For its next special walking tour, the L.A. Conservancy is hitting downtown's 7th Street this Sunday.
"Strolling on 7th Street: Downtown's Historic Thoroughfare" will explore some of the architectural gems found on the street, once a key shopping destination for Angelenos.
The walking tour will be conducted at your own leisure, as you stop at eight sites for guided tours. Among the attractions on 7th:
Fine Arts Building (Walker & Eisen, 1926)
Roosevelt Building (The Roosevelt) (Curlett and Beelman, 1927)
Brock & Co. (Seven Grand) (Dodd and Richards, 1922)
St. Vincent’s Court
Hellman Commercial Trust & Savings Bank (SB Spring) (Schultze and Weaver, 1925)
Heywood Bros. & Wakefield Company (Dearden’s Home Furnishings) (Architect unknown, ca. 1899; John Parkinson remodel, ca. 1902)
Santee Court (Arthur W. Angel, 1911)
Broadway Plaza (Macy’s Plaza) (Charles Luckman Associates, 1973)
"Strolling on 7th Street" takes place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 7, on 7th St. in Downtown Los Angeles. $30 adults, $25 L.A. Conservancy members, $10 children 12 and younger. Call (213) 623-2489 for more info.
(Postcard of Seventh Street circa 1950s. Courtesy collection of Marlene Laskey, via L.A. Conservancy website.)
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