http://la.streetsblog.org/2007/11/20/pedestrian-impressions-2-walking-downtown/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://la.streetsblog.org/2007/11/20/pedestrian-impressions-2-walking-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Joe Shaw Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:28:00 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=86#comment-23 Having spent a lot of time in downtown LA, I can vouch that there are some pretty horrible walks. <br/><br/>There are some good places to walk though, but you kinda have to divide it into districts.<br/><br/>I used to enjoy walking on Broadway near Grand Central Market.<br/><br/>Olvera Street to Chinatown is a good walk.<br/><br/>The fashion district from roughly 7th to Olympic and from Main to Wall St. is a lively walk. Don't miss Santee Alley--It's like the markets in Istanbul and Palermo. Having spent a lot of time in downtown LA, I can vouch that there are some pretty horrible walks.

There are some good places to walk though, but you kinda have to divide it into districts.

I used to enjoy walking on Broadway near Grand Central Market.

Olvera Street to Chinatown is a good walk.

The fashion district from roughly 7th to Olympic and from Main to Wall St. is a lively walk. Don’t miss Santee Alley–It’s like the markets in Istanbul and Palermo.

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