A quiet cluster of graffiti ridden streets, the Arts District has served as a safe haven to artists and hipsters alike since the 1970s. 

The neighborhood, bound on the west by Alameda Street, on the east by the LA River, the north by the 101-freeway and on the south by 7th Street, is small, but undeniably cool. 

Once brimming with abandoned warehouses, the Arts District has turned those forgotten spaces into canvas' for detailed art, as its namesake suggests, and small businesses. 

While the Arts District is best known for its physical street art, the most prevalent form of expression in the community is actually film.

Every year, several movie crews head over to the Arts District to capture the unique community on film. 

The filming in the Arts District had become so frequent by 2004 that an ordinance was drafted to better organize filming in the neighborhood, according to public records of the ordinance.  

"The Council Office and entertainment industry representatives initially created the Special Conditions for filming in the Arts District in an effort to balance the needs of the residents and businesses of the area with the interests of the filming industry which has been active there for more than 50 years," states the guidelines. 

The Special Conditions For Filming in the Arts District also included a clear outline of necessary filming procedures and said when, and where, production companies are be able to collect footage for feature films. 

After the guidelines were established, the residents may have been more comfortable, but the movie industry responded differently. 

FilmLA, the organization that issues film permits to independent production companies, saw a slight drop in the number of permits requested, according to film production data records. 

However, the possible decrease in the abundance of filming did not stop large motion picture companies from showing interest in the Arts District. 

The hit box office movies "Transformers" (2007), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) and "Drive" (2011), all featured the Arts District as a backdrop in key scenes. 

From the open roads that lack heinous LA traffic, to the shallow banks of the Los Angeles River, the Arts District has proven itself to be the true filming hotspot.

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