Los Angeles Street is a historic avenue in Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, United States, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

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The main portion of the street begins at 23rd Street, south of Interstate 10

Interstate 10 in California

Interstate 10 , the major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, runs in the U.S. state of California east from Santa Monica, on the Pacific Ocean, through Los Angeles and San Bernardino to the border with Arizona...

, through the Fashion District

Fashion District, Los Angeles, California

The Fashion District is a design, warehouse, and distribution nexus of the clothing, accessories and fabric industry in Downtown Los Angeles. The Fashion District spans 90 blocks and is the hub of the apparel industry on the West Coast of the United States....

, and on through Little Tokyo, where it passes between LAPD Parker Center

Parker Center

Parker Center was the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department from 1954 until October 2009, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administration Building, ground for the center was broken on...

 and Los Angeles City Hall

Los Angeles City Hall

Los Angeles City Hall, completed 1928, is the center of the government of the city of Los Angeles, California, and houses the mayor's office and the meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council...

. Los Angeles Street ends at Alameda Street, north of the US 101 freeway

Hollywood Freeway

The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California and one of the busiest in the United States. It is the principal route over the Cahuenga Pass, the primary shortcut between the Los Angeles Basin and the San Fernando Valley...

 near Olvera Street

Olvera Street

Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. Many Latinos refer to it as "La Placita Olvera." Circa 1911 it was described as Sonora Town....

. There are two other portions of Los Angeles Street, one running from Slauson Avenue

Slauson Avenue

Slauson Avenue is a major east-west thoroughfare for southern Los Angeles County, California, named for the land developer and Los Angeles Board of Education member J. S. Slauson. It passes through Culver City, Ladera Heights, View Park-Windsor Hills, Baldwin Hills, Inglewood, South Los Angeles,...

 to 59th Place and another from 122nd Street to 124th Street near Willowbrook

Willowbrook, California

Willowbrook is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 35,983 at the 2010 census, up from 34,138 at the 2000 census. The community is located near the southeast edge of, and is often considered part of, South Los Angeles...

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In the 19th century, before Los Angeles' Chinatown relocated to its current location as a result of frequent flooding, Los Angeles St. was part of Los Angeles' first Chinatown community, during which time, it was known as Calle de los Negros.

Notable landmarks

• Los Angeles City Hall
  Los Angeles City Hall
  Los Angeles City Hall, completed 1928, is the center of the government of the city of Los Angeles, California, and houses the mayor's office and the meeting chambers and offices of the Los Angeles City Council...
  
  
• United States Court House
  United States Court House (Los Angeles, 1940)
  The United States Court House in Downtown Los Angeles is a Moderne style building that originally served as both a post office and a courthouse. The building was designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood and Louis A...
  
  
• Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
  Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
  The Caltrans District 7 Headquarters building at 100 South Main Street in Downtown Los Angeles, California serves the California Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Built on a $165,000,000 budget it opened on September 24 2004...
  
  
• Chinese American Museum
  Chinese American Museum
  The Chinese American Museum is a museum located in Downtown Los Angeles as a part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument. It is dedicated to the history and experience of Chinese Americans in the state of California, first such museum in Southern California...
  
  
• Old Plaza Firehouse