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Beverly Drive Station
Beverly Drive station is an under construction, underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is currently under construction as part of the D Line Extension project, in Beverly Hills, California. Construction started in 2018 as part of Section 2 of the extension project. It is slated to open in 2026. The station is being built at the site of the former Ace Gallery on the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Reeves Drive in Beverly Hills. History Construction of Beverly Drive station, known in planning as Wilshire/Rodeo station, was officially kicked off on September 23, 2019. On March 31, 2020, the Beverly Hills City Council approved a proposal from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to fully close the two blocks of Wilshire Boulevard needed to facilitate the station's construction, taking advantage of lower traffic levels resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in California. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilshire Boulevard
Wilshire Boulevard (['wɪɫ.ʃɚ]) is a prominent boulevard in the Los Angeles area of Southern California, extending from Ocean Avenue (Santa Monica), Ocean Avenue in the city of Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica east to Grand Avenue (Los Angeles), Grand Avenue in the Financial District, Los Angeles, Financial District of downtown Los Angeles. One of the principal east–west arterial roads of Los Angeles, it is also one of the major city streets through the city of Beverly Hills, California, Beverly Hills. Wilshire Boulevard runs roughly parallel to Santa Monica Boulevard from Santa Monica to the west boundary of Beverly Hills. From the east boundary, it runs a block south of Sixth Street to its terminus. Wilshire Boulevard is densely developed throughout most of its span, connecting five of Los Angeles's major business districts and Beverly Hills. Many of the post-1956 skyscrapers in Los Angeles are located along Wilshire; for example, the Wilshire Grand C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The K Line is a light rail line in Los Angeles County, California. It is one of six lines in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), and is the newest named line in the system, having opened on October 7, 2022. The line runs roughly north-south between Jefferson Park and the city of Redondo Beach, passing through the neighborhoods of Westchester, South Los Angeles, and the city of Inglewood. It also provides service to the Los Angeles International Airport through the LAX/Metro Transit Center. On November 3, 2024, the C and K lines underwent service changes to accommodate pre-revenue testing at the then-upcoming LAX/Metro Transit Center, which opened on June 6, 2025. The C Line's western terminus was redirected to the LAX/Metro Transit Center station, and the southern segment of the K Line was created between Aviation/Century station and Redondo Beach station. The LAX Automated People Mover, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spago
Spago is Wolfgang Puck's flagship restaurant worldwide, known for serving California cuisine. Spago is Puck's first restaurant venture. Name and history The word "spago" is Italian for "string" or "twine". The plural would be "spaghi," which is the beginning of "spaghetti", and suggests that pasta is on the menu. The first Spago location opened in 1982, on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, with Mark Peel as chef de cuisine under Puck. The second Spago restaurant opened at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, on the Las Vegas Strip in 1992. It was closed in 2017 and relocated to Bellagio Las Vegas in spring 2018. In 1997, Wolfgang Puck opened a third location on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills. In 1998, a Spago location opened in Palo Alto which was closed in 2007. The original Spago Hollywood remained open until 2001 when Wolfgang Puck and his partners determined renovating the original 1920s-era house would be too costly. They let their lease on the location expi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Cañon Gardens
Beverly Cañon Gardens is a public park in Beverly Hills, California. Location The address is 241 North Cañon Drive. The park runs from Cañon Drive to Beverly Drive and spans 33,000 square feet. On one side is the Montage Beverly Hills and on the other side is Bouchon (restaurant), Bouchon, chef Thomas Keller's restaurant. History The park was created by the developers of the Montage Beverly Hills hotel. It has landscaped gardens (including sycamores, topiary, topiaries and tulip trees), walkways with colonnades on each side, and dining tables. The fountain in the center was handcarved in Israel. In the summer, the city organizes 'Concerts on Canon', a series of weekly concerts, as well as Sunday Movie Nights, both of which take place in the park. In September 2014, the city screened ''Troop Beverly Hills'', a movie set in Beverly Hills. References Parks in Beverly Hills, California Municipal parks in California Urban public parks {{LosAngelesCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
