Contact Us and Visit Us

Address

442 S. San Pedro Street

Los Angeles, CA 90013

Administrative Offices: (213) 680-0600
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
  

Day Center: (213) 613-0761
Monday-Friday 6am-4pm and Weekends 7am-3pm
 

San Pedro Street Residence: (213) 680-1226
Los Angeles Street Residence: (213) 225-8003
 

Fax: (213) 680-0844
Junk faxes and unsolicited ads are not accepted.

Parking

Parking is limited at DWC.  There are 2 public parking lots located nearby.  Joes Parking is on the west side of S. San Pedro Street, between 3rd and 2nd Streets. Prestige Parking is on the east side of S. San Pedro Street between 4th Street and Boyd.  See map below for parking details.

As always, guests visiting the Downtown Women's Center during the evening hours are welcome to request a DWC staff escort to or from their vehicles.

Public Transportation

DWC encourages the use of public transportation! We are accessible by dozens of MTA Bus routes, including the 18, 53, 55, 62, 355, 720. We are also under one mile from the 7th Street/Metro Center (where the blue line meets the red line). At that station you can take the Montebello 40 or the Metro Bus 16 to 4th and Los Angeles. Please visit www.mta.net to enter your starting address and DWC's address for updated schedules and bus routes.

Driving Directions

From CA-110 Northbound (Harbor City) 

From CA-110 northbound,

Take exit 23A-C to merge onto W 4th St
Turn right at S San Pedro St
Destination will be on the left

DWC is on the left (eastside) of San Pedro St and 5th Street

From CA-110 Southbound (Pasadena) &  I-5 Southbound (Burbank)

From the CA-110 southbound,

Take exit 23A-C for 6th St/4th St/I-110 S toward Downtown/Wilshire Blvd/3rd St
Keep left at the fork, follow signs for CA-110 S/Harbor Fwy
Take exit 23B to merge onto W 4th St toward Downtown
Turn right at S San Pedro St

DWC is on the left (eastside) of San Pedro St and 5th Street
 

From US-101 Northbound (East Los Angeles), I-10 Westbound (Inland Empire) & I-10 Westbound (Westside )

 From US-101 N, take  exit 1A for 4th St
Turn left at E 4th St
Continue onto E 3rd St
Turn left at S San Pedro St
DWC will be on the left on S San Pedro St & 5th St

From US-101 Southbound (Hollywood)

 From US-101 S, take exit 2B for Los Angeles St
Turn right at N Los Angeles St
Take the 2nd left onto E Temple St
Take the 1st right onto Judge John Aiso St/N San Pedro St
Continue to follow N San Pedro St
DWC will be on the left on S San Pedro St & 5th St