La Brea Avenue
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Maintained by | Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW |
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Length | 21 miles (34 km) |
Nearest metro station | |
South end | Mid-City |
North end | Franklin Avenue in Hollywood |
La Brea Avenue is a prominent north-south thoroughfare in the
La Brea is known for having diverse ethnic communities, and many shops and restaurants along its route.[1]
History
La Brea is the Spanish phrase meaning "the tar." The La Brea Tar Pits, which the 1828 Mexican land grant Rancho La Brea was named for, are to the west of its intersection with Wilshire Boulevard in the Mid-Wilshire area.
In its early history, its northern section followed Arroyo La Brea, a former creek fed by springs in the Santa Monica Mountains that flowed south into Ballona Creek. Originally the southern section of La Brea Avenue within Inglewood was named Commercial Street.
Route
The southern terminus of La Brea Avenue is at its intersection with
Further north, La Brea passes through
The northern end of the avenue is just north of
At Century Boulevard, La Brea transitions southward into
Transportation
Landmarks
- Ray Charles Station, West Adams Post Office — honoring Ray Charles, on La Brea at Washington Boulevard in the Crenshaw District.[2][3]
- La Brea near Wilshire is at the eastern end of Museum Row in the George C. Page Museum, Craft Contemporary, Petersen Automotive Museum, and Academy Museum of Motion Pictures(in 2017).
- La Brea Avenue north of Wilshire Boulevard and south of Melrose Avenue has numerous designer boutiques, antiques and clothing stores, and cafés. The La Brea Bakery is on La Brea between Wilshire and 5th Street.
- Pink's Hot Dogs — on North La Brea Avenue, Hollywood.
- Charlie Chaplin Studios — built in 1918 on North La Brea Avenue, Hollywood. Later the A&M Records studios, and the present day Jim Henson Studios. A Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
References
- ^ Discover Los Angeles: La Brea Avenue Shopping
- ^ "Restaurants". Black Enterprise Magazine. 1974.
- ^ Ray Charles Station, West Adams Post Office of Los Angeles CA
External links
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