Founded in 1781, the oldest of all the L.A. neighborhoods, Downtown Los Angeles also seems to be the newest because of the accelerated urban revitalization and rapidly growing skyline. While we're living and working here, we are witness to Downtown's second golden age, revealing cultural shifts, design cues and typography trends reminiscent of the city's first golden age in city living, speakeasies, sign painting, craft cocktails, public transit and more.
Pizza that tastes like New Orleans.
It's like a visual candy store for designers, and well literally, a candy store for everyone else.
Cicada is a glamorous, art deco supper club built into the 1928 avant-garde space of the Alexander & Oviatt Haberdashery. From the chandeliers to the upstairs bar, the design is original from when the Oviatt building was first built, and even the entrance doors are the original Lalique Angel Doors adorned with the Alexander & Oviatt crest. The club features big band acts themed from the 1920s to 1950s. We don't frequent it often, but it is the place to go when you want to get your Mad Men on and have some fun.
