Chinatown
Los Angeles, United States
LA's Chinatown is the second Chinatown on this site — the original (founded in the 1870s) was demolished to build Union Station, and the current neighbourhood was established in 1938 as the first planned Chinatown in America, designed by Chinese-Americans rather than imposed by outside developers.
Koreatown
Los Angeles, United States
Koreatown is the largest Korean community outside of Korea — a dense, 24-hour neighbourhood west of downtown that contains the best Korean food in America, the most active nightlife in LA, and a cultural ecosystem that operates largely in Korean and on a schedule that makes the rest of the city look like it goes to bed early.
Little Tokyo
Los Angeles, United States
Little Tokyo is one of only three remaining Japantowns in the United States — a compact neighbourhood in downtown LA that has been the centre of Southern California's Japanese-American community since the early 1900s and still contains the restaurants, markets, temples, and cultural institutions that make it the most authentic Japanese neighbourhood outside of Japan in the Americas.
Olvera Street & El Pueblo
Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Olvera Street is the birthplace of Los Angeles — a narrow, brick-paved alley in the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument that preserves the site where 44 settlers from Mexico founded the city in 1781.
Silver Lake & Echo Park
Los Angeles, United States
Silver Lake and Echo Park are LA's twin creative neighbourhoods — hilly, walkable (by LA standards) districts east of Hollywood that have been the centre of the city's indie music, art, and coffee culture since the 2000s.
Venice Beach & Boardwalk
Ocean Front Walk, Los Angeles, 90291, United States
Venice Beach is LA's most characterful boardwalk — a 2.
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