Fairfax Avenue
Fairfax Avenue is a street in the north central area of the city of
Westside from the central part of the city along with Venice Boulevard, La Cienega Boulevard, Hauser Boulevard, San Vicente Boulevard, South Cochran Avenue, Wilshire Boulevard, 6th Street, Cochran Avenue, 4th Street, La Brea Avenue, Fountain Avenue and Sunset Boulevard
.
Fairfax Avenue forms the western boundary of
Park La Brea, a 160-acre (60 ha), 4,222-unit apartment complex with over 10,000 residents.[1]
Since
Brooklyn. World-famous recording studio, Cherokee Studios
, home to over 250 gold and platinum records, is just above Melrose Avenue.
Mid-City
.
At the northeast corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax is the former May Company department store building, which was converted to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and will be the future home of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on the southeast corner of Wilshire/Fairfax.
An underground station for the Metro D Line at Wilshire Boulevard
is currently under construction and is due to open in 2023.
Notable landmarks
- Canter's
- CBS Television City
- Farmers Market
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
- Petersen Automotive Museum
References
- ^ Maggie Barnett (May 23, 2004). "Freshly hip, Park La Brea is an urban oasis". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2012.