Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The new owners of the May Co. department store in downtown Los Angeles have unveiled plans to restore the nine-story building to its former glory.
The idea to is to create a complex of gourmet food stalls and high end retailers. This could jump start a revamp of the whole Broadway corridor, which has been in decline for decades after once being the heart of downtown.
For more on the history of the area and what a makeover might mean, Take Two is joined by Nathan Masters, who writes about Los Angeles history for USC Libraries and Los Angeles Magazine.