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concern. A westerly extension of the subway was then supported by many civic officials in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica, the three cities through which the proposed extension runs. In early 2008, the project—which is destined to terminate in Santa Monica—received $ 5 billion in federal funds. In late 2008, Measure R passed, releasing $ 10 billion in reserve funds to start work on public transit projects in Los Angeles County. Construction of the Fairfax and Wilshire Station is expected to be completed by 2023.
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called "the linear downtown" model later adopted across the United States. The moves also contributed to Los Angeles's reputation as a city dominated by the car. A sculptural bust of Ross stands at 5800 Wilshire, with the inscription, "A. W. Ross, founder and developer of the Miracle Mile. Vision to
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Ross's insight was that the form and scale of his Wilshire strip should attract and serve automobile traffic rather than pedestrian shoppers. He applied this design both to the street itself and to the buildings lining it. Ross gave Wilshire various "firsts," including dedicated left-turn lanes and
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seeping up through the district's long-depleted oil wells, destroyed a department store. The ban was implemented despite the fact that methane deposits abound in most of Los Angeles. In late 2005, the ban was overturned, owing to tunneling techniques that make it possible to mitigate the methane
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on the west and the E. Clem Wilson Building on the east, then Los Angeles's tallest commercial building. The Wilson Building had a dirigible mast on top and was home to a number of businesses and professionals relocating from downtown. The success of the new alternative commercial and shopping
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was an unpaved farm road, extending through dairy farms and bean fields. Developer A. W. Ross saw potential for the area and developed Wilshire as a commercial district to rival downtown Los Angeles. The "Miracle Mile" nickname first appeared in local newspapers on January 27, 1929.
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primarily consists of single-family residences which are uniform in scale, massing and setbacks, the majority of which were built from 1924 to 1941. Its boundaries are Gardner and Detroit streets, between Beverly Boulevard and Third Street. It is located in the city's
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Google Maps identifies an irregularly shaped area labeled "Miracle Mile" that runs from Ogden Drive on the west to Citrus Avenue and La Brea Avenue on the east. The area is roughly bordered on the north by 4th Street and on the south by 12th Street.
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comprises 1,347 properties. Its boundaries are Wilshire Boulevard to the north, San Vicente Boulevard to the south, La Brea Avenue to the east, and Orange Grove Avenue to the west. It is located in the city's
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lessened the Miracle Mile's importance as a retail and business center, the area has regained its vitality thanks to the addition of several museums and commercial high-rises.
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Landmark buildings past and present, as well as some of the well-known businesses lining Wilshire during its main period as a retail center of Los Angeles (1930s–1960s).
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timed traffic lights, the first in the United States. He also required merchants to provide automobile parking lots, all to aid traffic flow. Major retailers such as
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Department Store on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue. A new contemporary structure for the museum's theaters is located behind the building.
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Mullen and Bluett: Retail store building, 5570 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles (Job 2304) 1948 Scope and Contents Stiles O. Clements, architect. 89 drawings.
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district negatively affected downtown real estate values, and triggered development of the multiple downtowns that characterize contemporary Los Angeles.
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Ross's moves were unprecedented, a huge commercial success, and proved historically influential. Ross had invented the car-oriented urban form — what
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A. W. Ross: Addition to two story Class "D" building (Phelps Terkel, lessee), SW cor. Wilshire Blvd. and Burnside Ave. ( 5550 Wilshire ), Los Angeles
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As wealth and newcomers poured into the fast-growing city, Ross's parcel became one of Los Angeles's most desirable areas. Acclaimed as "America's
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David Leighton, "Street Smarts: Miracle Mile's roots include fancy stores, the Mexican revolution," Arizona Daily Star, February 23, 2015
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is being extended along Wilshire Boulevard to the Veterans Affairs Hospital, from its current terminus at Western Avenue in Koreatown.
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The Miracle Mile district.... includes the Grove shopping complex on 3rd and expanded museums along Wilshire Boulevard
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In 1985, A federal ban on tunneling operations in the area was passed at the behest of the district's
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was named "Miracle Mile" for its improbable rise to prominence. Although the preponderance of
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and the development in the 1960s of financial and business districts in downtown and
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Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles: 37. Wilshire Boulevard District Hancock Park
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5571 Nahan & Robinson Shoes, 20th Century Toyland, Barton's Candies
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Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States of America
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Broad Contemporary Art Museum at LACMA Resnick Pavilion (2006–10,
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5800 Jack White insurance agency, later Craft and Folk Art Museum
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LACMA David Geffen Gallery (spans Wilshire, under construction,
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Miracle Mile contains two Historic Preservation Overlay Zones.
