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The 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 ...
Hollywood Boulevard is a major east–west street in Los Angeles, California. It runs through the Hollywood, East Hollywood, Little Armenia, Thai Town, and Los Feliz districts. Its western terminus is at Sunset Plaza Drive in the Hollywood Hills and its eastern terminus is at Sunset Boulevard in Los Feliz.
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 ...
Thai Town (Thai: ไทยทาวน์) is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California. In 2008, it was one of the five Asian Pacific Islander neighborhoods in the city—along with Chinatown , Little Tokyo , Historic Filipinotown , and Koreatown —that received federal recognition as a Preserve America neighborhood. [ 1 ]
Venice Beach is located just minutes away from Abbot Kinney boulevard and offers a variety of activities and has one of the greatest beaches in Los Angeles according to Discover Los Angeles. The Venice Breakwater is a popular and favorite local spot which was built by Abbot Kinney in 1905. Its purpose is to protect the amusement pier. Surfing ...
Hollywood/Western station is an underground rapid transit station on the B Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located under Hollywood Boulevard at its intersection with Western Avenue. The station serves the East Hollywood area including Thai Town and Little Armenia. [4]
Venice, originally called "Venice of America", was founded by wealthy developer Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a beach resort town, 14 miles (23 km) west of Los Angeles. He and his partner Francis Ryan had bought 2 miles (3 km) of ocean-front property south of Santa Monica in 1891.
Washington Boulevard is an east-west arterial road in Los Angeles County, California spanning a total of 27.4 miles (44 km). Its western terminus is the Pacific Ocean just west of Pacific Avenue and straddling the border of the Venice Beach and Marina Peninsula neighborhoods of Los Angeles.