Not sure if this answers your question DJM, but it shows just how dead Downtown was. This is pulled from the 2000 Census and posted on
www.losangelesalmanac.com
Downtown Communities:
Central City - 25,000
Central City East - 17,740
Chinatown - 9,029
Total pop: 51,769
With the new apartments that wouldbe over 36% population growth of DTLA.