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Arcade Building

         
     
       

Broadway and Spring Street, between 5th and 6th streets

A classic building on Broadway, the arcade extends through to Spring Street. Today it is bustling with activity, having dozens of retail stalls selling toys, clothing, and trinkets.

PHOTOS: 1920s postcard (right); J. Mapes

     
         
   
       
  This view of the Arcade Building shows the tower that once supported the antenna of the radio station KRKD ("RKD" = Arcade). Aimee Semple MacPherson preached her message to thousands of eager Angelenos.    
       
         

Arcade Theater

       
       
         
The Arcade Theater, next door to the Arcade Building, opened as the Pantages Theater in 1910.