How many different downtowns are there in Los Angeles?

[Leroy James]

Originally Posted by LASam

Don't forget Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena!

Those are all seperate cities. Not part of LA.

[Western Urbanite]

The three biggest CBDs (not Downtowns--that's a name of a neighborhood, not the thing itself) are Downtown, Century City, and Hollywood. After that, there are nine major hubs with high-rises and such, but that aren't as big as the first three--Westwood, Burbank, Glendale, Beverly Hills, Mid-Wilshire, Santa Monica, Pasadena, El Segundo. After that are various dense, urban, walkable areas, places that are downtown-ish but not really regional centers--places like Sherman Oaks, Beverly Grove, West Hollywood, Culver City, etc. There are also some edge-city-esque places way out in the suburbs, in places mlike Irvine and Woodland Hills.

[seain dublin]

Originally Posted by Leroy James

Those are all seperate cities. Not part of LA.

This thread is 7 years old.

[robertbrianbush]

Originally Posted by seain dublin

This thread is 7 years old.

Why does that matter? Some folks still find the topic interesting.

[Kobe25]

Far as L.A city proper i would rank DTLA of course.
The Wilshire District heading West before you reach Beverly Hills.Than of course the Hollywood District

[Social Democrat]

Numerous opinions, so numerous downtowns.....

[saybanana]

CBDs - places or commerce and finance are usually called downtowns.
City Centers are often considered downtowns, too.
City Centers can be were CBDs are located and sometimes they are not.
City Centers are usually historic maybe the oldest part of the area, where major public transit merge, city hall and other government buildings, major banks, museums, theater houses, entertainment like opera house/symphony, maybe sports venues, convention center, major shopping street/district, major hotels, major church building/s, concentration of restaurants/bars/nightlife, and of course various jobs, a city university, major hospital, and more. Not everything but many of them within a reasonable distance. Downtown San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago Loop, Midtown Manhattan, and Downtown LA would have many of these things in common. There are other US cities but I dont know enough about them to put on the list.

Downtown LA is the largest City Center and largest CBD. But there are other CBDs that wouldnt be considered a city center. Koreatown Wilshire corridor, Century City, Westwood, Brentwood, West LA, have CBDs and some elements of a city center. They are just mainly areas with lots of office type jobs.

Places like Glendale, Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills are smaller versions of Downtown LA but have more of the elements of traditional city center and CBD combination.

But these days the definition keeps changing. The Downtown/City Center is more decentralized. Sports venues, museums, cultural center, major shopping, nightlife/entertainment have shifted away from Downtown LA in previous decades and sprawled all over the region. Also the CBDs of other areas like Westwood/Century City have rivaled Downtowns CBD. Only the past decade has Downtown has a resurgence. Building LA Live/Staples Center, The Broad, Disney Concert Hall, all the Metro rail lines, renovation of old historic buildings, greater nightlife, building of dozens of highrise and some skyscrapers and other things. More shopping, food, bars, music venues choices especially along 7th street, and Broadway have grown.

[69Charger]

Wilshire Blvd, and Long Beach too