East 1st St, Civic Center

While this part of 1st street is devoid of any restaurants it is the center of LA government. City Hall, the courts, the brand new LAPD headquarters and the truly awesome Caltrans Building. Plus the LA Times. It is a great place to visit on the weekend and take some very nice pictures of these great architectural gems. Easy to access via the Metro Red line. Hopefully the plans to create a massive park uniting the Disney hall with city hall will turn this area to a place to hang out. And if you get hungry Little Tokyo is a stone's throw. The sushi is great and is a very cool community.