Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A street (rhymes with feet) is a strip of land, smoothed or otherwise prepared to allow easier travel along its length. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Water 10,517 km² (4,061 mi²) Population  - (2004)  - Density 10,179,716 (est) 967. ... The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ... California State Route 1, more generally known as Highway 1, or in Southern California as the Pacific Coast Highway or P.C.H., runs along the Pacific coast for most of the length of the US state of California. ... Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. ...

Approximately 22 miles in length, the famous boulevard passes through or near Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, Brentwood and Pacific Palisades. Other than West Hollywood and Beverly Hills, which are independent incorporated cities, the places named above are all districts and neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles. In the Bel-Air/Brentwood area, Sunset Boulevard runs past the campus of UCLA. Boulevard has two generally accepted meanings. ... The lake in Echo Park. ... Silver Lake is a Los Angeles neighborhood east of Hollywood. ... Los Feliz is a neighborhood in the north-central region of the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... West Hollywoods logo illustrates the citys borders. ... Beverly Hills, California Beverly Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A., which is bordered on the north by the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, on the east by the City of West Hollywood and the Fairfax District of the City of Los Angeles... Bel Air is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, USA. The faux-gated community was founded by Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr. ... Brentwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California. ... Pacific Palisades is a district within the city of Los Angeles, California located between Brentwood to the east, Malibu to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ...

The boulevard runs through very rugged terrain and is very winding and treacherous. It is at least four lanes in width for all of its route. Car accidents are common due to its numerous hairpin curves and blind crests, and the lack of a center divider on most sections. Sunset (along with Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards) is frequently congested with traffic loads far beyond its design capacity. As a result, it is also notorious for cracks and potholes. The word lane has two meanings: A narrow road, usually lacking a shoulder or a median. ... A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ... For central reservations (such as for hotels), see call center. ... Wilshire Boulevard is the principal east-west surface street in Los Angeles, California. ... Traffic jams are common in heavily populated areas. ... The city of Los Angeles is famous for its large potholes. ...

It used to be longer, starting at Alameda Street near Union Station and beside Olvera Street in the historic section of Downtown, but the portion of Sunset Boulevard east of Interstate 110 was renamed César Chávez Avenue, along with Macy Street and Brooklyn Avenue, in honor of the late Mexican-American union leader. Waiting room in Union Station, Los Angeles Union Station in Los Angeles, which opened in May 1939, is the last of the great train stations built in America, but even with its massive and ornate waiting room and adjacent ticket concourse, it is considered small in comparison to other union... Olvera Street, Los Angeles Olvera Street is in the oldest part of Downtown Los Angeles, California, and is otherwise known as the birthplace of the City of Angels or El Pueblo Historic Monument. Many Latinos refer to it as La placita Olvera. Having started as a short lane, Wine Street... The Harbor Freeway goes under many bridges as it passes through downtown Los Angeles The Harbor Freeway as it passes under the elevated portion of the HOV/bus transitway. ... César Chávez, middle-aged César Estrada Chávez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association that later became the United Farm Workers. ... A Chicano is a person of Mexican descent born in the United States. ...

Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood has also gained notoriety as a red-light district, due to its relatively high share of prostitution, drag queens and other unusual activity, especially at night. Though this type of activity went on for many years, especially around Western Avenue. In the 1970s the area between Gardner Street and La Brea Avenue became seedy and afflicted with street prostitution that continues to a lesser extent to the present day. It was at the corner of Sunset and Courtney Avenue that actor Hugh Grant pulled over and picked up prostitute Divine Brown in the early morning of June 27, 1995. He then drove a few blocks east and parked at the corner of Curson and Hawthorn Avenues. Police arrested him and the prostitute for lewd conduct in a public place and he was later fined $1,200. A red-light district is a neighborhood where prostitution is a common part of everyday life. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services, such as oral sex or sexual intercourse, for money. ... Drag queens Luc DArcy and Jerry Cyr and friend at Montreals 2003 Divers/Cité pride parade Drag queens are performers - usually gay men, sometimes transgendered women - who dress in drag, clothing associated with the female gender, usually highly exaggerated versions thereof. ... Westway, or The Westway is the main route from central London to the northwestern suburbs and beyond. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Street prostitution is a common scenario for prostitution. ... Hugh Grant Mugshot of Grant taken when arrested in 1996 for engaging in oral sex in public with Divine Brown Hugh Grant (born September 9, 1960, London, England) is a British actor. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

That same area of Sunset in Hollywood is sometimes called "Guitar Row" due to the large number of guitar stores and music industry related businesses. Also, many young, struggling actors, musicians, and the like continue to live in the area.

The best-known section of Sunset Boulevard is probably the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The Sunset Strip is a mile and a half stretch of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, that runs from Crescent Heights Boulevard in Hollywood to Doheny Drive in West Hollywood. ...

The boulevard has been the subject of a famous movie and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical (see the disambiguation link above). Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born March 22, 1948) is a highly successful British composer of musical theatre. ...

Landmarks include

• Beverly Hills Hotel
• Blessed Sacrament Church
• Book Soup
• CBS Columbia Square
• Chateau Marmont
• Cinerama Dome
• Comedy Store
• Crossroads of the World
• Designer Donuts
• Dudley Do-Right's Emporium
• FOX Television Center
• Gower Gulch
• Hollywood Athletic Club
• Hollywood High School
• Hollywood Palladium
• Hotel Bel-Air
• House of Blues
• Hyatt West Hollywood
• KCET
• KTLA
• KTTV
• Rock 'n' Roll Ralphs
• Rock Walk
• Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
• Standard Hotel
• Sunset Gower Studios
• Tiki Ti
• UCLA
• Viper Room
• Whisky A Go-Go
• Will Rogers State Beach
• Will Rogers State Historic Park