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3rd Street in

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is a major east–west thoroughfare. The west end is in downtown

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, and the east is at

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Los Angeles, where it shares a one-way couplet with 4th Street. East of Alameda it becomes 4th Street, where it heads to

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, where it turns back into 3rd Street upon crossing Indiana Street. 3rd Street eventually becomes Pomona Boulevard in Monterey Park, where it then turns into Potrero Grande Drive and finally turns into Rush Street in Rosemead and ends in El Monte.Exact location of East 3rd Street in Downtown Los Angeles
/ref> 3rd Street passes along the south side of The Grove and "The Original" Farmers Market at

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, near the headquarters of The

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, West. There are also many other restaurants,

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, and antique stores on this specific strip of 3rd Street, which is less upscale and more relaxed than nearby

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and

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. 3rd Street is parallel to two other major thoroughfares,

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to the south and

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to the north. It is four lanes wide east of Doheny Drive, and it passes through the same communities as Wilshire Boulevard.

Notable locations on Third Street

From east to west: *

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* St. Vincent Medical Center * Marlborough School * Yeshiva Aharon Yaakov-Ohr Eliyahu (formerly

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) * Park La Brea *

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and The Grove *

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Joan's on Third Joan's on Third is a specialty food marketplace and restaurant located on Third Street in Los Angeles, California, USA. Joan's is situated in an area popular with Angelenos for its eating and shopping establishments, located between the Beverl ...

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* Little Bangladesh

Education and transportation

* Los Angeles Board of Education Headquarters * Evelyn Thurman Gratts Elementary School, 3rd Street and Lucas Avenue *

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, 3rd Street and Lucas Avenue *

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bus line 16 serves west 3rd Street. Montebello Transit line 40 serves east 3rd Street. The Metro E Line runs on 3rd Street between Indiana Street and Atlantic Boulevard, with station stops at

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, Maravilla, East LA Civic Center, and

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References

External links

Collapse of 3rd Street Tunnel construction in 1900

Images of the 3rd Street Tunnel

West Third Street Business Association
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