rosemead further along Valley are the largely Hispanic communities of El Monte and La Puente and large industrial tracts, including those that dominate

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444-518: Is the Howard Troller and Hanns Scharff's 1974 Eleanor Chambers Memorial Fountain (nicknamed Dan-de-lion ). Also here are two Chinese lions celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the signing of United States Declaration of Independence . The Sunken Palm Court has paths that arc out; located here is Jan Peter Stern 's 1974 stainless steel sculpture Cubed Square . The North Mall's plaza is elevated and enclosed by mature jacaranda trees. This

481-527: Is the location of Triforium . Another plaza, this one sunken, at the base of the former Children’s Museum includes a food court, stands of palm, and the Robert J. Stevenson Fountain , which is in the form of a pointed obelisk, red and brown in color, placed in a pool with jets of water in a centrifugal form. Howard Troller , the Mall's landscape architect, designed a pedestrian bridge over Temple Street to connect

518-536: Is the southernmost end of the Los Angeles Mall ; Triforium is approximately on the site of Commercial Street. This block is, since 1928, the site of Los Angeles City Hall On the corner of Third and Main: Sources include the Clason map of Downtown Los Angeles: On the west side of Main St. south of 3rd Street were: On the east side of Main St. south of 3rd Street were: While

555-894: The Broadway Theater and Commercial District several blocks west is famous enough to warrant constituting a National Register-listed historic district, Main Street was home to dozens of theatres and early cinemas as well. The peak era was the early 1910s, before the more upscale cinema market migrated west to Broadway. There were 27 theaters and cinemas running on Main in 1912. In 1939 there were still 18 operating between 2nd and 9th streets. Main Street carries Metro Local lines: 10, 33, 48, 55, 76, and 92; most of those lines run on Main Street in downtown only, while Line 76 serves Main Street in Northeast Los Angeles and Line 48 in South Los Angeles . The A Line of

592-515: The City of Industry . This ten-mile-long (16 km), largely industrial corridor includes many Asian owned wholesale businesses, including importers of electronics, food and furniture from Asia. North of La Puente is West Covina which is 26% Asian and south of La Puente is Hacienda Heights which is 36% Asian Hacienda Heights is home to the Hsi Lai Temple , the largest Buddhist temple in

629-494: The Los Angeles Civic Center , between Main and Los Angeles Streets on the north and south sides of Temple Street, connected by both a pedestrian bridge and a tunnel. It features Joseph Young 's sculpture Triforium , with 1,500 blown-glass prisms synchronized to an electronic glass bell carillon. The mall opened in 1974 and includes a four-level parking garage with 2,400 spaces. Currently, this site

666-447: The Los Angeles Civic Center , between Main and Los Angeles Streets on the north and south sides of Temple Street, connected by both a pedestrian bridge and a tunnel. It features Joseph Young 's sculpture Triforium , a colorful sculpture unveiled in 1975, which has 1,500 blown-glass prisms synchronized to an electronic glass bell carillon. The mall opened in 1974 and includes a four-level parking garage with 2,400 spaces. It stands on

703-1628: The Los Angeles Metro Rail System meets Main Street at its intersection with North Vignes Street near the Chinatown Station . The B and D lines are just past the intersection of Main Street and North Alameda Street near Union Station . Landmarks are shown on the following street grid of the Historic Core of Downtown Los Angeles . Abbreviations Text, colors etc. Architectural styles Architects    250  333 W. 3rd Conservative Life B. aka Western & Mutual Life B. 1901⁠-⁠?d HT&W⁠⁠⁠ now 🅿️  259  1895– SH Irvine Byrne B. 1899–1911 I. Magnin/ Myer Siegel 2007– Pan American Lofts  257  1899 RB Douglas B. So. Pac. RR ticket office now Douglas Lofts  256  Stimson B. 1893⁠–⁠1963 CHB now 🅿️  300  F. P. Fay Bldg 1904⁠–⁠90d D&F⁠ now 🅿️ garage  301⁠–⁠313  1895⁠–⁠1917d  Muskegon Block 1918 WLW/ACM Chur Million Dollar Th.   300–310   Bradbury B. 1893 SH/GW Wilson Court former alley Valley Boulevard (Los Angeles) Valley Boulevard

740-539: The San Bernardino Freeway ) was built ca. 1934, taking US 60 off Valley Boulevard. Pre-1964 Legislative Route 77 was defined in 1931 to run from downtown Los Angeles to Pomona along Valley Boulevard, and then to continue east to Riverside and south to San Diego . The part from the east city limit of Los Angeles (just east of the north end of CA 7 , now I-710) to I-10 in El Monte was assigned

777-458: The State Route 212 number in the 1964 renumbering , and in 1965 it was removed from the state highway system. Bus service from Downtown Los Angeles to El Monte is served by Metro Local line 76. Bus service east of El Monte is served by Foothill Transit line 194. Los Angeles Mall The Los Angeles Mall is a small shopping center and series of plazas ( public squares ) at

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814-472: The "La Esperanza" bakery. This five-story brick building facing the Plaza at 501 N. Main St. houses LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes , which also occupies the Plaza House next door. It was built in 1888 and combines Italianate and Victorian architecture ; the architect was Robert Brown Young . The Sentous Block or Sentous Building (19th c., demolished late 1950s) was located at 615-9 N Main St., with

851-451: The North and South malls, and for aesthetics, included a taper like a ship's keel into the bottom of the bridge, and asked artist Tom Van Sant to contribute further; Van Sant designed curving steps up from the street as well as the handrails on the bridge. The arc of the bridge over Temple Street was increased in order to include the steps. The bridge cantilevers out from the sidewalk toward

