University of Southern California USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
  • Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour
  • About Us
  • Civic Center/Little Tokyo
    • Map
    • Cathedral of Our Lady of Angeles
    • City Hall
    • Criminal Courts Building
    • Department of Water and Power
    • Disney Concert Hall
    • Federal Courthouse
    • Hall of Justice
    • Higgins Building
    • Historic Little Tokyo
    • Japanese-American Museum
    • Loft District
    • LA County Courthouse
    • LA Times Building
    • Metro Detention Center
    • Music Center
    • New Otani Hotel
    • Parker Center
    • Ronald Regan Building
    • Roybal Center
    • St.Vibiana's Cathedral
  • Fashion District
  • Historic Core
  • New Downtown
  • South Park
  • Pueblo/Chinatown
  • Wholesale District/Skid Row
  • Acknowledgements
  • Sources
  • Dr. Curtis C. Roseman
  • Email: croseman@usc.edu

Historic Little Tokyo

This is the last intact block of Little Tokyo to survive massive redevelopment in the 1970s and 1980s. Thirteen buildings on First Street were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

PHOTOS:J. Mapes ("Home is Little Tokyo" mural by Tony Osumi, Sergio Diaz, Jorge Diaz, 2005)