Arts District, Los Angeles

Bavel is a Middle Eastern restaurant in the Arts District neighborhood of Los Angeles. The restaurant defines itself as Middle Eastern, showcasing the cuisines of Israel, Morocco, Turkey, and Egypt, though some critics characterize it as Israeli. It received positive reviews from Jonathan Gold and Bon Appétit, and the Los Angeles Times named it 2019 Restaurant of the Year.Bavel was founded by Israeli-American chef Ori Menashe and his American wife, chef Genevieve Gergis, who are also the founders and owners of the Italian restaurant Bestia in Downtown LA.

Santa Fe Freight Depot is a quarter-mile-long building in the industrial area to the east of Downtown Los Angeles, now known as the Arts District. The Southern California Institute of Architecture converted the structure into its campus in 2000. The building's use as a school has helped revitalize a neighborhood previously considered "a gritty corner of downtown".

Two Bit Circus is an American amusement park and themed entertainment company, marketing itself as the world's first "micro amusement park" for its smaller scale indoor attractions. Located in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles, Two Bit Circus opened a second location in Dallas, Texas, in 2022. Compared to Chuck E. Cheese and noted for its usage of virtual reality, Two Bit Circus received positive reviews from critics and audiences upon its opening. The two parks largely succeeded by innovating upon the history of the American traveling carnival, with inventions like the fire performance dunk tank Flambé coming from the entertainment company prior to expansion into creating their own amusement parks.

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) is a private university focused on architecture and located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1972, SCI-Arc was initially regarded as—both institutionally and artistically—more avant-garde than traditional architecture schools based in the United States. It consists of approximately 500 students and 80 faculty members, some of whom are practicing architects. It is based in the quarter-mile long (0.40 km) former Santa Fe Freight Depot in the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles, and offers community events such as outreach programs, free exhibitions, and public lectures. According to collegefactual SCI-Arc is ranked #260 among 1,715 architecture schools all over the U.S.A. and ranked at #27 out of the 116 architecture colleges in California. Design Intelligence in 2019-2020 has ranked SCI-Arc's Undergraduate program as 10th in the USA (based on just Graduate Employability). Also as niche evaluated the acceptance rate for this school is 100% which means you only need to meet some basic requirements in order to be admitted, and all the admissions are accepted.

The Biscuit Company Lofts is a 7-story building in Los Angeles, California. Built in 1925 as a factory, the building was converted to live/work lofts in 2006.

Al's Bar was a Los Angeles bar in the American Hotel that served as a gathering spot for that era's downtown art and music scenes. At the time of its closing, it was primarily known as the West Coast's oldest punk club, but over the years it regularly hosted theater plays, art exhibitions, and "No Talent Nights".

Camphor is a Michelin Guide-starred restaurant in Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. According to Variety, the business "marries French technique with South Asian influences".

The Daily Dose Cafe is an organic cafe and espresso bar in downtown's Arts District in Los Angeles, California, United States, best known for its farm-to-table inspired style of cooking known as California cuisine. Restaurateur, food activist, and chef Sarkis Vartanian opened the cafe in 2012, dedicated to serving organically produced food, artisan coffees, home made baked goods, and nutritionally balanced classic meals. All ingredients come from regional farm, community gardens, local vendors, and farmer's markets to make regional organic produce more accessible as they follow the slow food movement.

The Arcade Depot was the main Southern Pacific Railroad passenger railway station, from 1888 until 1914. It was located on Alameda Street, between 5th and 6th Streets, in Los Angeles, California.

La Grande Station was the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's (Santa Fe) main passenger terminal in Los Angeles, California from 1893 until the opening of Union Station in 1939. The station was located at 2nd Street and Santa Fe Avenue on the west bank of the Los Angeles River, just south of the First Street viaduct built in 1929.

Arts District/6th Street station is a proposed Los Angeles Metro Rail station in the Arts District of Los Angeles, California. It is planned to serve as the new eastern terminus of the system's rapid transit lines.

Yess is a Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Established in May 2023, the business was included in The New York Times's 2023 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States.