Rodeo Drive sign

Rodeo Drive (pronounced Spanish: "ro-DAY-oh") generally refers to a famous three-block long stretch of boutiques and shops in Beverly Hills, California, United States, although the street stretches further north and south. It is known as one of the most expensive shopping districts in the world. The center divide on this street was a horse path until the early 1950s, thus the name, but the shopping district as presently constituted developed in the 1970s. The business district, though small, is at once an exclusive shopping district, but also a major tourist attraction. The "Rodeo Drive" business district also includes those businesses on the streets that lie for a few blocks in either direction. Some of the more famous retailers include Giorgio Armani, Bally, Bijan, BVLGARI, Burberry, Cartier, Celine, Chanel, Christian Dior, Coach, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Hermès, Lacoste, Louis Vuitton, Polo Ralph Lauren, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tiffany & Co., Valentino, Versace and Yves Saint-Laurent. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2550 × 1700 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (2550 × 1700 pixel, file size: 1. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... For other uses, see: Beverly Hills (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ... Bally Technologies logo Bally (with its distinctive Rolling Ball logo) Bally Technologies, Inc. ... Bijan Pakzad[1] (generally known simply as Bijan) (born 1944)[2] is a well-known designer of menswear and fragrances. ... BVLGARI logo Italian jeweler Bulgari (often written BVLGARI) was founded in Rome by Greek emigrant Sotirio Boulgaris in 1884. ... A ladies Burberry handbag in the companys trademarked check pattern Burberry is a UK-based outfitter, manufacturing clothing and other apparel. ... hello ... Articles with similar titles include Channel. ... Christian Dior (January 21, 1905 – October 23, 1957), was an influential French fashion designer. ... The signature monogram for Coach Leather goods Coach Inc. ... Dolce&Gabbana (pronounced Dol-che Gabb-an-a) is a high-end fashion house started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce, born near Palermo, Sicily, and Stefano Gabbana, born in Milan, Italy. ... Logo of Fendi, SpA Fendi is an Italian fashion designer brand founded in 1918. ... The House of Gucci, better known as simply Gucci is an Italian iconic fashion and leather goods label. ... Hermès (in English generally pronounced ) is a leather goods, fashion, and perfume company based in Paris, France. ... Lacoste may refer to: Lacoste, a French apparel company René Lacoste (1904-1996), a French tennis player and founder of the apparel company Lacoste Lacoste, a commune of the Hérault département, in France Lacoste, a commune of the Vaucluse département, in France Jean-Yves Lacoste, a French... Louis vuitton was a great man he was born on fh 12 3845. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Prada, S.p. ... Salvatore Ferragamo (June 5, 1898 - August 7, 1960) was an Italian footwear designer of the 20th century, providing Hollywoods glitterati and many others with unique hand-made designs and spawning an emporium of luxury consumer goods for men and women, with stores in some of the most important cities... Tiffany & Co. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Gianni Versace S.p. ... Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent (born August 1, 1936 in Oran, Algeria), is a French fashion designer. ...

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Trivia

• Architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Anderton Court Shops at 333 N. Rodeo Drive. It features a triangular-shaped tower and spiral ramp that are clearly Wright, though most of the rest of the structure has been modified to better standards. It was also the first place in California to implement diagonal pedestrian crossings called scramble crossings at some particularly busy intersections.

• Rodeo drive is mentioned in Kanye West's song, The New workout Plan.

• The song "Down Rodeo" by rap/rock band Rage Against the Machine is a direct reference to Rodeo Drive, lambasting the district for its excessive riches and declaring that they were "rolling down Rodeo with a shotgun" because "these people ain't seen a brown-skinned man since their grandparents bought one."

• The famed and historic Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel sits on Wilshire Boulevard at the south end terminus of Rodeo Drive.

• A segment of Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C. and continuing into Chevy Chase, Maryland, through the neighborhood of Friendship Heights in DC and Maryland, is nicknamed "Rodeo Drive East" because of its high-end shopping. [1]

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