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The History of the Arts District

From vineyards to warehouses to  a culturally significant community.

GQ Magazine - 2014:

​“America’s next great City is inside L.A."

ARTS DISTRICT:

In 1831 an aging adventurer and vintner named Jean-Louis Vignes landed in Los Angles and planted 104 acres of Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc vines in what is now the Los Angeles Arts District. The vines thrived and by 1849 the El Aliso Vineyard was the largest producer of wine in California.

By the late 19th century the vines had been replaced by orange and grapefruit groves. The growing Santa Fe freight depots and warehouses created to serve the citrus industry’s shipping needs would determine the economic character and initial architectural makeup of the neighborhood.

By World War II, the citrus groves had been replaced by factories established to service the emerging trucking industry. However, by the late 1960’s and early 1970’s these businesses consolidated or closed, and created significant vacancies in what was now a decaying urban neighborhood not unlike other urban American cities of this time.

A handful of local artists saw this as an opportunity and began to colonize the neighborhood, renting space as cheaply as three cents per square foot. Galleries, cafes and performance venues followed and in 1981 the City of Los Angeles acknowledged the emergence of this neighborhood and passed the Artists in Residence ordinance, and seeding the beginnings of the modern day Los Angeles Arts District.


The Community

Amid the glittering towers and crumbly Art Deco facades, a new generation of adventurous chefs, bartenders, loft dwellers, artists, and developers are creating a neighborhood as electrifying and gritty as New York in the ‘70s.


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Residential

1. Savoy Community Association
2. Artisan on 2nd
3. Gallery Lofts
4. Megatoys Lofts - Lowes Enterprises +
5. 940 East 2nd Street Lofts
6. Newberry Lofts
7. One Santa Fe +
8. Toy Warehouse Lofts
9. Binford Lofts
10. 811 Traction Avenue Lofts
11. 808-820 East 3rd Street
12. Legendary Development +
13. Beacon Lofts
14. Barker Block Lofts
15. Barker Block Warehouse N°1
16. Molino Street Lofts
17. 500 South Santa Fe Avenue +
18. Factory Place Arts Complex
19. SunCal/MSD Capital Development
20. Industrial +
21. Brick Lofts
22. Toy Factory Lofts
23. Biscuit Company Lofts
24. The Walnut
25. AMP Lofts
26. 2101 East 7th Street
27. Loft 726
28. Seventh & Bridge


Office

29. Hudson Pacific Properties
30. Lucky Brand Headquarters 
31. The Unique Space
32. The Row 1.3M SF Office
33. Creative Campus
34. Shorenstein / Ford Factory + 


Retail

35. Malin + Goetz
36. The Voyager Shop
37. Westbound + 
38. Bulletproof Mind & Body +
39. Hue
40. Hennessey & Ingalls + 
41. Benjamin Salon + 
42. Wittmore
43. Hammer And Spear
44. Sci-Arc Art Supply Store
45. Guerilla Atelier
46. The Artform Studio
47. Apolis: Common Gallery
48. Shinola + 
49. Poketo
50. Alchemy Works
51. 12345
52. Apliiq
53. As of Now
54. Arts District Co-Op
55. Rotelli Cyclery
56. Kit and Ace pop up
57. Wheelhouse
58. Black Halo
59. Silver lake Wine
60. Black Milk
61. Kinfolk + 
62. Cerre
63. HD Buttercup
64. Uptown Pup 

Cafe, Coffee & Restaurant

65. Chas Germain +
66. Osso
67. Civil Coffee
68. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
69. Cerveteca
70. Eat.Drink.Americano
71. Bourbon Street Supper Club
72. Umami Burger
73. Zip Fusion Sushi
74. The Pie Hole
75. Wurstküche
76. Salt & Straw +
77. Blacktop Coffee
78. Groundworks
79. Cafe Gratitude
80. Westbound +
81. Edi Bowl
82. Amazebowls
83. Fritzi
84. Urth Caffé
85. Bill Chait Restaurant +
86. Verve Coffee Roaster +
87. Bill Chait Project +
88. Zinc Café & Market
89. Blue Bottle Coffee
90. Tartine Bakery +
91. Officine Brera
92. The Factory Kitchen
93. The Springs
94. The Daily Dose
95. Church & State
96. Pizzanista!
97. Chava’s Cafe
98. Bread Lounge
99. Petty Cash Taqueria
100. Bestia
101. Stumptown Coffee Roasters
102. Fin and Fire +
103. Mast Brothers Chocolate
104. American Tea Room and Vodka Distillery
105. Soho House +


Bars & Nightlife

106. Angel City Brewery
107. Eightytwo
108. Arts District Brewing Co.
109. Cedd Moses Craft Beer Garden
110. Resident
111. Villains Tavern
112. Iron Triangle Brewing Co.
113. Little Bear
114. Pour Haus Wine Bar
115. Tony’s Saloon

Fitness & Health

116. Archway Yoga
117. Trojan Crossfit
118. LA Boulders
119. Body of Niisign
120. The Rec Center Crossfit Gym


Grocery Market

121. Grow Market
122. Urban Radish Farm Fresh Market
123. Joe’s Downtown Market


Civic & Non Profit

124. Saslow Dog Park
125. Arts District Park +
126. Los Angeles River - Alternative 20
127. Metropolitan High School


Arts, Culture & Entertainment

128. Cleveland Art
129. R&R Gallery Project
130. Hauser, Wirth And Schimmel Arts Center
131. District Gallery
132. Lili Lakich Studio
133. Cornerstone Theater Company
134. Art Share LA
135. The Box Gallery
136. Sci-Arc School Of Architecture
137. A+D Museum
138. Royale Projects
139. 2Edgy
140. La Kretz Innovation Campus +
141. Cirrus Gallery
142. Mama Gallery
143. LALA Gallery
144. LA Gun Club
145. Lot 613
146. Downtown Art Gallery


 + Coming Soon 



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Another High Street Development by:  ASB Real Estate Investments and Blatteis & Schnur, Inc.

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