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Old marquee at 7th Street and Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.

Take a stroll down LA's avenue of architecture with Charles Phoenix, the self-proclaimed Ambassador of Americana. From a former garment factory that's been converted into loft spaces to an abandoned bank lobby dripping with bronze and marble and big enough to house a roller rink, Steve Proffitt wanders through Downtown history.