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Los Angeles Conservancy, 523 W. 6th Street, Suite 826, Los Angeles, CA  90014
tel: 213-623-2489, fax: 213-623-3909
info@laconservancy.org


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EXPLORE HISTORIC LOS ANGELES

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2012 Downtown Walking Tour Winner

Los Angeles is like no other city. The Los Angeles Conservancy's Walking Tour Program explores the history and heart of our amazing city through interpretation of L.A.'s unique architectural resources.

Our regularly scheduled walking tours, led by knowledgeable docents, focus on the architecture of Los Angeles' historic downtown.

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Green arrow for e-news jump linkGeneral Schedule, Prices, and Policies
Green arrow for e-news jump linkWalk-In Tours (No reservations needed)
Green arrow for e-news jump linkGroup Tours (Group of 8 or more? Click here)
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In addition to our docented walking tour program, we offer a variety of audio and self guided tours.

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Green arrow for e-news jump linkTour Partners (Want to explore other parts of L.A. County? Click here for a list of docent-led tours of historic sites offered by partners of the Conservancy)

We also sell walking tour gift certificates. They make great gifts!
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TOUR DESCRIPTIONS AND RESERVATION INFORMATION

We have eight regularly scheduled walking tours, listed below. Please click on the tour name or photo for details, availability, and reservations.

WT-Heim House in Angelino Heights
Angelino Heights
First Saturday,
10 a.m.
Oviatt Building Doors by Bruce Boehner
Art Deco

Every Saturday,
10 a.m.

WT-Biltmore Hotel Entrance
Millennium
Biltmore Hotel
Every Sunday,
2 p.m.


Broadway Historic Theatre District
Broadway:
Historic Theatre &
Commercial District
Every Saturday,
10 a.m.
Modern Skyline Tour
Modern Skyline

Every Saturday in
May and June,
2 p.m.
Los Angeles Central Library by Larry Underhill
Historic
Downtown

Every Saturday,
10 a.m.

Spring and Main Tour
Downtown
Renaissance:
Spring & Main

Second & Fourth
Saturdays 
10 a.m.
Union Station Walking Tour
Union Station
Third Saturday,
10 a.m.

Highland Park
This tour is now being offered by Highland Park Heritage Trust.

Youth and Family Tours (by arrangement)
The city and its history come alive for kids and adults alike through special abridged versions of the Historic Downtown and Union Station tours, created for youth and multigenerational groups (8 person minimum). For information, contact Anne Laskey at (213) 430-4209 or alaskey@laconservancy.org.

Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy's educational programs is provided by the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.

GENERAL SCHEDULE, PRICES, AND POLICIES

The Conservancy's docent-led tours take place on Saturday mornings (except for the Biltmore Hotel tour, which is on Sunday afternoons). Most tours begin at 10 a.m. and last approximately 2-1/2 hours.

Tours cost $5 for Los Angeles Conservancy members and children twelve and under; $10 for the general public.

No refunds. Tickets may be exchanged for a different date if requested at least 24 hours in advance of the original tour date.

Please, no strollers or pets.

For groups of eight or more people, please see our information about group tours.

WALK-IN TOURS

Reservations are suggested for all tours, but are required on:

Don't want to make a reservation? We allow walk-ins on the five tours below. Please note that tourgoers with reservations receive priority if a tour fills up. Click on each tour for meeting time and location. 





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Ambassador Hotel
Ambassador Hotel (site of)
3400 Wilshire Blvd., Wilshire Center


Designed by Myron Hunt with later alterations by Paul R. Williams, the Ambassador Hotel was one of Los Angeles' defining historic sites and a main catalyst for the development of Wilshire Boulevard. Built on a former dairy farm miles from downtown, the 24-acre resort hotel was a hit from its opening on New Year's Day 1921. It quickly became a tourist attraction, a fashionable winter residence for East Coast society, and a prominent social center. The Ambassador was home to the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, L.A.'s premier night spot for decades; host to six Academy Award ceremonies and to every U.S. President from Herbert Hoover to Richard Nixon; and the site of the tragic assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968. The hotel closed in 1989. After a fierce preservation battle spanning two decades, the building was demolished by the Los Angeles Unified School District in 2006.

Image from the postcard collection of Annie Laskey