 Sunset Boulevard Tourist Information, Los Angeles
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Sunset Boulevard (map) is a major street in the western part of Los Angeles County. It is made famous by Hollywood and its associated celebrity culture, so much so that the name Sunset Boulevard has come denote glamor.
Sunset Boulevard starts at the junction with Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angles in the east, and ends at the Pacific Coast Highway (Route 1) at Pacific Palisades in the west. The total length of the street is 24 miles (39 km. It passes through Beverly Hills, West Hollywood as well as neighborhoods of the City of Los Angeles such as Bel-Air and Hollywood.
The Laugh Factory at the Sunset Strip, Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood
Author: Gary Minnaert (public domain)
Places of Interest along Sunset Boulevard
- Amoeba Music
Music store along Sunset Boulevard.
- Beverly Hills Hotel
Famous historic hotel in the Mediterranean Revival style opened in 1912.
- Blessed Sacrament Church
Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles noted for its outreach programs to the gay and lesbian community as well as the homeless and poor.
- Book Soup
Largest general-interest bookstore in Hollywood.
- CBS Columbia Square
Home to CBS's Los Angeles operations until 2007.
- Comedy Store
Comedy club on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.
- Crossroads of the World
Opened in 1936, this is regarded as the first outdoor shopping mall in America.
- Directors Guild of America
Labor union representing the film and television directors of the United States.
- Dudley Do-Right Emporium
Eccentric gift shop on the Sunset Strip in Sunset Boulevard.
- Earl Carroll Theatre
Theatre owned by Broadway showman Earl Carroll on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.
- Garden of Allah
Apartment complex named after Alla Nazimova
- Gower Gulch
Intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street.
- Hollywood Palladium
Theater built in the Art Deco style on Sunset Boulevard.
- Hollywood Athletic club
Nightclub along Sunset Boulevard that has a history of being a health club, a bar, a music venue and a billard room.
- Hyatt West Hollywood
257-room Hyatt hotel on Sunset Boulevard, now called the Andaz West Hollywood.
- London Fog
Nightclub on the Sunset Strip along the Sunset Boulevard.
- Psychiatry: An Industry of Dealth
A museum founded by the Church of Scientology, dedicated to criticizing the psychiatry industry as one driven entirely by profit.
- Rainbow Bar and Grill
Bar and Restaurant on the Sunset Strip, in Sunset Boulevard.
- Roxy Theatre
Famous nightclub on the Sunset Strip.
- Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
A garden dedicated to peace, featuring symbols of the main religions of the world.
- Spago
Restaurant of celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck.
- Sunset Gower Studios
Television and movie studios at the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street.
- Sunset Junction
An area within the Silver Lake district in Los Angeles, where Sunset Boulevard meets Santa Monica Boulevard.
- Tiki Ti
Polynesian-themed tavern.
- University of California Los Angeles, Westwood Village
One of the most renowned universities in California.
- Viper room
Nightclub on the Sunset Strip.
- Will Rogers State Beach
Beach park on the Santa Monica Bay between Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica, where Baywatch used to be shot.
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