Sepulveda Boulevard
LAX Airport | |
Namesake | Sepúlveda family |
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Maintained by | Bureau of Street Services, City of L.A. DPW, City of Culver City, City of El Segundo, City of Manhattan Beach, City of Hermosa Beach, City of Torrance, City of Carson, Co. of L.A. DPW, Caltrans |
Length | 42.8 mi (68.9 km)[1] (in 2006) |
Nearest metro station | |
South end | Willow Street in Long Beach |
Major junctions |
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North end | Sylmar |
Sepulveda Boulevard is a major street and transportation corridor in the
Since 2018, there have actually been four distinct segments in Los Angeles County signed as Sepulveda Boulevard. The southernmost of the four segments is an east-west route located in the
At one point, Sepulveda Boulevard was the longest street in the city and county of Los Angeles, with the Los Angeles Times reporting in 2006 that it was around 42.8 miles (68.9 km) in length.[1] The City of El Segundo has since renamed their portion of SR 1 Pacific Coast Highway.
History
In 1769, the Spanish
Sepulveda Boulevard was named in 1925 after 18th century cattle rancher
Between the
The part of the route that runs through the San Fernando Valley was[when?] a major hub of prostitution.[5] The entertainment industry has also referenced the street. The 1931 comedy film Everything's Rosie has a chase scene that goes through the newly built Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel. In 1946, the Jay Livingston and Ray Evans composing duo wrote the song Sepulveda in tribute to the street; the song would be recorded by Alvino Rey and his Orchestra with Joanne Ryan for Capitol Records, as would The King's Jesters for Vogue Records.[6] Sepulveda Boulevard, along with Pico Boulevard, is mentioned in the title and lyrics of a novelty song Pico and Sepulveda composed by Eddie Maxwell (Eddie Cherkose) and Jule Styne; this song was recorded by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra in 1947 for release as a single.[7]
Name changes
Portions of Sepulveda Boulevard have had the name changed, especially most of those segments that were designated by state officials as part of State Route 1.
Route description
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Since 2018, there are four distinct segments in Los Angeles County signed as Sepulveda Boulevard. All four once connected to each other[
The southernmost segment is an east-west route located in the
Sepulveda Boulevard then resumes at
At the north end of LAX, SR 1 branches to the west as
After going past
The northernmost section of Sepulveda Boulevard in
Public transportation
Major intersections
The entire route is in Los Angeles County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Long Beach | Willow Street | Southeast end of South Bay segment of Sepulveda Boulevard | |||||
Carson | SR 47 (Alameda Street) | ||||||
Figueroa Street | |||||||
I-110 (Harbor Freeway) | |||||||
Torrance | Normandie Avenue | ||||||
Western Avenue | |||||||
Crenshaw Boulevard | |||||||
SR 107 (Hawthorne Boulevard) | |||||||
Camino Real | Northwest end of South Bay segment of Sepulveda Boulevard | ||||||
Gap in route | |||||||
Manhattan Beach | SR 1 south (Pacific Coast Highway) | South end of central segment of Sepulveda Boulevard; south end of SR 1 overlap; former official western end of SR 91 | |||||
Artesia Boulevard to SR 91 east | |||||||
Rosecrans Avenue | |||||||
El Segundo | Segment renamed Pacific Coast Highway in 2018 | ||||||
Imperial Highway | |||||||
El Segundo Boulevard | |||||||
LAX | I-105 | ||||||
Century Boulevard | |||||||
Westchester | SR 1 north (Lincoln Boulevard) | North end of SR 1 overlap | |||||
Manchester Boulevard | Former SR 42 | ||||||
Marina Freeway ) | |||||||
Washington Boulevard | |||||||
Palms line | Venice Boulevard (SR 187) | ||||||
West Los Angeles | SR 2 (Santa Monica Boulevard) | ||||||
Westwood−Sawtelle line | Wilshire Boulevard | ||||||
Brentwood−Bel Air line | Sunset Boulevard | ||||||
Sherman Oaks | Ventura Boulevard | Former Bus. US 101 | |||||
Van Nuys | US 101 (Ventura Freeway) | ||||||
Mission Hills | SR 118 (Simi Valley Freeway) | ||||||
Golden State Freeway ) / Rinaldi Street | North end of central segment | ||||||
Gap in route | |||||||
Sylmar | Roxford Street | ||||||
San Fernando Road | North end of Sepulveda Boulevard | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b c Rasmussen, Cecilia (December 10, 2006). "The Long and the Short of the Southland's Street Names". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ Bolton, Herbert E. (1927). Fray Juan Crespi: Missionary Explorer on the Pacific Coast, 1769-1774. HathiTrust Digital Library. pp. 150–151.
- ^ a b Masters, Nathan (June 27, 2017). "How Sepulveda Canyon Became the 405". kcet.org. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Los Angeles and Vicinity (Map). 1939. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ Krikorian, Michael (June 19, 2001). "Prostitution Is Still a Problem on Sepulveda". Los Angeles times. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Sepulveda 1946". rayevans.org. The Ray & Wyn Ritchie Evans Foundation. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Pico and Sepulveda". Felix Figueroa & His Orchestra. Mad Music Productions, LLC. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
- ^ Pool, Bob (February 5, 2004). "Winding Street Tells Tale of L.A., Past and Present". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "El Segundo Renames Portion of Sepulveda To PCH". CBS Los Angeles. June 19, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Google (August 7, 2021). "Driving directions from Willow St & Sepulveda Blvd to Sepulveda Blvd & Camino Real" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "El Segundo renames Sepulveda Boulevard". abc7.com. June 6, 2018. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Google (August 7, 2021). "Driving directions from Artesia Blvd & Sepulveda Blvd to Sepulveda Blvd & Lincoln Blvd" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Google (August 7, 2021). "Driving directions from Sepulveda Blvd & Lincoln Blvd to Sepulveda Blvd & Rinaldi Street" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Google (August 7, 2021). "Driving directions from Roxford St & Sepulveda Blvd to Sepulveda Blvd & San Fernando Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ "Boulevard of Death' is closed forever". 1963. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "Line 234" (PDF). LA Metro.
- ^ "Line 6 Sepulveda Blvd". www.culvercity.org. Culver City. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Line 232" (PDF). LA Metro.
- ^ "Torrance Line 7" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2009.