Bradbury Building

Carlo N.★★★★★★★★★★5.06 months ago

The Bradbury Bldg. (est 1893) is a popular architectural landmark in DTLA. It has one of a kind Filigree Elevators; features are iconic with an open-cage "birdcage" elevators with ornate wrought-iron grillwork, surrounded by a five-story skylit atrium, marble stairs, and walkways, creating a famous Victorian-era architectural marvel that's been featured in films like Blade Runner and remains a beloved LA landmark. This reminds me of dear ol England. It is a remarkable iron work and I like the Italian marble, Mexican tile, decorative and polished wood, capped by a skylight that allows the court to be flooded with natural rather than artificial light, creating ever-changing shadows and accents during the day. Overal, it's a great architectural bldg perfect for movie/photoshoots.

Harrison Yang★★★★★★★★★★3.05 months ago

This is a very beautiful building, but unfortunately, people cannot see its full extent, and even taking photos with camera is prohibited. Visitors can only access a small area on the first floor. I don't think it's worth making a special trip to see it.

Mayi Barov★★★★★★★★★★5.07 months ago

The Bradbury Building is one of the coolest spots in downtown L.A, it’s over 130 years old and still looks amazing. We took some amazing photos here, the architecture is stunning, old iron railings, open elevators, and tons of natural light coming from the glass ceiling, no wonder its been part of many movies including Blade Runner and 500 days of summer. You can walk into the main lobby area for free, but visitors aren’t allowed past the first floor, Still, the view from the ground level is beautiful It’s right across from Grand Central Market, so you can grab food or coffee before or after. Even if you’re not an architecture lover this place is worth the visit.

Owen★★★★★★★★★★3.02 months ago

You can only enter via Broadway and only the first floor atrium is open. Still a cool building to see if you’re at Grand Central Market and happen to be nearby. Don’t come just to see it. It’s only open for a few hours and closes at 2 PM on weekends.

Richard Rantz II★★★★★★★★★★5.06 months ago

Blade Runner is a favor film of mine and when give me chance I had to see the Bradbury Build. Classic and beautiful. Small than expected but fantastic. You must enter on the Broadway side. You can only see the first floor but that was fine. Piece of Hollywood history.