Driving Downtown Streets - La Brea Avenue - Los Angeles California USA - Episode 98. Starting Point: La Brea Avenue https://goo.gl/maps/8cFcntN8niS2 . La Brea Avenue is a prominent street in the City of Los Angeles, California which ends at the foot of the Hollywood Hills in central Hollywood. It is known for having diverse ethnic communities, and many shops and restaurants along its route. Landmarks La Brea near Wilshire is at the eastern end of Museum Row in the Miracle Mile district, which includes the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, George C. Page Museum, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Petersen Automotive Museum, and Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. La Brea Avenue north of Wilshire Boulevard and south of Melrose Avenue has numerous designer boutiques, antiques and clothing stores, and cafés. The La Brea Bakery and the Lyric Theatre Los Angeles are on La Brea between Wilshire and 5th Street. Pink's Hot Dogs on North La Brea Avenue, Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin Studios built in 1918 on North La Brea Avenue, Hollywood. Later the A&M; Records studios, and the present day Jim Henson Studios. A Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Avenue Hollywood is collectively the most recognizable film industry in the world. It is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. This ethnically diverse, densely populated neighborhood is notable as the home of the U.S. film industry, including several of its historic studios, and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry and the people in it. Hollywood was a small community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, and soon thereafter a prominent film industry emerged. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood Los Angeles, officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A., is the second-most populous city (over 18 million) in the United States (after New York City), the most populous city in California. Situated in Southern California, Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and as a major center of the American entertainment industry. Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over 10,000 feet. Nicknamed the "City of Angels", Los Angeles is a global city with a diverse economy in entertainment, culture, media, fashion, science, sports, technology, education, medicine and research. The city is one of the most substantial economic engines within the United States. The area economy is the third-largest in the world, after the Greater Tokyo and New York metropolitan areas. Economy The economy of Los Angeles is driven by international trade, entertainment (television, motion pictures, video games, music recording, and production), aerospace, technology, petroleum, fashion, apparel, and tourism. Other significant industries include finance, telecommunications, law, healthcare, and transportation. Three of the six major film studios—Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, and Universal Pictures—are located within the city limits. Movies and the Performing Arts The city's Hollywood neighborhood has become recognized as the center of the motion picture industry. Los Angeles plays host to the annual Academy Awards and is the site of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, the oldest film school in the United States. Landmarks Important landmarks in Los Angeles include the Hollywood Sign, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Capitol Records Building, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Angels Flight, TCL Chinese Theatre, Dolby Theatre, Griffith Observatory, Getty Center, Getty Villa, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Venice Canal Historic District and boardwalk, Theme Building, Bradbury Building, U.S. Bank Tower, Wilshire Grand Tower, Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles City Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Battleship USS Iowa, Watts Towers, Staples Center, Dodger Stadium, and Olvera Street. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles Top Attractions: Disneyland Walt Disney Concert Hall TCL Chinese Theatre And The Hollywood Walk Of Fame Getty Center Rodeo Drive Santa Monica Pier Venice Beach Boardwalk In-N-Out Burger Farmers Market Taco Trucks Hollywood Bowl Griffith Park Pacific Coast Highway Dodger Stadium Arclight Cinemas In Hollywood The Broad Los Angeles County Museum Of Art Sunset Boulevard Universal Studios Hollywood Runyon Canyon Paramount Pictures http://www.fodors.com/world/north-america/usa/california/los-angeles/experiences/news/photos/20-ultimate-things-to-do-in-los-angeles

• published: 01 Aug 2017
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