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3rd Street inLos Angeles is a major east–west thoroughfare. The west end is in downtownBeverly Hills bySanta Monica Boulevard, and the east is atAlameda Street indowntown Los Angeles, where it shares a one-way couplet with 4th Street. East of Alameda it becomes 4th Street, where it heads toEast Los Angeles, where it turns back into 3rd Street upon crossing Indiana Street. 3rd Street eventually becomes Pomona Boulevard inMonterey Park, where it then turns into Potrero Grande Drive and finally turns into Rush Street inRosemead and ends inEl Monte.[1]
3rd Street passes along the south side ofThe Grove and "The Original" Farmers Market atFairfax Avenue, near the headquarters of TheWriters Guild of America, West. There are also many other restaurants,boutiques, and antique stores on this specific strip of 3rd Street, which is less upscale and more relaxed than nearbyRobertson Boulevard andMelrose Avenue.[2]
3rd Street is parallel to two other major thoroughfares,Wilshire Boulevard to the south andBeverly Boulevard to the north. It is four lanes wide east ofDoheny Drive, and it passes through the same communities as Wilshire Boulevard.
From east to west:
TheMetro E Line runs on 3rd Street between Indiana Street andAtlantic Boulevard, with station stops atIndiana,Maravilla,East LA Civic Center, andAtlantic.
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