Route
Broadway starts off at Mission Road in Lincoln Heights, on the Eastside, and heads due west (although signs along the street read "North Broadway"). After crossing the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5), it curves to the southwest, passing through the old railyards north of Downtown Los Angeles before descending into Chinatown, passing through Central Plaza and the Dragon Gate.
After crossing Cesar Chavez Avenue and the Hollywood Freeway, Broadway enters the Los Angeles Civic Center. It then passes the Los Angeles Times building at First Street and enters the historic Downtown commercial district.
From Downtown, it continues south into South Los Angeles for about another 10 miles (16 km), merging with Main Street just north of the San Diego Freeway in Carson. A section of Broadway in South Los Angeles was originally named Moneta Avenue.
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