Beverly Boulevard
{{short description|Thoroughfare in Los Angeles, United States}}
{{For|the north-south street in Los Angeles|Beverly Drive}}
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| terminus_a = Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills
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Beverly Boulevard is one of the main east–west thoroughfares in Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California. It begins off Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills and ends on the Lucas Avenue overpass near downtown Los Angeles to become 1st Street. A separate Beverly Boulevard (carrying Montebello Transit line 40 and nearby Atlantic E Line station) begins off 3rd Street and Pomona Boulevard in East Los Angeles, runs through Montebello and Pico Rivera, and becomes Turnbull Canyon Road in Whittier near Rose Hills Memorial Park.
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File:Belmont Field.jpg is located on Beverly Blvd. and Belmont Avenue]]
Work on paving Beverly Boulevard through Northwest Los Angeles began in the 1910s, making it one of Los Angeles's first boulevards.{{Cite news |date=Jun 24, 1916 |title=CITY TO SEA HIGHWAY AIM. First-street Property Owners Take Initial Step; Petition Council for Opening Great Thoroughfare; Agree on Specifications and Secure Signatures. |page=I11 |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/160187798|id={{ProQuest|160187798}} }}
The famous CBS Television City is located on the corner of Beverly and Fairfax, opposite The Grove.{{Cite web |url=http://www.j-shea.com/TVCity/History.html |title= Some History About CBS Television City}} Original Tommy's, a famous Southern California burger chain, is located at the corner of Rampart and Beverly Boulevards.{{Cite web |title=History of the Original Tommy's |url=http://www.originaltommys.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531021022/http://www.originaltommys.com/ |archive-date=2009-05-31 |access-date=2009-06-01}} Also situated on Beverly Boulevard are studios belonging to Westlake Recording Studios, noted as the site where music albums such as Michael Jackson's Thriller were recorded.{{Cite web |title=Studios |url=http://www.westlakestudios.com/studios/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513002820/http://www.westlakestudios.com/studios/ |archive-date=13 May 2016 |access-date=17 January 2017 |website=Westlake Recording Studios}}
La Cienega Design Quarter
The area of Beverly Boulevard that intersects La Cienega Boulevard and its satellite streets is part of the La Cienega Design Quarter. Its shops and galleries house many antiques, furniture, rugs, accessories, and art.
Education and transportation
- Belmont High School is located at Beverly Boulevard and Belmont Avenue.
- Metro Local line 14 operates on Beverly Boulevard.
- The Metro B Line serves an underground station at Vermont Avenue.
External links
{{commons category|Beverly Boulevard (Los Angeles County, California)}}
References
{{Portal|Los Angeles}}
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{{Streets in Los Angeles}}
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Category:Streets in Los Angeles
Category:Streets in Los Angeles County, California
Category:Boulevards in the United States
Category:Streets in Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:Montebello, California
Category:Pico Rivera, California