Walking Tour | Weekly
Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District Walking Tour
Saturday, September 2, 2023
10 a.m.
Learn how Hollywood history began on downtown L.A.’s Broadway.
About This Tour
Before there was Hollywood, there was Broadway. This central street in Los Angeles was the original epicenter for film premiers and boasts the country’s largest collection of intact historic movie palaces.
On this tour, you’ll discover that the magic on L.A.’s Broadway is built into its history. The historic theatres on this storied street are integral to the changing identity of downtown Los Angeles and a touchstone for a diverse array of communities and organizations.
Together, we’ll see how historic places on Broadway can take on exciting new roles, like 14,000 housing units and the former Tower Theatre, one of the most spectacular Apple stores in Los Angeles. You haven’t seen the Tower Apple Theatre the way you’ll see it with us.
Subject to availability, the tour may include visiting interiors of one or more of the following: the Los Angeles Theatre, The United (formerly United Artists Theatre), and the Orpheum Theatre. Access to specific theatres cannot be guaranteed in advance.
Registration required
Approx. 2 hrs., 45 mins.
Route covers about 1.5 miles; several flights of stairs depending on theatre access and availability (most theatres do not have elevator access to the balconies or basements)
Yes, but there is only limited access at several of the theatres
No pets
Ticket Information
$18
Youth
$25
General Public
$18
Members
Upcoming Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District Walking Tour
Important Information
We will start our tour at Maguire Gardens at the Central Library. Tour ends near Broadway and 8th Street. Additional location information will be sent upon registration.
- Tour will run rain or shine.
- You can change your reservation date if you contact us at info@laconservancy.org at least 48 hours before your original reservation date.
- If a member of your party is in a wheelchair, please let us know in advance by emailing info@laconservancy.org.
- There is no cost for caregivers accompanying people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance by emailing us at info@laconservancy.org.
All participants in the Los Angeles Conservancy-sponsored Walking Tours knowingly and freely accept and assume all risks, both known and unknown, including contracting and/or transmitting COVID-19 and any other communicable diseases, and AGREE TO RELEASE, DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, NOT SUE, AND HOLD HARMLESS the Los Angeles Conservancy, its principals, officers, employees, volunteers, sponsors, agents and other participants from any and all claims, damages (including medical expenses and attorneys’ fees), injuries and expenses arising out of, or resulting from your voluntary attendance/participation in Walking Tours, including contracting and/or transmitting COVID-19 and any other communicable diseases and any and all other injury, illness, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property. All participants expressly waive the benefits of California Civil Code 1542, which provides that: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.
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Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s educational programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.
