- Los Angeles City Hall - Begin your tour at the Los Angeles City Hall, an iconic building in the city used in the films industry many times due to its eclectic style. Then, head towards the LA Courthouse, an Art Moderne architecture example.
- Bradbury Building - Admire the Bradbury Building, a recognised landmark in LA and one of the oldest surviving Beau-Arts architecture buildings downtown.
- Title Guarantee Building Apartments - Walk to Title Guarantee Building from 1930, a former office building now loft-style apartments which showcase the verticality of Art Deco style.
- Pershing Square - Explore Pershing Square where your tour guide will tell you about Art Deco and Beaux Art that precedes that period and show an example of a Beaux-Arts building which is the 1925 Biltmore hotel.
- The CalEdison - Discover the CalEdison building from 1931 on a prominent corner where you might be able to enter to see spectacular types of marble on the floor and columns.
- Los Angeles Central Library - See Los Angeles Central Library from 1926, an example of an early Art Deco style saved from demolition in 1978 by Los Angeles Conservatory.
- Oviatt Building - Admire the Oviatt Building, with parts built in the Romanesque Revival style and others changed to resemble the Art Deco style after the owner visited the Paris exposition in 1925, and pass by PacMutual original from 1908 that resembles a Greek temple which was remodelled in the 1930s to give it an Art Deco look.
- Eastern Columbia Lofts - End your tour at the spectacular Eastern Columbia Building with its iconic clock tower and the spectacular greenish terra cotta originally built as a department store, now luxury condominiums one still owned by Johnny Depp.
- Plenty of time for photo opportunities
- Private tour with a professional guide
- Gratuities (optional)
- No tickets required
- Food & drink
- Hotel pickup/drop-off
- Transportation on the day (if required)
Plunge into the largely unexplored architectural magnificence of downtown Los Angeles, and visit some of the most remarkable structures exhibiting geometric designs, vivid hues, and opulent materials, hallmarks of Art Deco and its antecedent, Beaux Art.
During your personalized trip, you’ll encounter shiny marble pillars, an Art-Deco library that narrowly escaped destruction, ancient Greek edifices, and buildings modelled after the Paris exposition of 1925. You’ll meander around the jewellery sector and check out one of LA’s antique cinema houses, still provoking nostalgia of ‘Old Hollywood’. Your journey will conclude in Santee Alley, where your tour guide will guide you around a portion of the market before bidding farewell.
Your guide will offer the finest suggestions for local eateries in downtown, so make sure to exploit this opportunity to embark on a foodie exploration.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
