La Cienega Boulevard
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| Nearest metro station |   La Cienega/Jefferson |
|---|---|
| South end | El Segundo Boulevard in Del Aire |
| Major junctions |  I-105 in Los Angeles I-405 in Inglewod SR 187 in Los Angeles I-10 in Los Angeles SR 2 in West Hollywood |
| North end | Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood |
La Cienega Boulevard is a major north–south
Rancho Las Cienegas, literally "The Ranch Of The Swamps," an area of marshland south of Rancho La Brea
.
Route description
From south of Fairview Boulevard and from north of Obama Boulevard (formerly Rodeo Road), La Cienega Boulevard is a regular surface street. Offices for
Culver City and is known for its large number of automotive-related business including several used car dealerships and many body shops and auto mechanics.[1]
It continues south passing Interstate 10, and the Metro E Line.
Unusually for
freeways
were installed along that stretch in the early 1970s.
South of Fairview Boulevard, La Cienega runs parallel to the San Diego (405) Freeway and terminates at El Segundo Boulevard in Del Aire along the west side of the freeway. A non-contiguous segment also named La Cienega Boulevard runs along the east side of the 405 freeway, roughly between El Segundo Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue in Del Aire.
La Cienega Design Quarter
The area of La Cienega Boulevard, from Beverly Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard, and its satellite streets is known as the La Cienega Design Quarter. Its shops and galleries house many antiques, furniture, rugs, accessories and art. Art dealer
Felix Landau
operated his trend-setting gallery there in the 1960s.
Restaurant Row
La Cienega in Beverly Hills, north of
Morton's.[2]
Etymology
La Cienega Boulevard is named after
West Los Angeles." The Spanish phrase la ciénaga translates into English as "the swamp" and the area named "Las Ciénegas" was a continual marshland due to the course of the Los Angeles River through that area prior to a massive southerly shift in 1825 to roughly its present course. The difference in spelling in Los Angeles between the Castilian Spanish word ciénaga and the name of the thoroughfare, which is common in other Iberian languages like Extremaduran,[3]
originated with the name of the ranch.
Transportation
An underground station for the Metro D Line at Wilshire Boulevard
is currently under construction.
Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
| Location | mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne–Del Aire line | 0 | 0.0 |  El Segundo Boulevard to I-405 (San Diego Freeway) | South end of La Cienega Boulevard; I-405 north exit 44 | |
| Del Aire | 0.2 | 0.32 |  I-405 south (San Diego Freeway) | I-405 south exit 44/El Segundo Boulevard | |
| 0.5 | 0.80 | 120th Street | |||
Los Angeles–Lennox line | 0.9 | 1.4 | I-405 south (San Diego Freeway) | I-405 south exit 45B/Imperial Highway east | |
| 1.0 | 1.6 |  Imperial Highway to I-405 north (San Diego Freeway) | I-405 north exit 45B | ||
| 1.2 | 1.9 | I-405 south (San Diego Freeway) – Long Beach | I-405 south exit 45B/Imperial Highway west | ||
| 1.9 | 3.1 | I-405 south (San Diego Freeway) | Next to I-405 south exit 46/Century Boulevard east | ||
Los Angeles–Inglewood line | 2.0 | 3.2 | Century Boulevard to I-405 north (San Diego Freeway) – LAX | I-405 north exit 46 | |
| 2.2 | 3.5 | I-405 south (San Diego Freeway) | I-405 south exit 46/Century Boulevard west | ||
| Inglewood | 2.5 | 4.0 | Arbor Vitae Street | ||
| 3.0 | 4.8 | I-405 south (San Diego Freeway) / Olive Street | I-405 south exit 47 | ||
| 3.1 | 5.0 | Manchester Boulevard | Former SR 42 | ||
| 3.3 | 5.3 | Florence Avenue | |||
| 3.5 | 5.6 | I-405 south (San Diego Freeway) – Long Beach | Interchange; I-405 south exit 47; no access from La Cienega Boulevard northbound | ||
Los Angeles–Inglewood line | 4.3 | 6.9 | Centinela Avenue | ||
| South end of expressway | |||||
| Ladera Heights | 5.0 | 8.0 | Slauson Avenue – Ladera Heights | Interchange; former SR 90 | |
| 5.0 | 8.0 | Stocker Street | |||
Los Angeles–Culver City line | 6.8 | 10.9 | Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area | Interchange | |
Los Angeles | 7.4 | 11.9 | South end of expressway | ||
| Obama Boulevard | |||||
| 7.8 | 12.6 | Jefferson Boulevard | |||
| 8.0 | 12.9 | Santa Monica Freeway ) | |||
| Culver City | 8.2 | 13.2 | Washington Boulevard | ||
Los Angeles | 8.5 | 13.7 | Venice Boulevard (SR 187) | ||
| 8.6 | 13.8 | Los Angeles | Interchange; I-10 exit 7A | ||
| 9.8 | 15.8 | Pico Boulevard | |||
Los Angeles–Beverly Hills line | 10.2 | 16.4 | Olympic Boulevard | ||
| Beverly Hills | 10.6 | 17.1 | Wilshire Boulevard | ||
Los Angeles | 11.0 | 17.7 | San Vicente Boulevard | ||
| 11.1 | 17.9 | 3rd Street | |||
| 11.3 | 18.2 | Beverly Boulevard | Center of the so-called "studio zone" | ||
| West Hollywood | 11.8 | 19.0 | Melrose Avenue | ||
| 12.3 | 19.8 | Santa Monica Boulevard (SR 2) | |||
| 12.6 | 20.3 | Sunset Boulevard | North end of La Cienega Boulevard | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ "June 9, 2007". Car Talk. Episode 200723. June 9, 2007.
- ^ Monreal, Jane (March 20, 2008). "Top 7 restaurant rows in SoCal". ABC 7. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ISBN 9780826316899.
- ^ Google (March 23, 2024). "Route of La Cienega Boulevard" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
External links
Los Angeles portal