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marks the western border of the Miracle Mile and "Museum Row".
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Miracle Mile Action Committee and Miracle Mile Safety Patrol
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The Miracle Mile development was initially anchored by the
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Former shopping districts and streets in Los Angeles
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It was designed by the architecture firm of 2630: 2323: 2141:"In a Reversal, Waxman Backs Westside Subway" 2086: 2084: 1913: 1650: 1648: 967:, MWC, Streamline Moderne, demolished) later 2011:"Bond Clothes Store to Open in Miracle Mile" 1622: 1620: 1218:5370 The Dark Room (1935, Marcus P. Miller, 156:San Vicente Boulevard & Hauser Boulevard 16:Neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA 1351:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1205:Chandlers Shoes (c.1938, Marcus P. Miller) 1189:5415 A&P Food Palace, later Clover Mart 2637: 2623: 2330: 2316: 2119:"Home - Academy Museum of Motion Pictures" 2081: 1645: 1527:Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016 1448:Miracle Mile viewed from south. Wilshire 341:known as Museum Row. It also contains two 1983:"Morgan, Walls & Clements Collection" 1930:"Morgan, Walls & Clements Collection" 1617: 423:landmark 1939 Streamline Moderne building 373:on the west. Major thoroughfares include 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 1533:, and at the border on the North is the 1443: 1363: 1309: 1294: 1279: 1106:Bank of America, Dodger Museum (1958-?) 885:& museum (1976, Thornton and Fagan) 691:(1960s, Welton Becket) then 2nd home of 527:was built in 1929, and is listed on the 472: 400: 2895:Central Los Angeles & Wilshire area 2644: 2603:Central Los Angeles & Wilshire area 1914:Gebhard, David; Winter, Robert (2003). 1909: 1907: 1905: 1903: 1901: 1899: 1897: 1885: 1841: 1744: 2909: 2138: 1950: 357:Miracle Mile's boundaries are roughly 2618: 2311: 1679: 1600:"A Brief History of the Miracle Mile" 936:5656 Donavan & Seamans jewelers ︎ 500:," this stretch of Wilshire near the 493:see, wisdom to know, courage to do." 2293:Miracle Mile Residential Association 2117:Pictures, Academy Museum of Motion. 2116: 1894: 1604:Miracle Mile Residential Association 1267:Security-First Natl Bank (1929, MWC) 529:National Register of Historic Places 174: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 2215:Los Angeles Unified School District 1842:Stevens, Philip (30 October 2017). 1463:Los Angeles Unified School District 1376:Historic Preservation Overlay Zones 1220:Programmatic (novelty) architecture 1191:5413 Roman's Food Mart (c.1935, SM) 343:Historic Preservation Overlay Zones 13: 2952:Edge cities in Greater Los Angeles 1745:Masters, Nathan (April 11, 2012). 1128:Brooks Clothing (1936), rebranded 14: 2968: 2519:Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 2254: 2217:. 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May (June 13, 2004). 1024:Replaced by mixed-use building. 974:Replaced by mixed-use building. 632:indicate demolished buildings. 34:needs additional citations for 2243:newspaper the Miracle Mile in 1810: 1788: 1764: 1704: 1673: 1592: 1531:Writers Guild of America, West 1285: 795:Fascinating Slippers (1927–9, 154:located at the intersection of 1: 2139:Groves, Martha (2005-12-17). 2098:. 23 January 1952. p. 21 2043:. 16 December 1960. p. 7 2017:. 10 October 1956. p. 44 1886:Wallach, Ruth (9 July 2013). 1585: 1275: 825:Hardy, Holzman & Pfeiffer 607:Morgan, Walls, & Clements 2922:Neighborhoods in Los Angeles 1987:Online Archive of California 1934:Online Archive of California 1772:"Water and Power Associates" 1468: 1456: 1241:5301 McDonnell's restaurant 1091:El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles) 818:LACMA Main buildings, 1964, 596: 533:Morgan, Walls & Clements 419:May Company Department Store 405:Postcard, circa 1930 to 1945 352: 7: 2069:. 15 April 1958. p. 23 1548: 1436:, caused by the buildup of 1357:, is located in the former 1193:5403 Fabrics, Inc. 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