888-535: The United States. The temple encompasses 15 acres (61,000 m ) and a floor area of 102,432 sq ft (9,516.2 m ). The temple's Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 AD) and Qing Dynasty (1644–1911 AD) architecture is faithful to the traditional style of buildings, Chinese gardens , and statuary of ancient Chinese monasteries. Hsi Lai was built to serve as a spiritual and cultural center for those interested in learning Buddhism and Chinese culture . On

925-514: The city's Central Business District . At 3rd Street it enters the Historic Core district . At 9th Street, it merges with Spring Street in Downtown LA, and between Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and 9th Street, Main Street shares a one-way couplet with Spring Street. Main Street continues south through South Los Angeles and enters Carson 2 miles (3.2 km) north at the intersection of Lomita Boulevard . In Wilmington Main Street moniker ends,

962-491: The country which includes a parade along Valley Boulevard. Continuing east from Alhambra along Valley Boulevard are the cities of San Gabriel and Rosemead with San Marino , Temple City and Arcadia being further north and east. These five cities have Asian populations between 40 and 55% with a large number of Asian businesses in their various town centers. Along Valley Boulevard in San Gabriel are dozens of Asian mini-malls and hundreds of shops and restaurants. San Gabriel Square

999-423: The district. The plazas are primarily paved and lined with city government buildings. In and around the plazas are grass lawns and planters of flowering shrubs, and specimen trees. The South Mall surrounds City Hall East , an 18-story, Brutalist , 1972 building also by Stanton & Stockwell, featuring a mural by Millard Sheets , The Family of Man . Around the edges are a mix of tall deciduous trees. Here

1036-672: The east side of the San Gabriel Valley, before Valley Boulevard becomes Holt Avenue in Pomona , are the communities of Rowland Heights , Walnut and Diamond Bar . These three communities each have Asian populations of between 50 and 60%. Rowland Heights offers its own mini ethnic suburbia, including the businesses lining Colima Road (about one mile (1.6 km) south of Valley), Fullerton Road and Nogales Street. Indoor malls in Rowland Heights feature fine restaurants and chic Asian boutiques. Several old alignments are present: The road

1073-478: The entire length of the San Gabriel Valley with Alhambra on the west side and Diamond Bar on the east side. Asian communities in the San Gabriel Valley extend as far north as San Marino and Arcadia and as far south as Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights . Valley Boulevard begins at Lincoln Park , off North Main Street near downtown Los Angeles , about a mile northeast of the downtown Los Angeles Chinatown . From North Main Street, Valley runs east along

1110-556: The first two of which had a key role in the history of retail in Southern California , as it was home to a number of upscale retailers who would later grow to be big names in the city, and some, regional chains. South of the Baker Block stood buildings that are now the site of the northwestern-most part of the Los Angeles Mall : The Los Angeles Mall replaced these blocks; it is a small shopping center at

1147-485: The general public and the tens of thousands of government employees working at the Civic Center's municipal, state, and federal buildings. Cornell, Bridgers, Troller and Hazlett were the landscape designers. The site is large to be demolished, along with the new “Los Angeles Street Civic Building” (LASCB) on the site of the demolished Parker Center , as part of a larger project to diversify, revitalize and reconnect

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1184-654: The intersection of North Main Street and North Mission Road , passing through the University Hills district at the northernmost edge of the Cal State LA campus and then through Alhambra . It ends at the interchange with CA 71 in Pomona, continuing east through Pomona as Holt Avenue and entering Montclair as Holt Boulevard. Portions of the boulevard are also part of El Camino Real . After Holt Boulevard passes through Ontario , it merges with I-10;

1221-455: The middle of the street. A rubber filler connects the two sections and allows them to move during an earthquake. This small bridge was a forerunner of other Los Angeles public art that is both aesthetic and functional. Besides City Hall East and the Children's Museum, tenants in 1981 included 15 shops including Sav-on Drug Stores, 9 services including Security Pacific National Bank , and 9 food outlets including Bob's Jr. by Bob's Big Boy and

1258-494: The site of what once was some of the oldest commercial blocks in the city that was demolished in the 1940s and 1950s. The mall was designed by the architectural firm Stanton & Stockwell , which also designed the Los Angeles County Courthouse and Kenneth Hahn L.A. County Hall of Administration . It was conceived as a "town square" for meetings, retail, public institutions, and public art, serving

1295-462: The street continuing on as Wilmington Boulevard. Pico House was a luxury hotel built in 1870 by Pío Pico , a successful businessman who was the last Mexican Governor of Alta California . With indoor plumbing, gas-lit chandeliers, a grand double staircase, lace curtains, and a French restaurant, the Italianate three-story, 33-room hotel was the most elegant hotel in Southern California. It had

1332-611: Was finally closed by the authorities." This two-story building at 507–511 N. Main St. houses part of the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes , which includes the Vickrey -Brunswig Building next door. It is inscribed on its upper floor, and on 1890s maps it is marked, "Garnier Block" (not to be confused with the Garnier Block/Building on Los Angeles Street, one block away). Commissioned in 1883 by Philippe Garnier, once housed

1369-472: Was once known as Main Street between El Monte and La Puente and Pomona Boulevard between La Puente and Pomona. Main Street became Valley Boulevard between 1933 and 1942, and Pomona Boulevard was renamed (except for the old section in Pomona) by 1959. When US 60 was first extended to Los Angeles ca. 1932, it ran along Valley Boulevard. The new alignment ( Ramona Boulevard and Garvey Avenue , now partly

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