THIS TOUR IS FULL.<\/strong><\/p>\n
ABOUT THIS TOUR:<\/strong><\/p>\n
For the latest installment of urban historian Richard Schave\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s site-specific discussion series \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Fl\u00c3\u00a2neur & The City,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Richard (Esotouric bus adventures<\/a>, <\/span>In SRO Land<\/a>) is joined by architectural historian Nathan Marsak (1947project<\/a>, On Bunker Hill<\/a>).<\/p>\n
On this excursion we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be casting our eyes along Broadway, from 2nd to 9th, which roughly corresponds to the National Register designation<\/a> footprint. Broadway has been a viable and vibrant commercial artery and transit hub of Los Angeles since the 1890s. This tour will be slightly different from others in this series, as almost all the buildings to be discussed still survive. We will focus on giving meaning and context to the complex palimpsest which has built up over the past century.<\/p>\n
The tour begins at Hamburger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Department Store (the People\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Store) (architect: Alfred Rosenheim<\/a>) at Eighth Street and proceeds up the east side of Broadway to Grand Central Market, where we will have a well deserved snack break. Then we will return via the western side of Broadway, ending up at Seventh Street.<\/p>\n
Tour attendees will meet on the 8th floor lounge of the Los Angeles Athletic Club<\/a>. The snack bar<\/a> will be open, and those who wish to purchase a sandwich or beverage before the walk are encouraged to arrive 20 minutes early to avoid a bottleneck. We will start with general historic overview of Hill Street in the lounge, and then make our way to Hamburger\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s–no doubt following in the path of that store\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s founder Moshe Hamburger, who lived at the Athletic Club in the early years of the 20th century.<\/p>\n