Wilshire Boulevard

The Wilshire Boulevard ( / ' wɪlʃʊɹ / ) is a major east-west axes in Los Angeles. It connects with the Santa Monica Beverly Hills and Downtown Los Angeles. Today's main street is named after Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861-1927), who had invested in the 1890s -. , In the form of a path to his barley field

Location

The boulevard extends over a length of 26 km from the Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles to Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica. Many skyscrapers lining the Wilshire Boulevard, including the Aon Center, once the tallest building in Los Angeles. Is also the main building of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Samuel Goldwyn Theater with the integrated at the address 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills.

The most famous part of the Wilshire Boulevards, the " Miracle Mile ", between Fairfax Avenue and La Brea Avenue.

The boulevard is expanded from four to zehnspurig and has partially structurally separate carriageways.

Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown

Wilshire Boulevard in Brentwood (Los Angeles )