{"id":63176,"date":"2026-06-23T20:09:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63176"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:09:46","slug":"how-downtown-la-went-from-avoided-to-accessible-sports-hub-as-fifa-world-cup-fans-descend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63176","title":{"rendered":"How Downtown LA went from avoided to accessible sports hub as Fifa World Cup fans descend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Los Angeles is a shimmering dream factory of Hollywood boulevards and palm trees silhouetted against powder-pink sunsets. The American city is also famous for its wonderfully wacky culture that has given the planet everything from space-age architecture to US$21 smoothies at organic supermarket Erewhon.<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">But for the slew of sports fans who will descend upon the city for the Fifa World Cup and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">2028 Summer Olympics<\/span>, the question remains: is Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) safe?<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">For decades, DTLA carried baggage. To many travellers, it conjured images of the devastating 1992 riots and Skid Row, long the United States\u2019 epicentre of homelessness. For international visitors accustomed to <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Hollywood<\/span>\u2019s gloss, DTLA felt like a place you avoided.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">But a remarkable transformation is under way. And according to Steve Choe, the dual general manager of the Moxy Downtown Los Angeles and the AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles hotels, the narrative has flipped. It is now one of the most walkable parts of Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-k4xpl9 e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Steve Choe, the dual general manager of the Moxy Downtown Los Angeles and the AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, says DTLA has been transforming in recent years.\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/23\/2a2684ce-0c3d-4b4f-969c-dee639644122_ab9905e8.jpg\" title=\"Steve Choe, the dual general manager of the Moxy Downtown Los Angeles and the AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, says DTLA has been transforming in recent years.\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Steve Choe, the dual general manager of the Moxy Downtown Los Angeles and the AC Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, says DTLA has been transforming in recent years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">He argues that beneath the clich\u00e9s, the real LA has quietly built a side that most tourists never see. And for the growing wave of international sports fans arriving for the World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, they say this hidden Downtown is one of the city\u2019s great charms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/travel-leisure\/article\/3357999\/how-downtown-la-went-avoided-accessible-sports-hub-fifa-world-cup-fans-descend?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles is a shimmering dream factory of Hollywood boulevards and palm trees silhouetted against powder-pink sunsets. 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