Fiesta Broadway lives on as the street slowly loses its Latino heart

The view of South Broadway from West 3rd Street as Fiesta Broadway, a Latino celebration, prepares for this weekend.

A man in front of the Home of the Original Shrimp Place food court on South Broadway prepares to ride his bike.

The Million Dollar Theatre on South Broadway, which opened in 1918, is one of the first movie palaces built in the U.S. Broadway used to bustle with businesses catering to Latinos and immigrants.

Merchant Arnoldo Dheming waits to perform a wedding at his Elvira’s Wedding Chapel on South Broadway. He said business has dropped sharply over the last decade.

Chris Acosta hangs a sign at Home of the Original Shrimp Place on South Broadway before opening.

A long line forms at Egg Slut, one of the newer eateries in the bustling Grand Central Market on South Broadway.

Ruben Yepez, owner of Valeria’s Chiles and Spices in Grand Central Market on South Broadway, prepares his items. The market has changed around Yepez, who has owned the stall for 27 years.

Magazine stands are a common sight on South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.