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La Cienega Boulevard is a major north–south arterial road that runs between El Segundo Boulevard in
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on the south and the
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/ Sunset Boulevard in
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to the north. It was named for
Rancho Las Cienegas Rancho or Ranchos may refer to: Settlements and communities *Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad * Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California ** List of California Ranchos * Ranchos, Buenos ...
, literally "The Ranch Of The Swamps," an area of marshland south of Rancho La Brea.


Route description

From south of Fairview Boulevard and from north of Obama Boulevard (formerly Rodeo Road) La Cienega Boulevard is a regular surface street and one of Hollywood's major thoroughfares. Offices for
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are located on La Cienega as were the studios of Citadel Broadcasting flagships KABC and KLOS, two of Los Angeles' biggest radio stations, which were demolished for an apartment and shopping complex, currently under construction. A portion of La Cienega in and adjacent to
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is known as "Restaurant Row" for its large number of upscale restaurants. South of Olympic, La Cienega through between the Pico-Robertson and South Carthay neighborhoods in
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and through the Crestview neighborhood in
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into
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and is known for its large number of automotive-related business including several used car dealerships and many body shops and auto mechanics. It continues south passing Interstate 10, and the Metro Expo Line. It is unusual among
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roadways to be built to freeway standards. South of Interstate 10, La Cienega was built to
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standards in the late 1940s as part of the proposed ''
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'', part of State Route 170. The SR 170 freeway was never completed south of
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, and the stretch of La Cienega from just north of Fairview Blvd in
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, through Baldwin Hills and along the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area to Obama Boulevard in Los Angeles is a divided, limited access highway with few
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. As such, emergency
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es like those found along the area's
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s were installed along that stretch in the early 1970s. South of Fairview Blvd, La Cienega runs parallel to the 405 freeway and terminates at El Segundo Boulevard in Del Aire along the west side of the freeway. A non-contiguous segment also named La Cienega Blvd runs along the East side of the 405 freeway roughly between El Segundo Blvd and
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in the section of Hawthorne also known as Wiseburn, another unincorporated area adjacent to Del Aire. If you look where it curves into 142nd street, the street sign is mislabeled E 142nd street, which is one block north of Rosecrans Many years ago, the south end of La Cienega was Anza Avenue.


La Cienega Design Quarter

The area of La Cienega Boulevard, from Beverly Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard, and its satellite streets is known as the La Cienega Design Quarter. Its shops and galleries house many antiques, furniture, rugs, accessories and art. Art dealer Felix Landau operated his trend-setting gallery there in the 1960s.


Restaurant Row

La Cienega in Beverly Hills, north of Wilshire Boulevard, is known as Restaurant Row because it features many upscale restaurants. From Wilshire in Beverly Hills traveling north the best known establishments include
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, The Stinking Rose, Darioush, the original
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, Hakobe, Tokyo Table - Tokyo City Cuisine, Matsuhisa, Fogo de Chão, Gyu-Kaku, Woo Lae Oak, The Bazaar by José Andrés, and Morton's.


Etymology

La Cienega Boulevard is named after
Rancho Las Cienegas Rancho or Ranchos may refer to: Settlements and communities *Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad * Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California ** List of California Ranchos * Ranchos, Buenos ...
Mexican land grant roughly in the region now called "
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." The Spanish phrase ''la ciénaga'' translates into English as "the
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" and the area named "Las Ciénegas" was a continual marshland due to the course of the Los Angeles River through that area prior to a massive southerly shift in 1825 to roughly its present course. The difference in spelling in Los Angeles between the Castilian Spanish word ''ciénaga'' and the name of the thoroughfare, which is common in other Iberian languages like Extremaduran, originated with the name of the ranch.


Transportation

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lines 105 runs on La Cienega Boulevard. An elevated light rail station for the
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is located at
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. An underground station for the Metro D Line at Wilshire Boulevard is currently under construction and is due to open in 2023.


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