Santa Monica Boulevard
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Part of | SR 2 from Centinela Avenue to the Hollywood Freeway |
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Location | |
Nearest metro station | Vermont/Santa Monica |
West end | Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica |
Major junctions |
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East end | Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles |
Santa Monica Boulevard is a major west–east thoroughfare in
Route description
The western terminus of Santa Monica Boulevard is at Ocean Avenue near the Pacific Ocean. From there until the
After
The south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard, often called Little Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, runs parallel to the state highway (north) roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard from the city's west limit to Rexford Drive. After Rexford Drive, Little Santa Monica turns east, becoming Burton Way. Burton Way merges into San Vicente Boulevard at its intersection with La Cienega Boulevard. It is noted that the south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills is a city street while the north roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard is a California state highway, each roadway handling bi-directional traffic.
2020 protests
On May 31, 2020, local protests following the murder of George Floyd turned into riots which saw numerous buildings vandalized, looted and burned along Santa Monica Boulevard, with the most visible destruction being at the site of the popular Japanese-themed restaurant Sake House.[2] Wexler's Deli co-owner Mike Kassar stated to Eater that "Basically every food and beverage establishment for ten blocks got trashed".[2]
Transportation
The Pacific Electric operated Red Car interurban trains and streetcars over Santa Monica Boulevard until 1953. The street hosted the company's South Hollywood–Sherman Line and Sawtelle Line as well as the Owensmouth Line and San Fernando Line which served the San Fernando Valley.[3]
References
- ^ "Santa Monica Blvd. Transition map". Lacity.org. 2005-04-12. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ a b Elliot, Farley (June 1, 2020). "Santa Monica Restaurants React in Aftermath of Police Brutality Protests". Eater. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- ^ "1981 Inventory of Pacific Electric Routes" (PDF). Caltrans. February 1982. Retrieved 3 June 2020.