Beverly Boulevard is one of the main east–west thoroughfares in

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, in the U.S. state of

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. It begins off Santa Monica Boulevard in

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and ends on the Lucas Avenue overpass near

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to become 1st Street. A separate Beverly Boulevard (carrying Montebello Transit line 40 and nearby Alantic L Line station) begins off 3rd Street and Pomona Boulevard in

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, runs through Montebello and

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, and becomes

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in Whittier near Rose Hills Memorial Park.

Background

Work on paving Beverly Boulevard through Northwest Los Angeles began in the 1910s, making it one of Los Angeles's first boulevards. The Boulevard's most famous stretch is in

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, where it passes

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and the

Beverly Center Mall Beverly Center is a shopping mall in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is an eight-story structure located at the edge of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, between La Cienega and San Vicente boulevards. Anchor tenants include Bloomin ...

(at the intersection with La Cienega Boulevard). In addition, much of the Fairfax District is centered on Beverly Boulevard. The Grove is southeast of Beverly and Fairfax. The intersection of Beverly and La Cienega is the center of the studio zone (also known as the "thirty-mile zone"), the area that Los Angeles-based entertainment industry unions consider as "local" for purposes of work rules. Beverly Boulevard runs parallel to

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to the north and 3rd Street to the south. It passes directly through the Wilshire Country Club. The famous

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is located on the corner of Beverly and Fairfax, opposite The Grove.

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, a famous Southern California burger chain, is located at the corner of Rampart and Beverly Boulevards. Also situated on Beverly Boulevard are studios belonging to

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, noted as the site where music albums such as

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's ''

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'' were recorded.

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 Los Angeles Metro Bus is the transit bus service in Los Angeles County, California operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . , there a ...

line 14 operates on Beverly Boulevard. * The Metro B Line serves an underground station at Vermont Avenue.

External links

References

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