- La Brea Avenue
La Brea Avenue is a prominent north/south thoroughfare in
Los Angeles . AfterHawthorne Boulevard intersects with Century Boulevard in Inglewood, La Brea Avenue is formed. La Brea passes north throughWindsor Hills ,Baldwin Hills , andLadera Heights . It passes directly through theKenneth Hahn Recreation Center . Further north, La Brea passes the Fairfax District, the Mid City District, Park La Brea, andHancock Park . "La Brea" is Spanish for "the tar", a reference to theLa Brea Tar Pits .La Brea near Wilshire is home to Museum Row, including landmarks such as the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art , theLa Brea Tar Pits , and theGeorge C. Page Museum . La Brea north ofWilshire Boulevard and south ofMelrose Avenue is filled with trendy designer boutiques, antique stores, and eateries. The famedLa Brea Bakery is located between Wilshire and 6th, on La Brea. La Brea is also home to The Lyric Theatre andPink's Hot Dogs .La Brea eventually ends north of
Hollywood Boulevard at Franklin Avenue. For nearly all of its distance, La Brea is parallel toLa Cienega Boulevard .The section of La Brea in Inglewood was known in its early history as Commercial Street.
In its northern-most reaches, La Brea was Arroyo La Brea, coming from a (now capped) spring in the Santa Monica mnts. That is what helped form the original reservoir in what is now Hahn Park.
Metro Local lines 40, 212, 312, andMetro Rapid 740 serve La Brea Avenue.
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