Inside Historic Downtown Los Angeles - Red Line Tours

Inside Historic Downtown Los Angeles

Our guides offer an eye popping stroll through the nation's largest contiguous collection of historic architecture and filming locations. See where films like Bladerunner, Spider-man and Independence Day were filmed. A 'must-do' for anyone interested in architecture or film.

Discover Historic Los Angeles Your guide will take you on a journey of time travel through 1930's Los Angeles including a visit to America's largest 'Historic Theatre District', Grand Central Market (a European styled food hall), Los Angeles Central Library (flashpoint of the preservation movement in LA) and Clifton's Cafeteria (an inspiration for Disneyland). Because downtown Los Angeles also has the largest concentration of historic architecture in America it is often used as a movie set for turn-of-the-century New York or Chicago.

Waste no time - In 1-hour & 30-minutes guides will personally escort you directly to an array of hidden and historic landmarks in Downtown LA including the Bradbury Building (oldest building in the central city), Grauman's Million Dollar Theatre (the oldest surviving movie palace in America), the Biltmore Hotel (birthplace of the Academy Awards) and the Edison Building (first all electrified building in America) plus much more. Along the way guides offer narration on the history of Los Angeles and movie making plus the stars that helped shape Hollywood.

Hear us! Red Line Tours offers you a 21st Century experience with the ultra high-tech 'Live Audio' hearing system. Each visitor wears a "walkman-like" headset receiver while your guide wears a headset microphone. Visitors control the volume of the guide along the way, drowning out street noise - especially helpful for the hearing impaired. (This is NOT a pre-recorded tour)

Spot a star - Downtown is the world's largest backlot with film shoots happening nearly every day in Downtown. Our guides will offer hints on places one would mostly likely spot a film shoot and a movie star. Films shot here more recently include 'Spider-man', 'Swat', 'Independence Day', 'Speed' and 'Terminator 3'

Location:	Inside Historic Downtown Los Angeles
Schedule:	Daily 9:45 AM

            

Tour Details:

• Bradbury Building- Built in 1893 as a vision of the year 2000. Where 'Blade Runner' was filmed.
• Million Dollar Theatre- Sid Grauman built this theatre 9 years before his Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It is the world's first movie palace.
• Grand Central Market- Los Angeles' oldest public market in the European style.
• Angels Flight- A system of funicular cable cars that transported residents on Bunker Hill to the bustling city below.
• Subway Terminal Building- Based on a 16th century Italian prototype that was the hub of LA's early 'red car' rail system - the largest interurban mass transit system in the entire world.
• Edison Building- An Art Deco edifice with impressive bas-relief sculpture and frescoed murals.
• Central Library- A cherished landmark and flashpoint of Los Angeles' historic preservation movement.
• Checkers Hotel- A small luxury hotel whose mysterious design was conceived in the Spanish Churrigueresque style but reinterpreted by Chinese laborers who actually crafted the building.
• Biltmore Hotel- Built by the architect of New York's Waldorf Astoria it was the largest hotel west of Chicago and is where John F. Kennedy was nominated for President. It's frescoed ceilings were created by the Vatican trained Italian artist Giovani Battista Smeraldi who also created murals for The White House.
• Los Angeles Theatre- Built by Charlie Chaplin in 1931 to premiere his movie 'City Lights'. Built to resemble the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles and said to be Los Angeles' finest movie palace.
• Orpheum Theatre (Palace Theatre 1911) The oldest Orpheum Theatre in the world, was modeled after the Casino Municipale de Venezia. LA's Orpheum was where many Vaudeville acts originated during the 1910's.
• Clifton's Cafeteria- Themed after the Brookdale Lodge in the Redwoods of northern California this cafeteria served as a refuge during the Great Depression and was an inspiration for Disneyland.
• Lowes State Theatre- An early vaudeville house where Judy Garland began her career with the Gum Sisters.
• Warner Bros. Theatre (Pantages Theatre 1920)- One of three Alexander Pantages theatre houses styled after Parisian theatre houses with its Baroque Revival dome and 'wedding cake' details. Where 'Funny Lady' was filmed. This building later became the base of the Warner Bros. Theatre empire.
• LA Fur Mart - Built in 1925 this building is an excellent example of early Art Deco in America.
• Sun Realty Building- Another Art Deco landmark built in 1930. A great example of 'LA Deco' with its brilliant blue-green glazed terra cotta tile facade.
• William Fox Building - Built in 1932 this is the original base of the Fox movie empire.

Tour Hightlights Include:

'Live Audio' Listening System - Red Line Tours offers you a 21st Century experience with the ultra high-tech 'Live Audio' hearing system. Each visitor wears a "walkman-like" headset receiver while your guide wears a headset microphone. Visitors control the volume of the guide along the way, drowning out street noise - especially helpful for the hearing impaired. (This is NOT a pre-recorded tour)

            

Inside Historic Downtown Los Angeles - Red Line Tours
Daily 9:45 AM

            

Tour Departure Dates:

Daily - Closed Christmas, Thanksgiving and Academy Awards Day

Departure Point:

Tour departs from the first floor atrium of the historic Bradbury Building: 304 S. Broadway, LA

Departure Time:

9:45 AM

Hotel Pickup:

Not available for this tour!

Tour Return Details:

Tour concludes at the original departure point.

Children and Seniors:

Discount rates apply to Youth 9-15 and Seniors 62+.

Payment:

Payment in advance by major credit card; Visa, American Express, Mastercard, or Discover Card.

Itinerary:

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For every confirmed booking you will receive an e-mail with a link to your E-Ticket Vouchers - when your booking is confirmed. Print both vouchers on your home/ office printer. Please present these E-Ticket vouchers at the Tour Office.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations within 24 hours of the tour are charged in full. Cancellations prior to 24 hours are charged a $10.00 per person administration fee. We charge for no shows. No Shows on tour dates are charged 100%. Some specific tours and activities have a higher cancellation fee due to the limited space available.

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