California State Route 2; the Santa Monica Boulevard segment is highlighted in red, Alvarado Street is highlighted in green, the Glendale Freeway is highlighted in blue, and the Angeles Crest Highway is highlighted in purple. Concurrencies with the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. Route 101) and the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) are highlighted yellow.

Santa Monica Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles, California, United States. It runs from the eastern part of Hollywood to Santa Monica and passes through the communities of Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, West Los Angeles, and Santa Monica. (Of these communities, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica are incorporated cities; the others are districts of the city of Los Angeles.) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1572x984, 391 KB) Summary Map of the Metropolitan Los Angeles Freeway system with California State Route 2 highlighted. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1572x984, 391 KB) Summary Map of the Metropolitan Los Angeles Freeway system with California State Route 2 highlighted. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-1 LA 0. ... Southern California freeways California State Route 2; the Santa Monica Boulevard segment is highlighted in red, Alvarado Street is highlighted in green, the Glendale Freeway is highlighted in blue, and the Angeles Crest Highway is highlighted in purple. ... The Angeles Crest Highway winds through the mountains. ... The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. ... Highway 101 redirects here. ... The Foothill Freeway is the name assigned to Interstate 210, a bypass interstate about 70 miles long located in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-5 LA 0. ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country State County United States California Los Angeles Incorporated November 30, 1886 City Council Bobby Shriver Robert Holbrook (mayor) Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Herb Katz Pam OConnor Richard Bloom Area    - City 41. ... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. ... View of the Century City skyline from the Getty Center. ... West Los Angeles is a district in western Los Angeles, California. ... Location of Santa Monica in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: Country State County United States California Los Angeles Incorporated November 30, 1886 City Council Bobby Shriver Robert Holbrook (mayor) Ken Genser Kevin McKeown Herb Katz Pam OConnor Richard Bloom Area    - City 41. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

For its entire length, until the tracks were removed, Santa Monica Boulevard followed the tracks of the Pacific Electric Railway. In the portion from Holloway Drive in West Hollywood to Sepulveda Boulevard in West Los Angeles, the tracks were in a separate right-of-way, with two roadways on either side of the tracks. For the rest of the route, the tracks ran in the traffic lanes. The Pacific Electric Railway (AAR reporting mark PE), also known as the Red Car system, was a mass transit system in Southern California using streetcars, light rail and buses. ... Sepulveda Boulevard a street in Los Angeles, California, USA, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest municipal street in the world, stretching from the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the south end of San Pedro, a distance of over 60 miles. ...

Except for a short portion at its eastern end, Santa Monica Boulevard was adopted as a California state highway in 1933. From 1934 to about 1937, it was signed as State Route 2. Then it became U.S. Highway 66. When U.S. Highway 66 was truncated to Pasadena in 1964, Santa Monica Boulevard once again became State Route 2 as far east as the Hollywood Freeway. Today, the State Route 2 portion of Santa Monica Boulevard is defined from the Santa Monica/Los Angeles city limits to US-101. U.S. Highway 66 or Route 66 was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. ... U.S. Highway 66 or Route 66 was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE SR-1 LA 0. ... The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. ... Highway 101 redirects here. ...

Santa Monica Boulevard, being a major street, is for most of its length at least four lanes wide. On its western end to Beverly Hills, it runs south of Wilshire Boulevard along a southwest-northeast route. After intersecting with Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Boulevard continues northeast towards West Hollywood, spawning Beverly Boulevard and Melrose Avenue. In the middle of West Hollywood, Santa Monica turns to run east-west north of Wilshire Boulevard. Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile District, looking east toward Downtown Los Angeles Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, looking east toward the Millionaires Mile Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California. ... Beverly Boulevard is one of the main east-west thoroughfares in Los Angeles. ... Melrose Avenue is a popular shopping street stretching from Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills to Hoover Street in Silver Lake. ... Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile District, looking east toward Downtown Los Angeles Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, looking east toward the Millionaires Mile Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roads in Los Angeles, California. ...

Santa Monica Boulevard starts off of Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. From there until Sepulveda Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard is a densely urban commercial street. Most of the Westside car dealerships are located on Santa Monica Boulevard. After Sepulveda, Santa Monica Boulevard passes by Century City and its shopping center, and intersects with Wilshire in Beverly Hills. From Doheny Drive to La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood is the center of gay life in Los Angeles. Entering Hollywood, Santa Monica Boulevard becomes considerably more gritty. One of the most famous spots for male prostitution and transgender prostitution is Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood area, especially the area east of La Brea Avenue. Ocean Avenue runs from the residential Adelaide Drive on the north end of Santa Monica and ends at Pico Boulevard. ... Sepulveda Boulevard a street in Los Angeles, California, USA, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest municipal street in the world, stretching from the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the south end of San Pedro, a distance of over 60 miles. ... West Los Angeles (West L.A. in the short form) or the Westside is generally considered to be the portion of Los Angeles, California and its suburbs that lies east of the Pacific Ocean, west of La Cienega Boulevard (or, occasionally, Fairfax or even La Brea Avenue), south of the... Map of La Ciénega Boulevard and the unbuilt SR 170 freeway La Ciénega Boulevard is a major north/south arterial road that runs from El Segundo Boulevard in El Segundo, California on the south to Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. ... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services for money or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... Transgender is an overarching term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies that diverge from the gender role (woman or man) commonly, but not always, assigned at birth. ... La Brea Avenue is a prominent north/south thoroughfare in Los Angeles. ...

Santa Monica Boulevard is currently undergoing reconstruction from the western city limits of Beverly Hills to Sepulveda Boulevard. When finished, there will be three roadways, the center roadway being for through traffic, and the two side roadways for local access (both will be named Santa Monica Blvd North and Santa Monica Blvd South). Sepulveda Boulevard a street in Los Angeles, California, USA, listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest municipal street in the world, stretching from the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the south end of San Pedro, a distance of over 60 miles. ...

Landmarks

Landmarks along or near Santa Monica Boulevard include:

• Los Angeles City College
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery
• Paramount Studios
• Warner Hollywood Studios
• Pacific Design Center
• Beverly Hills City Hall
• Museum of Television and Radio
• Beverly Hilton Hotel
• Peninsula Beverly Hills Hotel
• Los Angeles Mormon Temple
• Westlake Recording Studios

Los Angeles City College is a community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. ... Hollywood Forever Cemetery is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, California, adjacent to the north side of Paramount Studios. ... The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... The East Coast branch of The Museum of Television and Radio is located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan in New York City (USA). ...

Trivia

• Sheryl Crow's song All I Wanna Do makes reference to the street
• In the movie The Net (film), Angela/Ruth sleeps in a lot just off the street
• System Of A Down's song Lost In Hollywood makes reference to the street