Giving more face (of the world).
Here’s the main image for LATC’s Face of the World, aka, their Fall season. I feel like the Historic Core, as it’s been designated by downtown LA booster types, saw it’s heyday just around the Wall Street Crash of 29. With the exception of a few New Deal building constructed for civic aims, the late 20’s was when all construction pretty much halted. So the neighborhood around Spring, Main and Broadway between 2nd and 9th is like a time capsule of the era. Stunning facades abound (and regrettably several completely dilapidated, and others facing a worse fate from callous developers), and the uninterrupted collection of 20’s buildings along 7th Street is a favorite for film shoots looking for a plausible Manhattan street scene.
As the LATC is pretty much in the thick of it all, we’ve attempted to encapsulate the historic charm of the neighborhood, add bit of postmodern irony, an lure people into the high drama that is downtown Los Angeles.
