Downtown Lofts Become Hot Properties

Lofts in downtown Los Angeles are spacious and rich with architecture. The Los Angeles Times Magazine reports with a profile of five lofts.

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October 2, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"There are 2,100 artists reportedly inhabiting today's downtown artist district, roughly bordered by the 101 freeway on the north, 7th Street on the south, Alameda Street on the west and the Los Angeles River on the east. There, in the late '70s, there was hope of a SoHo-West developing at the nexus of Traction Avenue and 3rd Street, and today a sense of neighborhood lingers in this small pocket, with its ethnic restaurants, equity-waiver theater, smattering of art galleries and corner general store."

Thanks to Tom Collins

FULL STORY: Living Large

Sunday, September 30, 2001 in The Los Angeles Times

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