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is located at the intersection with Exposition Boulevard in the West Adams neighborhood. Another light rail station for the
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lines 40 and 212 operate on La Brea Avenue. Line 212 serves the majority of La Brea Avenue and Line 40 starts at
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map shows (1) the proposed extension of a 100-foot-wide La Brea Avenue between Jefferson Street through the
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La Brea is known for having diverse ethnic communities, and many shops and restaurants along its route.
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In its early history, its northern section followed Arroyo La Brea, a former creek fed by
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has numerous designer boutiques, antiques and clothing stores, and cafés. The
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in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County. It continues north through the
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The southern terminus of La Brea Avenue is at its intersection with
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La Brea near Wilshire is at the eastern end of Museum Row in the
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Ray Charles Station, West Adams Post Office of Los Angeles CA
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is currently under construction and is due to open in 2025.
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and ultimately terminates at Palos Verdes Drive West in the
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At Century Boulevard, La Brea transitions southward into
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was named for, are to the west of its intersection with
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Ray Charles Station, West Adams Post Office — honoring
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neighborhoods. It is the dividing border of eastern
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Black Enterprise Magazine. 1974. 352:Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area 14: 1701: 1665:Streets in Hollywood, Los Angeles 596: 512:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 418: 496:Los Angeles County Museum of Art 199: 168: 157: 148: 23: 16:Thoroughfare in Los Angeles, USA 1113:Manchester Ave./Firestone Blvd. 34:needs additional citations for 1650:Baldwin Hills (mountain range) 581: 567: 556: 434:An elevated light rail station 283:phrase meaning "the tar." The 1: 1690:Westside (Los Angeles County) 902:Rosemead Blvd./Lakewood Blvd. 549: 494:district, which includes the 389:and the city of Los Angeles. 1123:Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 738:Atlantic Blvd./Atlantic Ave. 473: 348:Baldwin Hills mountain range 7: 344:Baldwin Hills neighborhoods 10: 1706: 1655:Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles 813:Glendale Blvd./Brand Blvd. 508:Petersen Automotive Museum 409:California State Route 107 330:. It is a continuation of 271: 1675:Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles 1610: 1502: 1476: 1455: 1413: 1375: 1220: 1048:Compton Blvd./Marine Ave. 984: 808:Garfield Ave./Cherry Ave. 720: 672: 487:in the Crenshaw District. 448:is located nearby within 214: 193: 183: 144: 136: 126: 517:La Brea Avenue north of 317: 1680:West Adams, Los Angeles 1400:SM Entertainment Square 539:Charlie Chaplin Studios 336:View Park-Windsor Hills 310:that flowed south into 1630:Streets in Los Angeles 662:Streets in Los Angeles 460:An underground station 400:in central Hollywood. 308:Santa Monica Mountains 265: 1670:Mid-City, Los Angeles 1645:Crenshaw, Los Angeles 1248:Coldwater Canyon Ave. 1118:Manhattan Beach Blvd. 500:George C. Page Museum 396:, at the foot of the 251: 145:Nearest metro station 140:21 miles (34 km) 1660:Fairfax, Los Angeles 1560:King of the Mountain 1456:Streets in San Pedro 1347:Topanga Canyon Blvd. 628:KML is from Wikidata 485:Washington Boulevard 407:that later includes 43:improve this article 1640:Central Los Angeles 1283:Laurel Canyon Blvd. 1044:/Golden Springs Dr. 721:North–south streets 413:Rancho Palos Verdes 405:Hawthorne Boulevard 371:Central Los Angeles 356:Inglewood Oil Field 332:Hawthorne Boulevard 235:City of Los Angeles 123: 1581:Pico and Sepulveda 1503:In popular culture 1437:Pacific Coast Hwy. 1426:California Incline 1421:Abbot Kinney Blvd. 1390:Hollywood and Vine 1168:Santa Monica Blvd. 1002:Angeles Crest Hwy. 951:Pacific Coast Hwy. 932:Sierra Madre Blvd. 892:Orange Grove Blvd. 763:Beverly Glen Blvd. 519:Wilshire Boulevard 504:Craft Contemporary 468:Wilshire Boulevard 446:Downtown Inglewood 293:Wilshire Boulevard 266: 239:Los Angeles County 175:Downtown Inglewood 121: 1617: 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