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    Outdoor dining in downtown LA: Which restaurants are making it work, which are struggling

    Downtown LA used to be nothing more than a business center. After 5 p.m., it turned into a ghost town.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Oct 8, 2020 • 7m Listen

    Downtown LA used to be nothing more than a business center. After 5 p.m., it turned into a ghost town.

    But in 1999, the City Council passed the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance to incentivize developers to build residential units in historic and abandoned buildings in the area.

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    2 of 3
    LA malls reopen during pandemic
    1. 0:00Indoor shopping malls reopen in LA. Some workers are relieved, some are worried
    2. 7:35Outdoor dining in downtown LA: Which restaurants are making it work, which are strugglingYou’re reading this
    3. 15:14The discovery and sale of Cecil B. DeMille's alcohol stash
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