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Los Angeles: Downtown

Los Angeles: Downtown

Downtown Los Angeles was the site of LA’s first two theatre districts, the first being on Main St and the second on Broadway, the second being said to pre-date New York’s Broadway theatre district. With 12 movie theatres along a six-block stretch, LA’s Broadway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the largest remaining concentration of movie theatres in the United States.



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