Venice Boulevard
Route map:
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Los Angeles, California | |
| Nearest metro station |   Culver City |
|---|---|
| West end | Speedway Boulevard in Venice |
| Major junctions | Abbot Kinney Boulevard, State Route 1, Centinela Avenue, Sawtelle Boulevard, Sepulveda Boulevard, La Cienega Boulevard, Interstate 10, Fairfax Avenue, La Brea Avenue, San Vicente Boulevard, Crenshaw Boulevard, Western Avenue, Vermont Avenue, Figueroa Street, Grand Avenue, Hill Street, Broadway |
| East end | Main Street in Downtown continues as East 16th Street |
Venice Boulevard is a major east–west thoroughfare in
numbered street system
.
Route description
The western terminus of Venice Boulevard is Ocean Front Walk in Venice. Proceeding easterly, it assumes the designation
Mid-Wilshire district, through Arlington Heights and Harvard Heights, dips under the Harbor Freeway, and continues into the heart of downtown Los Angeles, where it turns into East 16th Street at Main Street
.
History
Mid-Wilshire
.A
narrow gauge Los Angeles Railway A Line
ran on Venice between Hill and Burlington Avenue until 1946.
Prior to 1932, West 16th Street ended at Crenshaw Boulevard. In that year part of the Pacific Electric right of way was taken and Venice Boulevard was cut through from La Brea Avenue to Crenshaw. At that time West 16th Street was renamed Venice Boulevard.[citation needed]
Public transportation
a rail station at its intersection with Robertson Boulevard
.
Landmarks
Loyola High School
fronting Venice Boulevard- Venice High School is located near the intersection with Walgrove Avenue.
- Loyola High School is located by Venice and Vermont Avenue.
- The Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery also lies on Venice.
See also
References
- ^ Los Angeles County Road Atlas (Map). Thomas Brothers. 2008.
- ^ "West 16TH Street Line". Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- OCLC 6565577.
External links
KML is from Wikidata
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