Sunset Boulevard, Boulevard in Los Angeles, United States
Sunset Boulevard is a roughly 24-mile road running from downtown Los Angeles to Pacific Palisades, passing through Beverly Hills and West Hollywood. Along the route, residential neighborhoods, shops, hotels and film studios alternate as the road stretches from the city center to the Pacific coast.
The road follows an 18th-century cattle trail that connected Spanish missions. In 1877 Horace Wilcox subdivided his land along the route, laying the groundwork for the creation of Hollywood.
The western section called The Strip housed clubs where The Doors and other bands performed during the 1960s. Today billboards, neon signs and restaurants line this stretch, drawing locals and visitors in the evenings.
Several Metro bus lines run along the road, connecting downtown with western neighborhoods to the ocean. Traffic gets heavy during the day, especially in busy sections near Hollywood and Beverly Hills.
The intersection with Vine Street became Radio Row in the 1940s, where national radio networks set up their studios. Programs broadcast here reached audiences across America before television transformed the industry.
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