Santa Monica Boulevard

Thoroughfare in California, United States

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Santa Monica Boulevard

Santa Monica Boulevard in Century City

Part of|  SR 2 from Centinela Avenue to the Hollywood Freeway
Location|

* Beverly Hills
* Los Angeles
* Santa Monica
* West Hollywood

Nearest metro station|  Vermont/Santa Monica
West end| Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica
Major
junctions|

* Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica
* Centinela Avenue at the Santa Monica–Los Angeles line
* I-405 (San Diego Freeway) in Los Angeles
* Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles
* Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills
* La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood
* Fairfax Avenue in West Hollywood
* Highland Avenue in Los Angeles

US 101 / SR 2 east (Hollywood Freeway) in Los Angeles
* Normandie Avenue
* Vermont Avenue

East end| Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles

Santa Monica Boulevard is a major west–east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It runs from Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica near the Pacific Ocean to Sunset Boulevard at Sunset Junction in Los Angeles. It passes through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. A portion of it is designated as California State Route 2, while the full avenue was Historic Route 66.

## Route description

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West Hollywood City Hall at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood

The western terminus of Santa Monica Boulevard is at Ocean Avenue near the Pacific Ocean. From there until the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405), Santa Monica Boulevard is a densely urban commercial street. It assumes the designation California State Route 2 between Centinela Avenue at the Santa Monica–Los Angeles border, and the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. Route 101). The portion between Centinela Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard in Santa Monica was also originally part of California State Route 2. From Centinela Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard heads northeast through the wealthy areas of West Los Angeles, Westwood, Century City, and Beverly Hills before entering the decidedly urban West Hollywood. Santa Monica Boulevard, being a major street, is for most of its length at least four lanes wide.[1] Most of the Westside car dealerships are located on Santa Monica Boulevard.

After Sepulveda Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard passes by Century City and its shopping center, and intersects with Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. After intersecting with Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Boulevard continues northeast towards West Hollywood, spanning Beverly Boulevard and Melrose Avenue. At Holloway Drive, in the middle of West Hollywood, Santa Monica, now north of Melrose Avenue turns to run east. In West Hollywood, between Doheny Drive and Fairfax Avenue along Santa Monica Boulevard, bronze name plaques are embedded in the sidewalks as part of the West Hollywood Memorial Walk. The original southern end of California State Route 170 was at the intersection with Highland Avenue. Santa Monica Boulevard merges on its eastern end with Sunset Boulevard in the Sunset Junction neighborhood of Silver Lake.

The south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard, often called Little Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, runs parallel to the state highway (north) roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard from the city's west limit to Rexford Drive. After Rexford Drive, Little Santa Monica turns east, becoming Burton Way. Burton Way merges into San Vicente Boulevard at its intersection with La Cienega Boulevard. It is noted that the south roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills is a city street while the north roadway of Santa Monica Boulevard is a California state highway, each roadway handling bi-directional traffic.

## 2020 protests

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On May 31, 2020, local protests following the murder of George Floyd turned into riots which saw numerous buildings vandalized, looted and burned along Santa Monica Boulevard, with the most visible destruction being at the site of the popular Japanese-themed restaurant Sake House.[2] Wexler's Deli co-owner Mike Kassar stated to Eater that "Basically every food and beverage establishment for ten blocks got trashed".[2]

## Transportation

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Metro Local line 4 and Santa Monica Transit Line 1 serve Santa Monica Boulevard, with the latter serving the boulevard in West Los Angeles and Santa Monica. A portion of West Hollywood-operated The PickUp operates on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. The Metro B Line serves an underground station on Santa Monica Boulevard at its intersection with Vermont Avenue.

The Pacific Electric operated Red Car interurban trains and streetcars over Santa Monica Boulevard until 1953. The street hosted the company's South Hollywood–Sherman Line and Sawtelle Line as well as the Owensmouth Line and San Fernando Line which served the San Fernando Valley.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Santa Monica Blvd. Transition map". Lacity.org. 2005-04-12. Archived from the original on August 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
2. ^ a b Elliot, Farley (June 1, 2020). "Santa Monica Restaurants React in Aftermath of Police Brutality Protests". Eater. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
3. ^ "1981 Inventory of Pacific Electric Routes" (PDF). Caltrans. February 1982. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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* Alameda St.
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* Atlantic Blvd./Atlantic Ave.
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* Aviation Blvd.
* Azusa Ave.
* Beverly Dr.
* Beverly Glen Blvd.
* Broadway
* Cahuenga Blvd.
* Central Ave.
* Crenshaw Blvd.
* Doheny Dr.
* Fairfax Ave.
* Fair Oaks Ave.
* Figueroa St.
* Garfield Ave./Cherry Ave.
* Glendale Blvd./Brand Blvd.
* Gower St.
* Grand Ave.
* Highland Ave.
* Hill St.
* Hoover
* La Brea Ave./Hawthorne Blvd.
* La Cienega Blvd.
* Lake Ave.
* Laurel Canyon Blvd./Crescent Heights Blvd.
* Lincoln Blvd.
* Los Angeles St.
* Main St.
* Normandie Ave.
* Ocean Ave.
* Orange Grove Blvd.
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* Pacific Coast Hwy.
* Vermont Ave.
* Vine St.
* Western Ave.
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* Adams Blvd.
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* Angeles Crest Hwy.
* Arrow Hwy.
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* Beverly Blvd.
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* Huntington Dr.
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* Manchester Ave./Firestone Blvd.
* Manhattan Beach Blvd.
* Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
* Melrose Ave.
* Montana Ave.
* Mulholland Dr.
* Nadeau
* Obama Blvd.
* Olympic Blvd.
* Pico Blvd.
* Rosecrans Ave.
* Santa Monica Blvd.
* Slauson Ave.
* Sunset Blvd./Cesar Chavez Ave.
* Temple St.
* Vernon Ave.
* Venice Blvd.
* Washington Blvd.
* Whittier Blvd.
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The Valleys|

* Arrow Hwy.
* Balboa Blvd.
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* Cahuenga Blvd.
* Coldwater Canyon Ave.
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* Devonshire St.
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* Riverside Dr.
* Roscoe Blvd.
* San Fernando Rd.
* Sepulveda Blvd.
* Sierra Hwy.
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* Topanga Canyon Blvd.
* Valley Blvd.
* Van Nuys Blvd.
* Ventura Blvd.
* Victory Blvd.

Intersections and
traffic circles|

* Gower Gulch
* Hollywood and Vine
* Naud Junction
* SM Entertainment Square
* Sunset Junction

Diagonal streets|

* Abbot Kinney Blvd.
* California Incline
* Centinela Ave./Bundy Dr.
* Pacific Coast Hwy.
* San Vicente Blvd.
* Telegraph Rd.

Streets in San Pedro|

* Gaffey St.
* Western Ave.

Alleyways|

* Indian Alley
* Olvera St.
* Santee Alley

In popular culture|

* 77 Sunset Strip
* "All I Wanna Do"
* "Blue Jay Way"
* "Dead Man's Curve"
* "Down Rodeo"
* "Free Fallin'"
* "I Love L.A."
* King of the Mountain
* "LA Devotee"
* Mulholland Drive
* "Pico and Sepulveda"
* Sunset Boulevard (film, musical)
* Vine Street (+Live+ song)

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