Beverly Boulevard
Beverly Hills | |
East end | Glendale Boulevard in Westlake |
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Beverly Boulevard is one of the main east–west thoroughfares in
Turnbull Canyon Road in Whittier near Rose Hills Memorial Park
.
Background
Work on paving Beverly Boulevard through Northwest Los Angeles began in the 1910s, making it one of Los Angeles's first boulevards.[1]
The Boulevard's most famous stretch is in
The Grove is southeast of Beverly and Fairfax. The intersection of Beverly and La Cienega is the center of the studio zone (also known as the "thirty-mile zone"), the area that Los Angeles-based entertainment industry unions consider as "local" for purposes of work rules.[citation needed
]
Beverly Boulevard runs parallel to
3rd Street to the south. It passes directly through the Wilshire Country Club.[citation needed
]
The famous
Thriller were recorded.[4]
La Cienega Design Quarter
The area of Beverly Boulevard that intersects La Cienega Boulevard and its satellite streets is part of the La Cienega Design Quarter. Its shops and galleries house many antiques, furniture, rugs, accessories, and art.
Education and transportation
- Belmont High Schoolis located at Beverly Boulevard and Belmont Avenue.
- Metro Localline 14 operates on Beverly Boulevard.
- The an underground stationat Vermont Avenue.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beverly Boulevard (Los Angeles County, California).
References
- ^ "CITY TO SEA HIGHWAY AIM. First-street Property Owners Take Initial Step; Petition Council for Opening Great Thoroughfare; Agree on Specifications and Secure Signatures". Los Angeles Times. June 24, 1916. p. I11.
- ^ "Some History About CBS Television City".
- ^ "History of the Original Tommy's". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
- ^ "Studios". Westlake Recording Studios. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.