Downtown LA Is Bustling With New Residents, If Not Office Workers

For generations, downtown Los Angeles was the region’s nexus of commerce, as vast office spaces and old-line department stores made the neighborhood a business powerhouse.But urban decay and suburbanization, which accelerated after World War II, made downtown into more of a 9-to-5 office hub. For decades, the city core was a destination for work but not much else.That all changed after 2000…