2nd Street Tunnel
34°03′21″N 118°15′07″W / 34.0558°N 118.2519°W
2nd Street | |
Crosses | Bunker Hill |
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Start | Figueroa Street (Northwest end) |
End | Hill Street (Southeast end) |
Operation | |
Opened | 1924 |
Technical | |
Length | 1,550 feet (470 m) |
Tunnel clearance | 12.75 feet (3.89 m) |
Route map | |
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The 2nd Street Tunnel is a widely filmed and photographed tunnel on
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The tunnel was built to relieve congestion on the earlier
The tunnel runs from South Figueroa Street at the northwest to Hill Street at the southeast. 2nd Street also runs above for two blocks at the surface from Hill Street at the southwest to South Hope Street.
The two entrances are very different in character, automotive columnist Dan Neil describing the contrast of "the grittier east entrance and the glowing aperture of the west side, with flaring buttresses reminiscent of the shell of the Hollywood Bowl."[1]
Traffic
The tunnel has two-way traffic. It previously had four lanes (two in each direction), but in late 2013 a bike lane in each direction was added, resulting in one car lane and one bike lane in each direction.[3]
In popular culture
The tunnel appears frequently in car advertisements from many manufacturers. Seventy-three car ads were filmed in the tunnel from 2006 to 2008, averaging more than two per month.[1]
The tunnel has appeared in many movies, including (2015).
The 2nd Street tunnel has been featured in music videos such as "
.The tunnel has also been used for fashion shows, including the 2004 LA Fashion Week show by designer Michelle Mason,[4][5][6] and for parties, such as the 2013 Golden Globe Awards the Art of Elysium/Audi party.
See also
- J. Win Austin, Los Angeles, California, City Council member, 1941–43, condemned auto-horn noise in tunnel
- Charles E. Downs, City Council member convicted in a bribery scheme involving a "moving sidewalk" in the tunnel
References
- ^ a b c d e Neil, Dan. "The automakers' tunnel of love is a cause for reflection" Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times (April 21, 2009).
- ^ Richardson, Eric. tunnel-a-primer "Third Street Tunnel: A Primer" Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (December 5, 2008).
- ^ "The 2nd Street tunnel's frustrating bike lanes". Archived from the original on 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ Seward, N. Jayne. "L.A. Fashion Week Fall '04: Michelle Mason" Archived 2022-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. California Apparel News (April 2, 2004).
- ^ Niedler, Alison A. "Mason Gets Anonymous Spotlight in the L.A. Times" Archived 2022-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. California Apparel News (April 22, 2009).
- ^ Richardson. Eric. "Auto Shoots Nothing New for 2nd Street Tunnel, But Fashion Shows?" Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine (April 21, 2009)
External links
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