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

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, in the

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. It begins off

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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 Turnbull Canyon Road in Whittier near

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Background

Work on paving Beverly Boulevard through

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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, California, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, California, West Hollywood, between La Cienega Boulev ...

(at the intersection with

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). 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

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(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 Westlake Recording Studios, noted as the site where music albums such as

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's '' Thriller'' were recorded.

La Cienega Design Quarter

The area of Beverly Boulevard that intersects

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. *

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

External links

References

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